Category: Mobley’s Monday Message

Happy October, SEA!

Here is your October 2nd Edition of the Monday Message.   We want you to Save the Date for our Member Appreciation Event on Monday, November 13 from 5-8 PM. We will be having a Tacos & Trivia Night for our members of the SEA and SEEO.  You can start forming your teams now and REGISTER TODAY.  You will have an option to come with your own team or get placed on a team with other members in the district. 

If you have an idea of where our annual dollar member donation should go to, we have extended the deadline to today at 3 PM.  Here is the form to make your suggestion. 

Want to brainstorm with other educators on how to address equity and resilience related issues in our school district and community? There is an opportunity to participate in the “Leaders for Just Schools” program. Sessions will be held from 9-11:30 AM on Nov. 18, Jan. 27, and April 13.  Virtual and in-person cohorts are both available.  To find out more or to register, here is the link. 

Just wanted to let everyone know that thanks to the SEA/SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair, $3095 was raised for the D54 Education Foundation’s Crisis Fund.  We will definitely look to hosting another one of these events next year!

Have a great week, and I hope you enjoy the 3-day weekend coming up!

Happy Fall SEA!

And what a wonderful fall weekend it was…almost felt like summer at times!   Check out SEA’s Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) @d54SEA posts to see just a few highlights from our SEA and SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair this past weekend.  Thank you to the MANY crafters, vendors, volunteers, and attendees who joined us and supported the D54 Education Foundation!

Attached is the Special Election form for our October 23 election.  Please read this week’s September 25th Edition of the Monday Message to find out if your building has any open building rep positions. 

Other information you can find in this week’s Monday Message:

• Vote on our annual $1 per member donation
• NEA’s Hispanic Heritage Month Website
• Register for the 2023-2024 Leaders for Just School Cohort – Level 1
• IEA Loveworks Book Study – Register today!

Additionally, I attached a copy of our Region 35 (SEA/SEEO) Election Plan and Timeline for the 2023-2024 School Year. It has a list of all of the elections we participate in for both SEA and Region 35 Elections.  This plan was just approved at a recent Region 35 Meeting and has been sent to the Illinois Education Association for processing. 

Please mark your calendars for our next big SEA/SEEO event…our Membership Appreciation event on Monday, November 13, 5-8 PM, in the PLC: TACOS & TRIVIA!  Start forming your trivia teams now.  Registration for this free event is OPEN! Dinner in the form of a TACO BAR will be provided!

That’s it for now, SEA!  

Good morning, SEA!

I want to take a moment to invite you to our first SEA Building Rep Meeting of the year happening today after school. While you do have elected building reps who attend these meetings on behalf of your building, all members are welcome to attend!  We will be meeting in the PLC from 3:30-5:00 PM.  You can also attend via Zoom.  In order to get the Zoom link to our meeting, you must fill out this form by 3:15 PM and the link will be emailed to you by the start of our meeting. 

Attached to this email you will find our September 18th Edition of the Monday Message, the flier for our SEA/SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair THIS SATURDAY, and the flier for D54 Education Foundation’s fundraiser THIS WEDNESDAY at Lou Malnati’s.  

Also attached is our September Contract Tidbits reviewing the language behind plan time in District 54.  We encourage our members to check their schedules at the beginning of the school year to make sure they have the correct amount of plan-time.  If you are unsure of how the contract language reads, please check with your building rep or our SEA Contract and Grievance Chair, Dan Levin (@Lincoln Prairie). 

Lastly, if you are interested in serving as a building rep for the remainder of this year, a nomination form and elections notice for our special Fall election is attached. Those buildings with only one or two reps may be eligible to have additional representation.  If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our elections chair, Kelly O’Reilly (kellyoreilly@sd54.org). 

Enjoy your half-day service this week and I hope to see you this weekend at our Craft & Vendor Fair…time to start some holiday shopping!

Good morning SEA,

As we arrive to another September 11, take time on this Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance to honor the memory of those civilians and heroes who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, attacks.  A moment of silence is traditionally observed at 8:46 AM.

Attached to this email you will find the September 11 Edition of the Monday Message, the Early Career Fall Blitz Flier, IEA’s Loveworks Bookstudy flier, and a Save the Date for our Palatine Office Fall Fest on November 18. 

A few of the highlights you will find in the Monday Message are listed below:

• District 54’s Food Pantries Amazon Wish List
• Apply for a scholarship from the IEA to attend EMELT (The Ethnic Minority Emerging Leadership Training)
• Register for IEA’s Early Career Blitz – November 11

I look forward to meeting with SEA and SEEO’s new building reps today after school for our Building Rep Training from 3:45-5:45 PM in the Board Room!

Happy Labor Day, SEA!

Hope you are enjoy this long three-day weekend!  First I want to start off with a shout-out to all the volunteers who helping with parking at Collins School and who are helping today with the food tent at the Septemberfest.  You are helping out with one of the D54 Education Foundations biggest fundraisers of the year.  We definitely appreciated your time this weekend!

Here is the link to this week’s September 4th Edition of the Monday Message. 

Just a few highlights you will find this week:

• Sign up to join IEA’s Loveworks Bookstudy: We Want to Do More Than Just Survive
• Recruiting crafters and vendors for our SEA and SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair – registration closes this Friday
• New members – request your #RedForEd shirt through this Thursday
• Recruiting members of the SEA and SEEO to join our School Board Relations Team – applications accepted through this Wednesday

Be sure to browse through the Monday Message each week for more member information and important dates.

Time for me to put the computer away and enjoy the rest of today!  

Hello SEA!

Hope you had a nice weekend!  

Here is the link to this week’s Monday Message.  

You will find out information about joining SEA and SEEO’s School Board Relations Team for the 2023-2024 School Year. Additionally, anyone new to the SEA is eligible to request a Free #RedForEd shirt.  The link should be working better this week!

Other information you can find in this week’s Monday Message:

• Register for IEA’s Early Career Fall Blitz – November 11
• SEA’s 2023-2024 Meeting Calendar
• Crafters and vendors needed for our event supporting the D54 Education Foundation on September 23
• Volunteers need to manage the Parking Lot @ Collins School September 2nd/3rd

Glad we all survived last week’s heatwave.  Looks like we have another one coming up this Labor Day weekend!  Enjoy that long three-day weekend, SEA! 

Welcome Back to School, SEA!  

Hope it’s been a great first day for you and your 1st – 7th grade students!  It was nice to see their smiling faces ready to start this school year off on the right foot.

Attached is your first edition of the Monday Message for the 2023-2024 School Year. If you are new to District 54, you will receive a weekly newsletter from me & the Schaumburg Education Association.  Please take a few minutes to look through the information.  

Here is just a few of the highlights and important links you will find this week:

• Volunteers are still needed for managing the Parking Lot at Collins (9/2 & 9/3) and at the Pilot Pete’s Food Booth (9/4) during Septemberfest 
• Register to be a craft or vendor at our SEA/SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair (9/23) support the District 54 Education Foundation
• #RedForEd shirt – free to our new members of the SEA.  Request one here if you are brand new to SEA and District 54.
• SEA’s Spirit Wear Store – open year-round

I am also attaching PDF’s of our 2023-2024 Building Reps, SEA’s Who-to-Call list, and a Contract Highlights document for your reference.  These materials and more can be found on our “Schaumburg Education Association” shared drive you can access with your District 54 Google Account. It may be ‘hidden’ so you might have to click on “Hidden Drives” to access it. 

That’s it for this week, SEA.  Always remember how your fortunate your students are to have you in their lives!

Good morning, SEA!!

Can you believe we made it to the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!  I hope you enjoying each special moment you create for your students and any of those end-of-year theme days this week.  

Here is your final 5/22 Edition of the Monday Message for this 2022-2023 School Year.  

You can find out more information about the following highlights:

• SEA/SEEO’s Craft and Vendor Fair – Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 23
• One remaining open position on SEA’s Exec Board (Membership Recognition) Apply here
• Reminders from SEA’s Benefits Committee – Newsletter here
• IEA’s Score Grants – Apply here by July 15
• IEA’s Graduated Dues Structure Website and Dues Calculator – more information will be sent out this summer to all IEA members

I have also attached to this email a presentation from a TRS/Voya I recently attended at the Palatine Office. This information is not just for people who are looking to retire in the near future, but helps you calculate various retirement benefits and gives you the contact information you need should you have any questions about the Teacher Retirement System. 

That’s it for today!  Have fun this week and maybe I’ll see you at the D54 Symposium next week.  Take care SEA and do take time to make time for those special moments for yourself this summer vacation too!

Good morning SEA! 

Hard to believe we are down to our final two weeks of school for the 2022-2023 School Year!  Today the SEA wraps up with a couple final events which include our final SEA Building Rep Meeting for this school year, as well as our final SEA Election.  Be sure to stop by and take a moment to vote in your buildings.  Your building reps should have sent out the voting location and times.  We are also taking up our annual NEA Fund collection today. 

As always all members are invited to attend our building rep meeting.  It is at our May meeting that we approve our 2023-2024 SEA Budget and recognize our 2023 Jason Eliasek Scholarship recipients.  If you would like to attend our meeting via Zoom, please email me prior to 3 PM for the Zoom link.  

Here are a few other highlights from today’s May 15 edition of the Monday Message:

• May Contract Tidbit – Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program Deadlines & Benefits
• Apply for an open position on the 2023-2024 SEA Exec Board
• District 54 Food Pantry – Amazon Wishlist
• D54 Head into a Healthy Summer – Sessions with a nutritionist

Enjoy all those special end of the year events and festivities in your schools, SEA!

Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week, SEA!

Was it last week? Is it this week?  It really is this week, but even if you celebrated next week, why not continue celebrating as we all know how important the work is that we do for our students and school communities!  

Next Monday, May 15, is our final SEA election of the year.  Members will be voting for SEA President and Vice President, as well as a handful of our schools will be having a building rep special election.  You can find the specifics in this week’s May 8, 2023, Edition of the Monday Message. 

Other highlights you will find this week include…

• Apply for an open position on the 2023-2024 SEA Executive Board
• IEA’s Administrators’ Academy Initial Teacher Evaluation Training – View the Flier – Register here by June 1
• Teacher Appreciation Days at a Cubs game and a White Sox Game

Also, next Monday, May 15, during the SEA Election, we will be taking up our annual donation to the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education.  You can find out more in the Monday Message.  Building Reps, you should have received the collection envelope with your election materials.  

Believe it or not, today the report card window officially opens.  That just means we are getting one step closer to summer vacation!  15 more school days!!  Have a great week!