Category: Mobley’s Monday Message

Good morning SEA,

Hope you had a good weekend and got to enjoy whatever part of Super Bowl Sunday you like best, whether it be the commercials, the half-time show, the snacks, or the actual game itself!

With conferences just ahead, this week’s Monday Message includes a review of the conference expectations for staff and February’s Contract Tidbits which reviews night commitments for our members.

You can also find copies of an Election Notice and nomination forms to be a Building Representative or a Region 35 Council Rep for the 2022-2023 School Year attached.  Just a reminder that nomination forms to be a delegate at this summer’s NEA Representative Assembly in Chicago are due today to Kelly O’Reilly (RAC).   

Here are other important links for you this week:

• Mobley’s Monday Message 2/14/22
• IEA Score Grant Website
• NEA EdJustice

Our monthly SEA Building Rep meeting is today from 3:30-4:30 PM at the PLC.  All members are welcome to attend.  Meetings are being held in person as well as a virtual option.  For the link to the Zoom, please email me.  Superintendent DuRoss will be attending and accompanying him will be Dr. Nick Myers and Darcy Kriha who will all be speaking about District 54’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols.

Good morning SEA,

As we prepare for a day with uncertainties, know that Kathy Jesuit and I are meeting with Superintendent DuRoss this morning to discuss the many questions and concerns sent our way over the past 24 hours.  I am appreciative of the principals who are sending out messages to you and setting aside time today to meet with you as well.  Please be sure to address your questions with them as we work together to keep learning and working environments safe inside our schools the best we can despite recent decisions impacting our classrooms. 

Important links this week:

• Monday Message – February 7 Edition
• IEA’s Statement & News Release
• Workplace Solutions  Code: SD54
• NEA Foundation Envision Equity Grants 
• Why We Need Black History Month (Learning for Justice Article)
• Region 35’s Beyond Chequity Discussion

Good morning, SEA!

It’s exciting to see various ways in which our schools are honoring Black History Month which kicks off tomorrow, February 1.  Be sure to check out the Learning for Justice website for lessons and activities that can be used not just in February, but year-round in your classrooms.  I’ve highlighted an article in this week’s Monday Message from the LFJ website.  This week you will also find registration for Region 35’s Beyond Chequity Discussion on Wednesday, February 23, which focuses on how to respond to challenging conversations with students, colleagues, or administrators centering on equity.

Here are some other helpful links and information highlighted in the 1/31 Edition of the Monday Message:

• NEA Member Benefits and the “Sanvello” app
• The Whole Child Task Force needs your input
• Link to sign-up for the Transfer Fair

Just a reminder February 1 is contractually the last day to notify district of your participation in the Transfer Fair, as well as any type of leave for 2022-2023 which includes parental leave, general leave of absence, or a job sharing leave.  See Appendix F & G in our SEA contract for the forms to submit.

Happy snowy Monday, SEA!

There are several attachments and other important information being sent out to our membership this morning.  Please take a moment this week to review the information.

• Monday Message 1/24/2022
• January Contract Tidbits highlights Transfers — here is the link to sign up for the D54 Transfer Fair
• IEA’s COVID Stories Collection Site
• Sign-up for Region 35’s Chequity Discussion Series – beginning tomorrow night via Zoom
• Lou Malnati’s Fundraiser for the District 54 Education Foundation – Wednesday, January 26
• 2022 SEA March Election Notice and NEA RA Delegate Nomination forms

As a reminder, today is our monthly Building Rep meeting at the PLC from 3:30-5:00 PM.  All members are welcome to attend.  A Zoom link is available upon request. 

Good morning SEA!

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!  Though many of you won’t be checking work email until Tuesday (I hope!) I still wanted to send this week’s edition of the Monday Message (1/17) out to you. 

Here are some of the highlight and links in this week’s edition:

• Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and the Full Movement – Learning for Justice
• MLK Day of Service 2022 PSA – AmeriCorps
• Registration for the Beyond Chequity Discussion Series
• Form to Opt-in to future SEA surveys if you did not receive last week’s survey
• ISBE’s Survey to Improve the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)

Attached to this email is the flyer for the Beyond Chequity Discussion Series any SEA or SEEO member is welcome to attend.  You can also find a copy of D54’s Staff and Student Exclusion Chart, recently updated based on Quarantine Guidance from the CDC and IDPH; the Health Alert is also attached for you.

This week SEA’s bargaining team will be in negotiations with our District 54 Administration/BOE on Tuesday and Thursday.  We will keep you posted.  

Take care and stay warm, SEA!

Good morning SEA and welcome back!

Attached you will find a copy of this week’s Monday Message.  Additionally you will find a flyer for Region 35’s Beyond Chequity Discussion Series that will be starting this month.  For more information and to register check out the flyer and registration. 

SEA’s texting distribution list was updated over break. If you did not receive a text from me, you may have opted out in the past from other texts from IEA or NEA. I have worked with IEA to try and get as many of our members added as possible before sending out an all-membership survey this week. We appreciate you taking just a few minutes to complete the simple two-question survey to gather some data for our contract negotiations team. SEA’s negotiations will resume throughout the next couple months.

Other links from this week’s Monday Message:

• TRS’s Supplemental Savings Plan
• Student Texts from Learning for Justice 
• Last Chance for IEA Score Grants

Have a great start to 2022!

Good morning, SEA!  

Attached is the last Monday Message for 2021.  In this week’s edition, you will find information about TRS’s new Supplemental Savings Plan and a reminder about the Jason Eliasek Scholarship. 

Important links for you…

• Mobley’s Monday Message 12/20/2021
• TRS Supplemental Savings Plan
• Article on Inclusive Holidays in the Classroom
• IEA’s Score Grants – Due January 15

As a reminder per the mail that was sent out on Friday, I will be sending out texts using the Hustle app throughout the day today to make sure those who want to be included on further text correspondence from the SEA are included.  If you did not accept the texts last year, you may not be receiving them from me.  So, anyone who does not receive a text from my by 8 PM this evening, please email me tomorrow so I can work on getting this corrected for after break.  Anyone who DID NOT include a cell phone on their SEA membership forms, may not be receiving the texts. 

Please do not try communicating with me through those text messages.  If you need to get in touch with me, use my cell phone listed below.  Thank you!

Good morning SEA!

Today we have a Region 35 Election going on in your buildings, so be sure to take just a few minutes to participate by voting to send our members to the IEA-Representative Assembly in early April.  There are some write-in spots available if you are interested in being a delegate and attending the event.  

We also have our monthly building representative meeting happening today afterschool at the PLC from 3:30-5:00 PM.  All members are welcome to attend.  Zoom links are also available.

Attached you will find this week’s edition of the Monday Message, as well as the December Contact Tidbits, the Jason Eliasek Scholarship Application (a PDF and one in word that can be utilized for scholarship applicants), and IEA’s Winter Professional Development offerings. 

Enjoy these last couple of weeks of 2021!

Good morning SEA!

We’ve officially made it to December.  I don’t know about you but I’ve got the countdown to winter break definitely started.

Attached to this email you will find the draft ballots for next week’s Region 35/SEA election so that you can have the candidates’ statements prior to voting next Monday, December 13.  Your building reps will send out more information later this week about where and when to vote in your buildings.

Also attached is a copy of this week’s Monday Message.

Good morning, SEA!

Hope you enjoyed your five-day weekend and made some great memories with families and friends.  

Attached to this email is the Monday Message for the week of November 29, as well as a flyer for IEA’s Winter Book club: Learned Optimism. 

Here are a few highlighted links and opportunities for professional development for you…

• IEA’s Online Store – closes today
• IEA’s CustomGuide Self-Pace Training Courses – login with your IEA credentials to access
• SCORE grants – due January 15
• NEA Member Benefits – check out the NEA Discount Marketplace under the Benefits tab

To those who celebrate, Happy Hanukkah to you this week!

Take care everyone!