Category: Mobley’s Monday Message

Happy Day After the Super Bowl, SEA!

No matter what game you played during the Super Bowl or whether or not the team you cheered on won, hope you had a great evening last night…overtime and all. 

Here is the February 12 Edition of the Monday Message. 

Please save the date for the 2024 SEA/SEEO General Meeting afterschool on Monday, April 15, at Chandler’s.  We are seeking student or staff to provide us with our pre-entertainment between 3:30-4:00 PM. We are also looking for SEA or SEEO members or District 54 students to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Black National Anthem, and the Star Spangled Banner.  If you are willing or know of any groups or individuals who may be willing to help perform please let me know. 

Thanks again for all the Candy Gram orders that were placed over the past two weeks.  They will be delivered this Thursday and Friday. If you are looking for other ways to support the D54 Education Foundation, consider joining the foundation for the Dine and Share this Friday, February 16 at The Local, for the Windy City Bulls D54 Takeover Night on Thursday, February 29, or at the Mardi Gras Night on March 1.

Hope you have a productive 1/2 day on Friday working on report cards or whatever else needs to be done!

Good morning, SEA!

Hope you had an enjoyable weekend with milder winter weather.  Here is the February 5 Edition of the Monday Message.  As we celebrate Black History Month, several classroom resources have been embedded throughout the Monday Message for you to use not just this month, but year-round. 

I had a great time representing the SEA in Washington D.C. this past Thursday and Friday at a local presidents training with the National Education Association.  It was great to reflect on ways in which to grow our association and membership engagement, while networking with presidents from across the country.  I look forward to share more with my leadership team today at our meeting, as well as with our reps in a couple of weeks.

Some other highlights from this week’s edition:

• Candy Grams to support the D54 Education Foundation – order here by Friday and then make your donation on the D54 Education Foundation website
• Workplace Solutions Monthly Webinars (flier attached)
• IEA UniServ Intern Program
• IEA Early Career Spring Retreat – SEA is funding members to attend

Be sure to checkout the revised report card timeline recently sent out by Dr. Jillian Sagan. Thank you for the building reps who advocated days being added on to 2nd trimester to allow more time to finished 2nd trimester curriculum.  The report card window officially opens on February 14. 

Good morning, SEA!

Lots of news can be found in the January 29, 2024 Edition of the Monday Message.  

Candy Grams are back!  In honor of Valentine’s Day, the SEA and SEEO are once again running a fundraiser for the District 54 Education Foundation’s Children in Crisis Fund.  We will send a Candy Gram with your own personalized message to anyone within the district for $5.  In order to place your order, please fill out this Candy Gram form by Friday, February 9.   Candy Grams will be delivered throughout the week of February 12. To make your payment for the Candy Gram, you will visit d54foundation.org/donate to make your contribution. 
 

Our Region 35 discussion about the Netflix Documentary “Stamped From the Beginning” was moved to tonight, 5 PM at Bellworks. Please meet us at the World’s Restaurant inside Bellworks.  Even if you didn’t RSVP, feel free to join us!  

We are still seeking nomination forms to be a delegate at the NEA RA this summer in Philadelphia. Nomination forms are due on February 26, by 4 PM.

Be sure to review the significance of February 1 in our contract.  Some of the language pertains to a handful of our members.  Page 3 of the Monday Message reviews that language.

Speaking of February 1, that is also the kickoff to Black History Month.  Here is a link to Black History Month lessons and resources from the NEA. 

There are a lot of opportunities for our SEA members for you to review:

• Cultivating Justice, Joy, & Genius Through Racial Equity
• Jason Eliasek Scholarship
• IEA’s Early Career Spring Retreat  –   Request Funds  |   Registration
• D54 Education Foundation’s MARDI GRAS

We are always looking to send members to various IEA & NEA related conferences, professional developments, & webinars.  To make a conference funding request, you can find the proper documents on the forms tab of SEA’s website. 

Due to the snow/cold/ice days, our last day of school is now Monday, June 3.  Should there be any other emergency days called, we could go potentially through Wednesday, June 5.  That would be the absolute last day for the 2023-2024 School Years.  Members should not be planning any trips until Thursday, June 6.  These emergency days have always been listed at the bottom of District 54’s calendar. 

Ok, I did say it would be a lot of news and hopefully all the links work!  Thanks for taking a few moments to review this information.

Happy Snowy Monday, SEA! 

Today we have our January Building Rep meeting at the PLC starting at 3:30 PM.  All members are welcome to attend.  At least one rep per building should be in attendance.  To attend virtually, please request the link via this Google form by 3:15 PM. 

Here is the link to the January 22 edition of the Monday Message for you to review. There are a handful of opportunities for professional development and other member opportunities highlighted. 

Attached is a copy of this month’s contract tidbit that reviews the language for transfers and the transfer fair.  You should have received an invitation to sign-up for the transfer fair last week.  The SEA encourages all members to sign-up.   Tomorrow after school we have our Region 35 discussion of the Netflix documentary “Stamped From the Beginning”.  A group will be meeting from 5-6:30 PM, at the World’s Fair Restaurant/Bar located inside of Bellworks in Hoffman Estates (2000 Center Drive).  Please RSVP via this link so we know how many members to expect.

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, SEA!

Hope you are managing to enjoy this snowy, frigid weekend.  Attached is the January 15th Edition of the Monday Message.

One thing I wanted to highlight with everyone is our Region 35 discussion on the Netflix documentary “Stamped from the Beginning”.  We will be meeting next Tuesday, January 23, 5 PM, at Bellworks in Hoffman Estates.  Please watch the documentary in advance.    So we know how many people we are expecting, please fill out this Google form, by next Monday, January 22. We will be communicating with you via personal email about our meet-up location at Bellworks. 

Writing a SCORE grant proposal?  They are due to the IEA by tonight.  More info can be found in the Monday Message. 

We are still accepting nominations for our 2024 SEA Awards presented at our General Meeting in April.  Please do so by this Friday, January 19. Stay warm, SEA! 

Happy New Year 2024 and welcome back, SEA! 

Hope you enjoyed having the last two weeks off.   Attached are the results from the Region 35/SEA elections we had before break.  Thank you to everyone who put their name on the ballot to attend the IEA-RA in Rosement in March and for those joining us as Region 35 council representatives!

Here is the January 8 edition of the Monday Message. 

You will find information about a Region 35 discussion on the Netflix documentary called Stamped from the Beginning.  We will be gathering later this month based on your feedback of the date, time, and location that works best. If you are interested in participating in our group discussion, please fill out this Google Form by this Friday, January 11. 

Some of the other highlights is listed below:

• SCORE Grants from the IEA – due January 15
• 2024 SEA Award Nominations – due January 19
• Living a Hip Hop and Abolitionist Life – Dr. Bettina Love – January 24 
• Jason Eliasek Scholarship Applications – due March 18

May your week back be great one!

Good morning, SEA!

You made it to our last four school days in 2023.  Just like many of you, I am very looking forward to a little bit of down time during out winter break just right around the corner. 

But before then, here is the December 18th Edition of the Monday Message for you.   

Highlights you will find this week…

• Nominate a colleague for an award from the SEA
• Apply for a SCORE Grant from the IEA
• 2024 Jason Eliasek Scholarship is now available 
• December Contract Tidbit – Language around the School Calendar

We do have our monthly SEA Meeting today after school in the PLC starting at 3:30 PM.  All members are welcome to attend either in person or virtually.  The link to request the Zoom link is in the Monday Message for you.   SEA Building Reps, please remember to bring your ballots from last week’s election to the meeting today.  If you can help us with ballot counting, please email Kelly O’Reilly. 

Cheers to a happy, healthy year in 2024!  

Good morning, SEA!

Looking forward to seeing you today at our Feed My Starving Children event starting at 4:30 PM.  Please read through the December 11 Edition of the Monday Message for some last minute reminders about our volunteering event today. 

Thank you to the building reps for running today’s SEA/Region 35 Election in your buildings today.  You should have receiving voting information location and times.  Reps, hold on to the ballots in a secure location until next week’s building rep meeting.   I reattached the SEA Candidates information for everyone to read before voting.   If you are interested in being a ballot counter, please contact Kelly O’Reilly. 

Also attached to this week’s email is information about the Jason Eliasek Scholarship.  We will also post the scholarship information on SEA’s website. 

Lastly, we are looking for nominees for the SEA Awards we present at the annual SEA/SEEO General Meeting.  Here is a link to the award nomination form.  The three awards have been described within that form. 

Two weeks until Winter break!

Happy National Inclusive Schools Week, SEA!

Shoutout to the many schools across our district that are participating in National Inclusive Schools Week.  I’ve included a few links on page three of the Monday Message to a website and an Edutopia article with ideas of ways in which to discuss inclusion with your students. 

Here is the link to the December 4th Edition of the Monday Message.  You’ll find information about next week’s SEA Elections, including the candidate biographies of those running to be delegates to the IEA-RA and Region 35 Council Representatives.

If you are thinking about joining us next Monday, December 11, at Feed My Starving Children, please register today.  I will be releasing the remaining spots so there is an accurate count of our attendees from the SEA and SEEO.   Visit the FMSC sign-in page and use join code 1DVVN2.

The countdown has begun as we are just three weeks away from winter break!

Good morning, SEA!

Hope your conferences went well and you enjoyed your Thanksgiving break!  

Here is the November 27th Edition of the Monday Message for you to read through. 

You’ll find some of our SEA Highlights from American Education Week, as well as information about Workplace Solutions (our Employee Assistance Plan).

It’s not too late to join the SEA and SEEO at our Feed My Starving Children night on Monday, December 11.  We do have some volunteer spots available.  Feel free to invite your family and friends to join us.  Here is a link to our sign-in page or use join code 1DVVN2 on the FMSC website. 

That’s it for now. Have a wonderful week, everyone!