Mobley’s Monday Message 1-13-2020

“Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become YOUR WORDS.  Keep your words positive, because your words become YOUR BEHAVIOR. 
Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes YOUR HABITS.  Keep your habits positive, because your habits become YOUR VALUES. 
Keep your values positive, because your values become YOUR DESTINY.”   ~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

Our First Listening Session – This Wednesday

Join members of the SEA Leadership Exec Team at Pop’s Pizza (817 E. Nerge Rd, Roselle) from 4:30-5:30 PM in our first of five listening sessions to gather some input from you. This month’s topic will be on ‘School Climate’. If you would like to attend this session, please let me know so that I can have an approximate count. We will have our own private room to meet in. Hope to see you then!

 

Importance of Self-Care

I was recently reading an article about self-care as I know it is something that we all need to make sure we are engaging in. Self-care should be daily and part of our routines, not just something we think about when we know we have a day off work, like next Monday. Set a self-care goal for yourself, whether it involves getting more sleep, exercise, or eating right. Maybe it is a simple as getting outside, reading a good book, or getting yourself organized. One of the best self-care tips I read was learning how to politely say no to others, and say yes to self-care. Trust me, I know saying NO is not easy, but if you are already feeling the stress of the new year, it is time to take care of yourself.

 

Important Dates in January

January 13: SEA Exec Board Meeting, 3:30-5:00 PM in the Board Room

January 15: Listening Session @Pop’s Pizza (4:30-5:30 PM); Topic – School Climate

January 17-18: SPARKS 2020

January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL

January 27: SEA Building Rep Meeting, 3:30-5:00 PM in the Board Room

January 29: Half-day Inservice Day

 

Volunteer Opportunities

January 13: Addams’ Community Closet (6 – 8 PM) – Let me know if you would like to join our team this evening

May 4: Addams’ Community Closet (6 – 8 PM)

Lori Mobley

Schaumburg Education Association President

lorimobleysea@gmail.com

Cell: (847) 344-5249

Office @IKE: (847) 357-5450

www.sea54.org

 

Mobley’s Monday Message 1-6-2020

“You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.”
~ C.S. Lewis

Happy New Year 2020! Time to get used to writing (or typing) a new year! Welcome back from your well-deserved break. Hoping you have come back refreshed and energized to do the work you were called to do in SD54!

 

Reminders to Any New Teachers

Just wanted to remind our new teachers, you are always welcome to bring an SEA Building Rep to any of your pre- and post-conferences or student growth meetings. Additionally, be sure to be putting in your evidence into Common Ground, before you attend these meetings. If you need assistance using Common Ground, be sure to reach out to your building mentor. Entering your evidence into Common Ground should be an ongoing process throughout the year and the conversations had with your administration should be based on both of your evidence.

 

IEA Bargaining Workshop

We are still recruiting a group of SEA and SEEO members to attend the IEA Bargaining workshop on Saturday, February 8, from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM. This workshop will be held at the NIU Hoffman Estates, 5555 Trillium Blvd. The sessions offered will help us to prepare for our year of negotiations in 2020-2021. If you are interested in attending, please let me know so that we can RSVP our group for this event.

 

SPARKS – REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENSION

We are keeping the registration for SPARKS 2020 open through this Friday, January 10. The SPARKS planning committee met over break and we are excited to bring this event to our early career teachers.   Click here to register.

 

Donation to the District 54 Education Foundation – Food for Thought

Did you know about 19 percent of our SD54 students qualify for the free lunch program and may not be starting their day with a nutritious, filling breakfast? Fortunately, the District 54 Education Foundation’s Food for Thought

program helps provide breakfast to these students. Many of our members have made donations to this program in the past. If you haven’t, will you consider being a donor to this program? $5 buys breakfast for a student for a week. You can make an online donation by visiting www.d54foundation.org. All donations are tax deductible.

 

Important Dates in January

January 10: District 54 Education Foundation’s Windy City Bulls Night

January 13: SEA Exec Board Meeting, 3:30-5:00 PM in the Board Room

January 15: Listening Session @Pop’s Pizza (4:30-5:30 PM); Topic – School Climate

January 17-18: SPARKS 2020

January 27: SEA Building Rep Meeting, 3:30-5:00 PM in the Board Room

 

Volunteer Opportunities

January 13: Addams’ Community Closet (6 – 8 PM) – Let me know if you would like to join our team of volunteers next Monday evening.

May 4: Addams’ Community Closet (6 – 8 PM)

Mobley’s Monday Message 12-16-19

 

“Keep looking up…that’s the secret of life.” ~Charlie Brown

You did it! You made it to the Monday before Winter Break! I hope you all have an opportunity to put the grading and planning aside for our two weeks off. It’s time to spend time with our families and friends and celebrate the winter holidays!

 

SEA Voting TODAY

Today there will be SEA elections taking place in your buildings for delegates to the IEA Representative Assembly in March and Region 35 Council Representatives. Please be sure to stop by your designated voting location in your building to vote before the end of the day. Building reps, be sure to bring the completed ballots to today’s meeting. Make sure to look over the directions provided to before turning in your ballots. Thank you!

 

SPARKS – REGISTRATION DUE FRIDAY

Just a reminder, registration for SPARKS is open through this Friday, December 20. We do have a few openings left. We invite members with 10 years or less of experience in education to join us for this event held on January 17-18, 2020, at the Wingate by Wyndham in Schaumburg. Click here to register.  All of the information for this event has been attached.

 

IEA Bargaining Workshop

The SEA is looking to send a team of teachers to the IEA Bargaining workshop on Saturday, February 8, from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM. This workshop will be held at the NIU Hoffman Estates, 5555 Trillium Blvd. With next year being a bargaining year, we are starting to prep for our negotiations. I am attaching a copy of the agenda and schedule for this event. The flyer has an RSVP listed. If you are planning on attending, please let me know so I can be sure the SEA pays for our attendance at this event.

 

Upcoming Listening Sessions

Join members of the SEA Exec Board each month as we have focused conversation on various topics that impact our members on a day-to-day basis. Come share your thoughts and experiences as we begin to gather information in preparation for our negotiations next year. All Listening Sessions will be held at Pop’s Pizza in Roselle. Light appetizers will be provided. Here are a list of the dates and the topics:

Wednesday, January 15 (4:30-5:30 PM) – School Climate
Tuesday, February 25 (3:30-4:30 PM) – Classroom Management
Thursday, March 19 (3:30-4:30 PM) – Our Current Contract
Wednesday, April 8 (4:30-5:30 PM) – Instructional Practices

Tuesday, May 12 (3:30-4:30 PM) – Open Discussion

 

#RedForEd Shirts

Don’t forget, this is your second final chance to get your free #RedForEd shirt. Click here for the link to place your order if you haven’t already done so. We will be closing the ordering window TODAY at 5 PM.

 

Feed My Starving Children

Last week at our Feed My Starving Children event, together we packed enough meals to feed 81 children for a year! Thank you to everyone who was able to join the SEA and SEEO that evening. We were fortunate to have School Board Members Mary Kay Prusnick and Ken Van Dyke join us for this event, as well as Superintendent DuRoss and Associate Superintendent Dr. Knoll. Always nice to be able to give back to others during this time of the season!

 

Jason Eliasek Scholarships – Applications Now Available

Each year the Jason Eliasek Scholarship Fund Committee awards three scholarships to children of SEA and SEEO members who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in the area of public service.  The scholarships are awarded at the May SEA Building Representative meeting.  Scholarship applications are now available and must be postmarked by March 16, 2020.  I have attached the application and more information about the scholarships for anyone who is interested.

 

Important Dates in December/January

December 16: SEA Building Rep Meeting

January 13: SEA Exec Board Meeting, 3:30-5:00 PM in the Board Room

January 15: Listening Session @Pop’s Pizza (4:30-5:30 PM); Topic – School Climate

January 27: SEA Building Rep Meeting, 3:30-5:00 PM in the Board Room

 

Volunteer Opportunities

January 13: Addams Community Closet (6 – 8 PM)

May 4: Addams Community Closet (6 – 8 PM)

 

 

Lori Mobley

Schaumburg Education Association President

lorimobleysea@gmail.com

Cell: (847) 344-5249

Office @IKE: (847) 357-5450

www.sea54.org