IEA Education Support Professional Council
Education Support Professional Council consists of thirteen (13) members all of whom are ESP school employees and members of the Illinois Education Association. The ESP council's goal is to represent and support ESP's throughout Illinois.
This is a crazy time right now. Please be patient and safe! Each school district will have different procedures during these next few weeks. This is new for us all. We are staying vigilant and watching to make sure ESPs are not lost in this event. If you have any questions, please stay in close connection with your union local executive team, Uniserve Director, and Region Office.
Welcome to the Illinois Education Association’s Covid-19 information page. Here you will find links to some of the major information clearinghouse sites where you will find the most helpful and frequently updated information regarding the pandemic.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has gathered public education stakeholders and informed them that any decisions regarding school closings, feeding students, etc. will be made in conjunction with school administrators and local public health officials.
For information on what is happening in your local area, please reach out to your local association leaders. If you don’t know who those people are, feel free to contact IEA Connect through the chat button at the bottom of this page, by email or by phone at 844-IEA-1800.
Standard links to crucial information:
Do you have federal student loans?
Do have federal Parent PLUS loans?
Do you have family or friends burdened with student loan debt?
If you answered, “Yes!” to any of the above then Degrees Not Debt is for you! The National Education Association recognizes the burden student loans debt is putting on public educators and developed a campaign called “Degrees Not Debt.” This campaign is intended to inform student loan borrowers of their rights and options in the repayment process. Many borrowers are unaware of their eligibility for programs that can make their monthly payment affordable and provide loan forgiveness.
Access the Department of Education PSLF Help Tool here.
The final Public Service Loan Forgiveness Application for Forgiveness has been released by the Department of Education. Complete this application after your 120 qualifying payments.
Video: Graduation Day
A graduating senior and valedictorian reflects on the ESPs who contributed to her academic success and plans for the future.
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PODCAST: Standing With ESPs
Karl Goeke & John Scanlan, members of NEA’s ESP Career Committee, discuss the key values of partnership and collaboration between teachers, ESPs, and the school community, and how they collectively contribute to everyone’s success.
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PODCAST: Resources for Paraeducators and fine-Tuning Your Skills Tameka Mays, a paraprofessional and Paraeducator of the Year from Delaware, shares advice to hone your skills as a paraeducator and resources to use within your career as an ESP.
| We are writing to share important updates about upcoming NEA conferences. The nation’s students, educators, and all their families are at the forefront of our minds as we grapple with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. When we make hard decisions, the safety of our members, students, staff, and guests is our top priority. We have concluded that we must cancel many of our upcoming conferences. In making this decision, we fully considered the human, programmatic, and financial impacts, but it all came back to safety. The following conferences have been canceled: National Leadership Summit in Orlando (March 13-15) Higher Education Conference in Orlando (March 12-13) NEA-Retired Conference in Orlando (March 15-16) ESP Conference in New Orleans (March 20-22) Conference attendees will receive a separate email shortly with information for cancelling travel and other logistical details. If you have a question about your conference or logistics, please fill out this form. Please be assured we will send out additional information as soon as possible, but we want to notify you of the cancellations immediately. This is an unprecedented situation. Because of the size and scope of these events, we will be unable to reschedule them for this year. NEA leaders and staff pour countless hours into planning and running these conferences. It’s work they love doing, because our core values are to support and strengthen NEA members. We’re making this decision to cancel these events out of that same dedication. Your families, students, and fellow NEA members rely on your health, safety, and strength every single day. We simply can’t ask you to take that risk. We’re erring on the side of safety. At the end of the day we can always hold another conference next year, but we can’t be flexible with the health of all our members and the students they serve. NEA staff will follow-up with you shortly, but in the meantime please stay calm, stay vigilant, and remain united in our mission to serve our members, students, and communities. TOGETHER, we can and will get through this crisis. In solidarity, Lily Eskelsen García President National Education Association Kim Anderson Executive Director National Education Association |
Today is the closing ceremony to the fabulous 166 IEA Representative Assembly. It is during this representative assembly that members throughout Illinois have a voice to lead and direct the up coming years agenda. This assembly was full of excitement and determination to make this year more meaningful and more impactful for our members and students. As our motto says, Stronger United, Your Voice, Your Union!
We are writing to share important updates about upcoming NEA conferences.
The nation’s students, educators, and all their families are at the forefront of our minds as we grapple with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. When we make hard decisions, the safety of our members, students, staff, and guests is our top priority.
We have concluded that we must cancel many of our upcoming conferences. In making this decision, we fully considered the human, programmatic, and financial impacts, but it all came back to safety.
The following conferences have been canceled:
Conference attendees will receive a separate email shortly with information for cancelling travel and other logistical details.
If you have a question about your conference or logistics, please fill out this form.
Please be assured we will send out additional information as soon as possible, but we want to notify you of the cancellations immediately.
This is an unprecedented situation. Because of the size and scope of these events, we will be unable to reschedule them for this year.
NEA leaders and staff pour countless hours into planning and running these conferences. It’s work they love doing, because our core values are to support and strengthen NEA members. We’re making this decision to cancel these events out of that same dedication.
Your families, students, and fellow NEA members rely on your health, safety, and strength every single day. We simply can’t ask you to take that risk. We’re erring on the side of safety. At the end of the day we can always hold another conference next year, but we can’t be flexible with the health of all our members and the students they serve.
NEA staff will follow-up with you shortly, but in the meantime please stay calm, stay vigilant, and remain united in our mission to serve our members, students, and communities.
TOGETHER, we can and will get through this crisis.
In solidarity,
| Lily Eskelsen García President National Education Association Kim Anderson Executive Director National Education Association |
| IMRF receives Malcolm Baldrige Award IMRF is a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. A presidential-level honor, the award recognizes exemplary U.S. organizations and businesses that demonstrate an unceasing drive for radical innovation, thoughtful leadership and administrative improvement. Read more. This is great news!! Reviewing your member statement for accuracy is very important. For details about what information is provided in your member statement and why reviewing it is important, go to your IMRF online account. |
April 28-30, 2020
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