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Help keep an ESP voice at the IMRF table

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) will be holding an election for Trustees of IMRF. Two active members of the system will be elected to the IMRF Board of Trustees in 2025. It is extremely important that we have ESP voices at the table so please help support this candidate.

The IEA-recommended Trustee candidate seeking election: Jason Isaac from Champaign Unit 4 School District

Please help us collect signatures to get Jason’s name on the ballot. You can follow the directions for collecting and submitting listed on the form.

Grow ESP Power…and use it!

The Cumberland Support Staff (Cumberland CUSD #77) are having a rally before the Support Staff’s next negotiations meeting this Thursday at 4:30-5:15pm. If you are in the area…come join our sisters and brothers and support them as they advocate for their members.

Meet at the Cumberland Unit Office lawn before the Support Staff’s next negotiations meeting. Where: Cumberland Unit Office 1496 IL Rte 121 Toledo, IL 62468 Bring your families and friends to support the Cumberland Support Staff who are starting the school year without a contract.

We are bargaining for fair wages and insurance benefits to retain the best support staff for our students.

PLEASE WEAR RED!

Thank you for your support!

You are invited to attend this amazing Leadership Development Retreat

This is for ANYONE interested in learning more about how to better support our black and brown students, the histories of our education system and how we can help to bring the changes we need in a culturally responsive way. Scan the QR Code on the flier for more information.

When you apply to attend, please let them know where you learned about this event (ESP Council social media).

To ensure student success, it is critical that teachers and paraeducators understand their roles and responsibilities, work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and respect one another in the process. That’s why NEA offers Building Winning Teams: Effective Paraeducator-Teacher Teams, a series of trainings designed for teams to engage in together. Follow the link for this NEA ESP Webinar.

In Arlington, Va., education support professionals are making sure immigrant students and their families have the information and support they need.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Black Independence Day, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It is an important time to reflect on and celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans. 

I hope this summer gives you the opportunity to rest, recharge, and time for personal and/or professional growth. Please take time for you…take time to fill your “cup” because we can, help more, give more, and do more, when we have replenished our soul.

Building Winning Teams: Effective Paraeducator-Teacher Teams

Time: Thursday, August 28, 7-8pm EDT

Location: Virtual event – Join from anywhere

About this event

To ensure student success, it is critical that teachers and paraeducators understand their roles and responsibilities, work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and respect one another in the process. That’s why NEA offers Building Winning Teams: Effective Paraeducator-Teacher Teams, a series of trainings designed for teams to engage in together. …