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.
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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.
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:
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.
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
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Would you like to assist your local association, school or community with becoming trauma informed in order to help our most vulnerable students excel in social, emotional and academic learning? Join us for this 2 1/2 day training to discover the ACEs research, examine components of trauma informed schools and gather tools to assist students with building their resiliency and strengthening their executive function skills.
March 5-7, 2020 Hyatt Regency O’Hare 9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave. Rosemont, IL
The 166th Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly (RA) convenes on March 5, 2020. The debates and decisions made by the assembled delegates set the direction of IEA for the coming year. Your voice is important and needs to be heard. Get involved in your local IEA/NEA organization to help support public education. Well funded public schools will provide the best education, for all students.
School social workers play a critical role in schools and educational settings. Social workers working within school systems provide services to students to enhance their emotional well-being and improve their academic performance.
Thank you for all you do in the lives of our students and communities.
Join this webinar to learn what the NEA’s Professional Growth Continuum is and how it can be used to support your members and potential members in their professional growth and development. Participants will come away with a plan for how to use the standards to increase ESPs understanding of their impact on school and student success, and how ESPs can use their knowledge and skill to pursue a credential that validates their expertise and can be used as an organizing tool.
Presenter(s): Kimberly Bertocci, Senior Program Specialist/Policy Analyst, ESPQ Quality Department
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