The IEA-NEA LOVEWORKS — Joy and Justice: Abolitionist Teaching in the Classroom has incorporated the goals of Read Across America and wants to provide funds to purchase diverse books for your classroom/school!
Four Keys to Building Strong ESP Locals
Monthly on Thursdays | 6 – 8 p.m.
Feb. 29 | March 28 | April 25 | May 30
Are you a local leader, building representative, committee chair or member looking for ways to build membership and increase local engagement? This four-part course will provide you with the tools necessary to build local capacity. Topics covered include the role leadership style and local structure plays when developing strong locals, how to increase membership growth, engagement, development, recruitment and retention, and how to create value for your members. All participants will develop a year-round organizing plan designed to fit your local, building or committee needs. We will also look at creative strategies for increasing membership participation. The sessions will be held the fourth Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. Once you register for the first session, you will automatically be registered for the entire course. If you have any questions, please reach out to unioned@ieanea.org.
Facilitator: Crystal Bush, IEA UniServ Director – Elgin Office and Coordinator of Support & Services for ESPs
Huge plans for the Illinois Representative Assembly!
Your Education Support Professional Council and IEA staff have been working overtime planning and preparing for the representative assembly! The representative assembly is where elected IEA members come together to submit New Business Items, Resolutions, and Legislative Platform amendments that will set the direction of our union for the upcoming year.
I am so excited to share all of the RESPECT updates. If you are an ESP delegate don’t miss the ESP Open Hearing Thursday morning at 10:00am, on March 14th.
All delegates are invited to stop by the ESP Council and RESPECT tables for important information. We will have tons of resources, opportunities to take action to help move RESPECT, and yes…tons of prizes.
Join rESPect today
Roses are red, Violets are blue; Sugar is sweet and so are you!
RESPECT-Raising Education Support Professionals by Elevating Careers Together
Education Support Professionals are essential to a high quality public education. ESPs are often the first to arrive and last to leave while supporting students health, safety, and academic success.
ESP Rights and Respect: How to Build a Strategic Campaign
Learn how NEA members, staff, and leaders have partnered to build a strategic campaign to increase ESP visibility, rights, and respect.
Hear from three state affiliates—Massachusetts, Maryland, and Illinois—on how they built their campaign from the ground up, what successes and challenges they faced, and what resources and strategies they have for affiliates seeking to engage in their own campaign.
Thank you for steering us in the right direction
Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for the February rESPect steering meeting. This meetings focus was to finalize our plan on organizing around rESPect at the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly in March. It is our goal to grow this campaign into a powerful force to achieve our goals.
To learn more about rESPEct and to join go to: https://ieanea.org/members/esp/respect/
We are still looking for nominees for the following ESP Council Positions in this spring election
Your voice is important!!
We still have not received nominations for the following ESP Council positions for this springs election.
- Educational Support Professional Southern/Central Sectional Representative/NEA RA Delegate. South Central Regions: 1-14, 45, 47, 48, and 62
- Educational Support Professional Southern/Central Sectional Alternate/NEA RA Successor Delegate. South Central Regions: 1-14, 45, 47, 48, and 62
- Educational Support Professional Northern/Central Sectional Alternate/NEA RA Successor Delegate (remainder of term to 2025) North Central Regions: 15-25, 37, 38, 40, 44, 49, 51, 53, 54, 60, 61, 63, 65 and 66
Nomination window closes on February 14th at 4:00pm
IEA Education Support Professional Council 