Good afternoon, This is the latest mandate information sent out by the district. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO SUBMIT A RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL EXEMPTION IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE COVID-19 VACCINE. But you will have to submit a weekly negative covid test starting September 19thand it must be submitted to the district by September 26thand a new negative test must be submitted every week by Sunday. Please check your District email for the links on how to submit either your vaccine card or your negative covid test.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
TROY VACHERLON tvpass202@gmail.com 815-274-2430 Maintenance Specialist PASS President
Hello, everyone! I just wanted to send out an update on the most current information that we have concerning Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing. As of right now, if you are not fully vaccinated, you will have to test weekly and provide the district with a negative test result. The first test date that was originally due by September 12th, but has been pushed back by two weeks, per the last mandate issued by the Governor. Thanks to all the hard work of IEA for advocating for us, the union workers! YES, IEA is our union. With that being said, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO HAVE A TEST SENT IN BY SEPTEMBER 12TH. A follow-up email will be sent out by the District to ALL employees with new information for testing. On another note, the entire PASS Board wants to thank everyone for their hard work! We know that it has been trying in these difficult times, especially for our nurses and contact tracing teams, so THANK YOU to everyone! If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to any one of us.
Everyone enjoy the three day weekend, a much needed break for all. 2021-2022 PASS Executive Board
Troy Vacherlon, President tvpass202@gmail.com (815)274-2430 Operations and Maintenance, OMT Building
1st Vice President, Region 61 IEA Representative Vacant
Jennifer Peil, 2nd Vice President jennifer.peil@sbcglobal.net (815)355-2419 Special Education Paraprofessional, Bonnie McBeth Learning Center
Message from the ESP Council Chair: Welcome back to school You may think I’m a little bit crazy, but by the end of summer I am usually ready to get back into my school building and see the kids. This year is no different. I am a person who needs a schedule and structure, or I can get into a funk. Read more →Join us at an ESP Council meeting or virtual roundtable – all ESPs welcome!Aug. 2110 a.m. – 2 p.m.ESP Council meeting (Naperville office)Sept. 1110 – 11:30 a.m.ESP empowerment roundtable on Member EngagementNov. 1310 a.m. – 2 p.m.ESP Council meeting (Lombard office)Feb. 2610 a.m. – 2 p.m.ESP Council meeting (Naperville office)Apr. 2310 a.m. – 2 p.m.ESP Council meeting (Carterville office)June 1110 a.m. – 2 p.m.ESP Council meeting (Bloomington office)New ESP t-shirt – comes in three colors
Check out IEA’s Member Center to learn more about all the benefits you are entitled to as an IEA member.
If you have questions about your benefits or anything else IEA, contact our IEA Connect call center at 844-IEA-1800, through “Chat With Us!” at ieanea.org or by email at IEAConnect@ieanea.org, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Plainfield – TheDistrict 202 Plainfield Parent Community Network (PPCN) will host a special program to help parents prepare students to go back to school in the “new normal,” from 6:30-8 p.m. August 12, 2021, at Plainfield North High School, 12005 S. 248th Street, Plainfield.
This free programwill help parents talk to their students about returning to school, address anxieties and fears about Covid, get back to normal school routines and develop stamina needed to attend school all day.
The program will start at 6:30 p.m. Community resources will be available at 6 p.m.
Scheduled presenters include clinical therapists Dorothy Kuklinkski and Tammy Tunac, both from Linden Oaks Behavioral Health.
Registration is not required, and walk-ins are welcome. However, childcare will not be available. Presentations will be available in English and Spanish.
***Masks are required for non-vaccinated people and encouraged if you’re vaccinated and would feel more comfortable wearing a mask in a group setting.
District 202 has long recognized the need to support social-emotional learning to help improve and assure students’ academic success.
In recent years, the district has created and implemented ten new programs, services, resources, and professional development to help students address emotional challenges and succeed in and out of the classroom.
Among other initiatives, District 202 hired 20 new social workers district-wide; created anonymous social-emotional learning hotlines; and hosted community programs about suicide prevention and mental health first aid.
District 202 social workers, special education administrators and counselors formed the PPCN in fall 2016 to support parents with common parenting needs. A committee comprising district administrators, principals, counselors, and community members oversees the PPCN.
Professional development credits (CEUs and CPDUs) will be available for teachers and counselors attending this program.
Please visit www.plainfieldpcn.org for more information about the PPCN including podcasts of past programs.
Good Morning PASS Employees – The 2021-22 PASS Employee Work Statements for 10-, 11-, and 12-month employees are available to print out and/or view on the Employee Portal. Nine month employee work statements will be posted by August 1 with the exception of regular ed paraprofessionals assigned to elementary. They will be notified of their assignment as soon one is available. If you are a probationary employee (hired late in the school year or changed position categories late in the school year), your increase will take place once your probationary period is over.
Each member of the bargaining unit will receive an hourly rate increase of 4.5% for the 21/22 school year.
Follow this link to login to your employee portal. Your login is the same as the one you use to access a district computer.
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