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Important Payroll Info

     For those of you who don’t see district email over the summer this was just sent out today from Bonnie Delange in payroll.

Bill 

Hello!

Beginning Wednesday June 21st, the Employee Portal will be unavailable to view absent balances or to make changes to withholding information.  Payroll will be working on absent balance accruals for the next few weeks.  If you have questions about your balances or you wish to change tax withholding amounts please contact payroll@psd202.org.

Thank you!

Bonnie

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Upcoming IEA ONE CONFERENCE

   We want to give you all a heads up about the upcoming IEA ONE CONFERENCE in October this year. Any member who wishes to go should just let one of the executive officers know. We will have more details as it gets closer to the date. It is a good experience for anyone wishing to learn more about anything related to their job or the workings of the union.

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IEA Insider-June

ESP insider  |  2017  |  June 13
Message from IEA President Cinda Klickna

I will complete my term as IEA president on July 14. I thank all of you for the support you have shown me over the past six years. The work you do every day helps make our union strong.
► Click here for a personal note from Pres. Klickna.
 

SCORE grants available for ESPs!

Deadline to apply is Aug. 28.
Apply now for the 2017-18 school year!
Region 43 members rally to support fair wages
 
Region 43 GPA Ryan Danzinger (ESP Local DEA59-Elk Grove) worked quickly to organize Region 43 members to support Arlington Heights teachers from ATA 25 during a board of education (BOE) meeting regarding a vote to opt out of Cook County’s minimum wage and paid sick leave. The vote was 5-4 to opt out, however, Danzinger’s quick actions (beginning on a Friday and working over the weekend to rally folks for a Monday board meeting) were directly responsible for changing the vote of at least two board members in support of fair wages. Click here to read a Daily Herald article.
Region 60 end of year dinner
 
Pictured above left to right: Holly Smigelski, region secretary; Erin Carr, vice chair; Tom Tully, IEA secretary treasurer elect; Kathi Griffin, IEA president elect; Al Lorenz, IEA vice president elect; Erin Smith, region chair and Scott Jetter, region treasurer.
ESP resources
►  IEA website: Important information for ESPs

►  NEA website: ESP resources at your fingertips

►  “New” NEA Education Support Professionals Organizing Tool Kit

►  Living Wage: Fight For $15!

Professional development webinar series

NEA ESP Quality Department in the Center of Great Public Schools, in collaboration with other professionals in the education workforce, have created a wide variety of professional development webinars in a series designed to support the professional growth of Education Support Professionals.
►  View upcoming webinars

►  View recorded webinars
Upcoming events
►  Jun. 28-29 – NEA Conference on Racial and Social Justice, Boston

►  Jun. 30-Jul 5 – NEA Representative Assembly, Boston

►  Jul. 10 – Application deadline for the IEA Grassroots Political Activist (GPA) program

►  Jul. 24-28 – Summer Leadership Academy (SLA), Normal

Deadline to apply for funding is June 26! Request funding now.
►  Aug. 19 – ESP Council meeting, Naperville IEA office, 9 a.m.
NEA Member Benefits
► Login to Members Only to access your member benefits.
  • Go to the Discounts drop-down menu at the top of the page
  • Click on NEA Member Benefits
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