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IN THIS ISSUE... December 19, 2011
- Negotiations Survey---
- THIS IS IT!! SPEAK UP, USE YOUR VOICE!!
- First Semester Membership Survey
- LPS Transfer Workshops
- Power in Numbers--MEMBERSHIP
- Just Ask---Get Rewards for signing a new membe
- LEA Insider LEAdvocate
- Information about leave and important dates
- Seniority List CHECK before January 6, 2012
- Check out the Member Benefits Section of LEARN
Is Your New Year's Resolution to Save Money??
NEED A HOLIDAY LOAN?
MEMBER RELATIONS
- Let's Get Organized
- Classroom Grants Available
COMMUNICATION
- Media/Articles of Interest
- NSEA/NEA Updates
COMMUNITY
- Job Opportunity with Bright Lights
- Elections
SAVE WITH MEMBER BENEFITS
- New NSEA Access Cards Delayed
- Usually we get these in December but the cards are delayed. You may still use your old card until the new one arrives.
- Horace Mann
- New Discount Provider
- LPS Employees Credit Union
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LEA President, Jenni Absalon |
- Negotiations Survey---
- THIS IS IT!! SPEAK UP, USE YOUR VOICE!
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The email below arrived in your inbox today. This is your opportunity to have input into what may be a very difficult negotiations year. You all know the economic climate, your workload, your situation...it is your right and your responsibility to be a part of the process. Please exercise your membership benefit and complete the survey. The link is confidential and for your one time use. If you have deleted your link please email taina.radenslaben@nsea.org for another link.
Dear LEA Member,
LEA is gearing up for negotiations with LPS for a new contract. Since the Association is dedicated to serving and meeting member needs, it is essential that, as in the past, members fill out this year's pre-negotiations survey. The results of this survey not only give your negotiations team vital direction, but it also allows LEA to move forward with confidence that we are doing our utmost to negotiate what our members have clearly stated as important to them personally and professionally. Please complete the survey that is included in this e-mail and be assured that your responses are both confidential and greatly appreciated.
Important: Once you begin the survey, you cannot close it and reopen the survey to complete it at a later time. The survey takes only a few minutes.
The survey link will be live until Friday, January 13th, 2012. |
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First Semester Membership Survey |
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The letter below is an email to active members requesting first semester feedback. It has been sent out to twice. If you deleted the link please email taina.radenslaben@nsea.org to request the link.
But communication is two-sided - vital and profound communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it... demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what is being communicated.
It is the role of the Lincoln Education Association to communicate with our members and the District in the most effective way possible. We send surveys on occasion to poll our members on issues and situations of interest. These surveys provide us with valuable information to communicate in a fair and confidential way. Your participation is confidential and secure.
We know you are busy. We appreciate all your hard work and dedication. We are asking you to take a few minutes and provide us with your thoughts and experiences by taking this survey. This survey is based on the topics we have heard about from our members first semester. The more people who take the survey the more valuable the information is.
Thank you in advance for caring about your profession and the students in Lincoln.
Jenni Absalon
LEA President
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.
~Author Unknown
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LPS Transfer Workshops
LPS is offering two workshops for those interested in transfering jobs for the 2012-2013 school year. If you are thinking of transfering these workshops will walk you through the process. Registration for the workshops is not necessary.
January 9, 2012
or
January 12, 2012
4 PM to 5:15 PM
Bryan @ Hawthorne Gymnasium
(48th and M)
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JUST ASK!!!
We have set a goal to add one new member per building this month. Research shows people join the Association because someone asked them to. Please ask the nonmembers in your building to join LEA. If you need a list of members and nonmembers in your building please email taina.radenslaben@nsea.org
We are running an extra $$incentives$$ reward for members who recruit new members. Please put your name on the top of the application form to receive credit for the new member. We will be awarding grants to buildings with the largest membership increases. Also if you have recruited a member in your building since the school year began please complete the registration link below.
Click to Register for Incentives for Recruiting a New Member
New membership enrollment must be a priority of the Association this year. We cannot afford our membership to decline, especially given all of the challenges that LEA/NSEA/NEA are currently dealing with and that loom on the horizon. This is a negotiations year, it is especially important that LEA go to the table with a solid voice and large percentage of members among the educators we will be representing. It is within this current and expected on-going environment that we ask for your concerted effort and challenge you to please do all you can to get current non-members to join.
Please contact taina.radenslaben@nsea.org for a membership packet or download the membership form CLICK HERE
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| Job Opportunity with Bright Lights |
Bright Lights Education Coordinator
Bright Lights, a unique 25 year summer non-profit organization for elementary & middle school students in the Lincoln area, seeks a 12 month, full-time Education Coordinator (EC). Five plus years experience in education preferred. The position is open due to retirement. Start time is negotiable.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience: The ideal candidate must have strong leadership/people skills as well as excellent written and speaking communication skills. Good networking in both university & K-12 schools is important as well as the ability to manage and delegate effectively. Candidate should have good visionary, planning and organizational skills and should be a self-starter. Administrative skills, teaching certificate, basic MC Office knowledge with Excel experience and non-profit experience helpful. The EC will:
- Provide leadership by implanting an effective instructional program.
- With BL staff and BL Board Education Committee, plan the teacher orientation meeting.
- Share responsibility for the administration of a three-week, six-session program.
- Hire 100 teachers, with 20 new instructors, each summer.
- Build the summer schedule (50% offerings math, science & technology)
- Help modify the program evaluations for teachers, assistants and students/parents.
Benefits: health/dental (EHA w/ $350 deductible), disability & life insurance; 403 (b) plan; holidays & paid time off. Must pass background check prior to employment
Apply online at resumes@brightlights.org.
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Please read your LEA Insider and LEAdvocate
Important Reminders:
It's that time of the year again! Time to check the
LPS Seniority and Assignment lists!
The LPS Seniority and Assignment lists are used to determine who gets surplussed (reassigned) when there have been changes in a building's enrollment, or budget or program changes in the district. The lists are also used if there is going to be a reduction in force (RIF or layoff) if circumstances are such that there is no vacancy for a person in their area(s) of certification or endorsement anywhere in the district.
Click Here for the latest LEAdvocate
Friday, January 6, 2012is a teacher professional duty day that falls at the end of winter break just before the beginning of second semester which starts on Monday, January 9, 2012.
1. Because there are no students in attendance on January 6th anyone who plans to be absent on that day does not need to pre-arrange their leave or receive permission to be gone. Pre-arranging and receiving permission to be gone after a break is only required for student days when a substitute is required.
2. Because January 6th is a contract work day for staff, January 9th is not considered a day following a break (in this case winter break).
3. No mandatory meetings of any kind (barring an emergency) can be called at the site or district level for teachers on January 6th. January 6th is a teacher professional duty day for staff to engage"in professional duties at their discretion" [5-4 (a) 1 in the Professional Agreement].
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Important Dates to Remember
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Classroom Grants Available
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Opportunities for Educators, Students, Schools, & Communities
GRANTS AVAILABLE---Click Here
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Happening Now
NSEA Legislative Update
NEA Education Votes
Keep Up to Date on education Issues----Click Here
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Check out the LEA website for up to date information
Click Here for the LEA Webpage
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Save With Member Benefits
Your LEA member discount providers:
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Click Here for LEA Member Cupcake Special
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Click Here for the Latest Information for the LPS Employees Credit Union
After months of using folding tables and chairs we finally have our permanent furniture and are so excited for all of you to check out our new space!! Along with having a great teller area, we now have two separate offices for loan business, an on-site storage room, enough space for board meetings, and a waiting area almost as big as the entire size of our former location!! To celebrate our new wonderful office we are having an
please stop by and enjoy some refreshments on us!!! Any new member who also takes out a loan will have their membership fee waived and receive a free gift and any current member who refers someone will also receive a free gift!
We offer savings and checking accounts, 6-month and 12-month CD's, as well as personal, vehicle, and home equity loans. Our loans come with absolutely no fees and our share account rates are among the best in town!! We hope you'll be able to come out and meet the staff and some of our board members...we know we look forward to meeting all of you!!
https://lpscu.com//
Since 1938, the LPS Employees Federal Credit Union purpose has been to promote thrift among its members by affording them an opportunity to accumulate their savings and to create for them a source of credit for provident or productive purposes.
CONTACT:
Bruce Healey, Manager
Cathy Maestas Graham, Asst Mgr.
custaff@lpscu.com
486.3644 486.3646 FAX
Call Bruce and tell him you are an LEA member for excellent Rates on all loans!
486-3644
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Jenni Absalon, LEA President Lincoln Education Association 4920 Normal Blvd. Lincoln, NE 68506 (402) 489-7500 jenni.absalon@nsea.org |
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