I just wanted to let you know that there is a GPA Section on the Region 64 website.
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GPA Website
September 21, 2011New York Times Article in Support of Teachers
September 12, 2011Please click here to read a wonderful article supporting us.
Corporations that cause our association harm
May 19, 2011During one of our recent meetings we discussed compiling a list of corporations and their products that wish to do our association harm. This list would give our members a convenient place to review their choices prior to making purchases throughout their daily lives. This IEA/NEA weblink that lists many of the Koch Bros. and WalMart Foundation corporations.
Here it is: http://www.ieanea.org/media/2011/04/NBI-10-list.pdf
Board of Education Election
April 4, 2011The BEA endorses only 2 candidates-Brian Battle and Joe Ruffolo. Please vote for these 2 candidates only.
Regional Office of Education Audit
October 17, 2010The HR department must go through a compliancy audit in the next few months by the Regional Office of Education. Because of that audit, HR has been going through the paperwork submitted by employees and has been sending some employees notices that paperwork is needed. Items such as missing transcripts, highly qualified documents, TB tests, etc.
There will be another reminder coming from HR soon to those individuals who are not in compliance. Please know that if HR has sent you a notice stating you need to turn in missing paperwork and you fail to do so…you WILL face possible suspension until that paperwork is turned in.
Please make every effort to work with HR and get the requested documents to them in a timely fashion. If you have not received a notice from HR, you meet the compliancy requirement and you do not need to worry.
TRS: Everything you want to know about the TRS
September 5, 2010This week we are focusing on TRS itself. The following links should tell you everything you ever wanted to know about TRS! This will require some serious reading, but we think it’s worth everyone’s time and energy. We need to make one correction in how the TRS system is funded. In the first week of Pension 101, we said that TRS is funded in 3 ways: member contributions, employer contributions, and state contributions. We said that the employer contribution is much higher than it actually is (so sorry!). It is actually, at this point in time, .58 percent per employee. We also neglected to mention that TRS funding has a fourth, important, component – that is investment income. You can find more about this in the online booklet created by TRS. The link to that booklet follows, plus other important links for this week! (Any questions? Can’t make the links work? Suggestions? Feedback? E-mail us or call us at (708)383-2035.)
Great booklet with all the facts about TRS — a must-read!
A specific response to the sale of TRS assets can be found at this link.
Illinois Retired Teachers’ Association updates on current issues regarding TRS and more.
Welcome to the BEA Web Page
March 1, 2010Here is the new home for District 220 Barrington Education Assocation. Welcome!
