Northwest Suburban Special Education Association


Welcome

The Northwest Suburban Special Education Association is the group of certificated and licensed staff and educational support professionals working in the classroom with special needs students in the
northwest suburbs of Chicago.
 

 
 
2-25-11
Our elected delegates to the IEA-RA: John Bialek, Pam Glickman, Jill Anderson and Region 34 Ethnic-Minority Delegate Gina Lozano, will be representing you at the RA from March 15-17.
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Our next election is for the NEA-Representative Assembly on March 7th. We have 3 people running for 2 slots.
 
1-10-11
Here's hoping everyone had a great vacation, wonderful holiday and happy new year!
Look for a copy of the new contract to be posted on the NSSEO website within the next two weeks.  We also hope to make it available on this website.
 
Congratulations to the following people elected to represent you at the 2012 IEA-RA in March: 
Gina Lozano, Region representative
John Bialek, Pam Glickman, and Jill Anderson, NSSEA representatives!
Ilene Siegel also attends the RA in her capacity as Region 34 Chair.
Anyone who is interested in learning more about the budget process is welcome to attend the Palatine Office Budget Hearing being held at 7:00 on February 1st.  For more information, ask any of your RA delegates.
 
12-13-11
Retroactive pay should be included in your 12-15 paycheck.
Although the contract has been ratified, it is still being proofed by both sides. Once proofing is completed, it will first be posted on the NSSEO website. Go to the HR tab and look for link to the contracts.
 
12-5-11
The proposed 2-year contract for Cert/Licensed and ESP groups was ratified by 98% of those voting at today's meeting.
We look forward to the Governing Board vote this Wednesday, 12-7-11.
 
11-29-11
Negotiations
See members only section for more information
 
11-22-11
There will be a meeting to update members on negotiations on Monday, 11-28 at 4:15 at Kirk School.  The Negotiations team strongly urges all members to attend!!!!!!!!!!
 
 
10-21
There's still time to sign up for the IEA presentation on Retirement Pensions
(you received a copy of the flyer via email)
for more information, call the Palatine IEA Office 847-359-0300
 
10-20
Still no agreement
Our next negotiations meeting with the mediator will be November 8th
 
10/18/2011
NSSEA is again meeting with the NSSEO negotiations team via the federal mediator tonight!
We'll keep you posted.
Check the member's only section for more information
 
 
8/31/2011
 
The combined NSSEA Cert/Licensed and ESP groups are meeting regarding negotiations tonight with the Federal mediator. 
Your email update may be a bit late as Ilene is undergoing surgery tomorrow morning.
Stay tuned!!!
 
 
 8/30/11
The 2011-2012 NSSEA Cert/Licensed roster is now posted. To see who to call if you need help, click the 'Contact' link on the left.
 
 
2/22/2010
Representatives of the NSSEA groups are meeting this morning with representatives of the NSSEO to discuss the requested salary concession.
If discussions go well, there will be a ratification vote Tuesday, February 23rd with the vote count at 4:10 at Miner school
 
2/17/2010
The Ballots are Counted and we will be entering into discussions with the Board to modify the contract regarding next year's salary..  To see the tally, go to the members only section
  
2/15/2010
Remember the vote tomorrow (Tuesday) to see if we enter into the discussion to open the contract limited to the contractual 2% increase on the salary base.
Voting can be done in buildings, however, the official vote will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the commons at Miner School.
Immediately after the vote, ballots will be tallied.
Only vote yes if you would also do so if we bring the question of accepting 0% on the base for the 2010-2011 school year.
 
 
12/15/2009
Happy Holidays!!
Congratulations to Nicolette Morales, NSSEA-ESP on her election to the position of Region 34 Ethnic-Minority Delegate to the RA!!
Look for official results of the election for Local Delegates to the IEA-RA in the next few days.
Our next meeting with the Administration team is scheduled for Wednesday, January 6, 2010
 
  
12/2/2009
Meeting with NSSEA and NSSEO Adminstration is today at 4:00 at Central Office.
To see the questions, click on the link to the left. 
 
 
11/03/2009
Today's meeting with NSSEO Administration and the NSSEA Executive Board meeting have been cancelled.  The next meetings will be Tuesday, December 4 at Miner School 
 
10/13/2009
Our first meeting with Dr. Hackett and her Admin Cabinet will take place today, at Kirk School at 3:30.
The NSSEA-C/L Executive Board will hold its meeting immediately after the conclusion of this meeting.
All bargaining and welcome to attend!
 
 
5-29-09
The new Sick Leave Bank Guidelines are on the site
To review, just click on the clink to the left.
 
 
On Tuesday, May 5 the NSSEA-C/L voted to ratify the tentative 3-year agreement with a 95% majority.
On Wednesday, May 6, the NSSEO Governing Board voted to ratify the tentative 3-year agreement with a unanimous vote!
 
 
4/28/09
Members of your negotiations team are meeting with members of the Board's negotiations team to review and finalize the agreement.
If all goes well, stay tuned for a flyer announcing the informational and ratification meeting next Tuesday!
 
4/14/09
AS OF 10:30 P.M.,
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
STAY TUNED FOR THE RATIFICATION DATE, HOPEFULLY THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL
 
4/13/09
Your team met at 4:30 prior to the mediated session at 6:00
Check members only section for more


4/3/09
Here we are again.  Check the member's only section for updates.


 
3/10/09
Check out the members only section for important upcoming dates.  Again, if you can't access the section, send a personal email to me at ilene.siegel@ieanea.org
 
3/9/08
Negotiations tonight!
Stay tuned for updates on our mediation process this evening in the Members Only section
 
3/3/09
see the member's only section for another timely announcement!!
 
 
2/24
see the member's only section for a timely announcement
 
2-23
Our first negotiations meeting with the mediator is scheduled for tonight.
Stay tuned to the Member's Only section later this evening!
 
 
1/27/09
Negotiations tonight!! check the member's only section for the 6:34 update
 
1/14/09
We negotiated Monday, 1/12/09.  Sorry for the delay in update but your chief negotiator came home and became ill.  Check member's only site!
 
1/5/09
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We are negotiating tonight.
Check out the Members Only site.
 
12/8/08
Negotiations tonight! 
Check for updates after 6:00 p.m.
Also, check out the Letter to the Editor in today's Daily Herald and the comments to it at http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=255968&src=
 
11/24/08
Tonight's negotiations session was cancelled by the Board team when informed that our Uniserv Director would not be present and we, therefore, would not be in a position to present a counterproposal tonight.
We are waiting for word whether or not the Board team can meet on either or our proposed future dates of 12/8 and 12/15
 
 
11/18/03
Check the members only section for the update from last night's negotiations.
Also, check your email in the next day or two.
NSSEA has developed a basic, on-line survey to get member feedback on Parent-Teacher conferences.
We need your feedback to determine how to plan for this day in next year's calendar!!
 
 
11/8/08
Check the members only section for an update!!!
 
 
11/05/08
The calendar of meeting dates with the Administration is linked to the Calendar Page
Our next meeting is November 11th at Central office.
 
Check the member's only section for important negotiations update
 
 
 
11/03/08
You know the drill by now!
 
 
10-20-08
Check the members only section for the 6:50 - 8:30 p.m. updates!
 
10/10/08
More negotiations meeting set
We have 4 meeting dates scheduled with the Board team, although we hope we won't need all of them.
Look for updates in the members only section on the following dates:
10/20
11/3
11/17
11/24
 
 
9/08/08
today's scheduled negotiations meeting is cancelled
 
 
8/29/08
Update on 8/27 session added tonight
 
8/21/08
Joint negotiations team meeting tonight!
Next session scheduled for 8/27
 
8/18/08
Negotiations tonight!
 
8/11/08
Negotiations tonight, starting at 5:30
 
7/23
Negotiations teams met tonight. 
 
6/24
Negotiations tonight
Our team meets with the Board at 4:00.  We are scheduled to negotiate until 7:00 this evening!
 
 
 
6/16
Negotiations tonight!
Both the Cert/Licensed team and the
Joint Committee are meeting
 
 
6/11
Negotiations tonight!
A joint committee (both ESP and C/L team representatives) is meeting to discuss issues in common.
Remember to check out the Members Only page.
 
5/27
Negotiations tonight!
next session not until mid June
 
5/19/08
Remember to check the
Members Only site for additional updates
on everything NSSEA & IEA related
even over the summer! 
 
5/14/08
All Negotiations teams met
to hear about insurance
Teams are talking amicably and
are optimistic of reaching an agreement
 
 4/18/08
Our second negotiations session has begun!
 
3/12/08
dinner with the Board team to get to know each other!
 
3/10/08
Negotiations for the multiyear contract begin this week.  Want to know who is on your negotiations team, head on over to the Members Only site!
 
 

 

Teachers are working with invalid certificates in the
State of Illinois
IEA is asking that all teachers check your status on
ECS to make sure your certificate is
currently valid and active!!!!!
 
 

 


 Showing solidarity on a cold, negotiations night!
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Dates
 
 
  • December 19 - January 3 -- Winter Break
  • January 6, 2010 -- Meeting with Adminstration Team, followed by Executive Board meeting at Central Office at 4:15
  • January 15-16, 2010 -- IEA Board of Directors meeting in Springfield
  • January 27, 2010 - Region 34 council meeting and IEA Budget Hearing at the Palatine IEA Office

Check the Calendar link for other dates.

 
                   
 
 

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