Today Governor Pritzker extended the Stay at Home Order, as well as the closure of Illinois schools, until April 30th. I know some members have expressed concern about whether they will continue to be paid through the extended closure, so I will again point you to the joint statement issued on Friday which states:  ... Continue Reading →

Heading into our second week of On Call/ Building Watch/ Essential duties mode, I have a couple of reminders for everyone. During the period of school closure we are all being paid as if we were working a normal day and may be required to report in to work to perform duties essential to the... Continue Reading →

As we wait to hear further news regarding school closure timelines, here is some information from IEA: What’s in the federal Coronavirus bill? NEA breaks it down for you Gov. JB Pritzker asked, again, for people to please stay away from others and abide by the “stay-at-home” order he put in place in order to stop the spread... Continue Reading →

  I hope you’re all doing well and adjusting as best you can. By now I trust that everyone has either read the communications from Pat Dolan on how we will proceed for, at the very least, the next couple of weeks or been filled in by their supervisor. I would encourage everyone to check... Continue Reading →

  Yesterday Dan Iverson (NUEA President), Kathie Beggs (NESPA President), Scott Thomas (NTA President) and I met with Superintendent Dan Bridges, Chief Human Resources Officer Bob Ross and Chief Financial Officer Mike Francis for a conversation about what we can all do to better serve you, the students and the community. It was an open,... Continue Reading →

Last night, IEA held an emergency webinar to update staff on the latest information from ISBE (Illinois State Board of Education) and IEA on the COVID-19 outbreak. The following is current as of Sunday night, and while some of it may change in the coming days (or even hours) the majority of this information will... Continue Reading →

As you are likely aware by now, in response to the evolving Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation, The District has closed schools and cancelled events through April 6th (tentatively). I met with District leadership and the President's of the other three locals  today to discuss how this will effect our respective memberships. While this is uncharted territory... Continue Reading →

NUMA Results- March 4th 2020 Election   NUMA Secretary:   Leslie Fromhertz: 118 votes (Winner)   Write in: 2 (Gail Perez- 1 Vote, Coy McAllister- 1 Vote)   NUMA Delegate to the NEA RA   Scott Lange: 114 Votes (Winner)   Write in: 1 (Dave Schield- 1 Vote)   NUMA Vice President   Will Lewis: 68 Votes (Winner)   Nicole Weaver:... Continue Reading →

The results from the election on 12/10/2019 for NUMA’s delegate to the IEA Representative Assembly are: Leslie Fromhertz: 88 votes Michael Lesniewicz: 42 votes Write-in candidates: 1 vote Congratulations Leslie and Thank you both for stepping up to get involved and represent NUMA! The more active involvement we have, the better off we all become.... Continue Reading →