At a time of profound stress for the teaching profession, educators are finding relief by seeking professional support opportunities in personal self-care practices for themselves and for their students.
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At a time of profound stress for the teaching profession, educators are finding relief by seeking professional support opportunities in personal self-care practices for themselves and for their students. Learn how to apply healing-centered, personal self-care practices that support you in your work with your students.
Team Building Webinar: This ThursdayJoin us Thursday, May 26, from 6-7:30 CT, for a webinar that will empower you with the tools to build effective teams with your colleagues!
Register today! Our Staff is amazing!!Several of our Troy staff, Melissa Lundy, Amy Giefer, Kimberly Rothstein, Tara Minogue, and Josefa Lopez were nominated by our Superintendent for the Inspra Distinguished Service Award. They were awarded for bringing therapeutic comfort dogs to help our students with social emotional learning, trauma, reading skills, and in the instructional classrooms. LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs volunteer to serve the community and are dispatched in times of disaster and crisis to bring comfort to those affected. I can’t begin to tell you how amazing their work is for our students and staff. Thank you ladies for all you do everday for our students and staff! Caring Teacher AwardCongratulations to Kenlyn Anderson, special education teacher at Cronin Elementary School for being nominated and receiving the Caring Teacher Award. Kenlyn was on 93.9 the Lite Friday morning. She was nominated for her tireless ability to put her students needs first and for always looking for new strategies to meet the needs of her students. Thank you Kenlyn for all that you do! Our staff is second to none. Please share all of the amazing things our staff is doing to Jill Scarcelli at [email protected] so we can honor them by giving them the recognition they deserve.
Upcoming OpportunitiesIn October 2021, the Biden Administration issued a “Limited Waiver” of some of the strict requirements of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Prior to the waiver, only 16,000 borrowers had ever received forgiveness through PSLF. Between October 2021 and January 2022, 70,000 borrowers received forgiveness under the Limited Waiver. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it has identified an additional 30,000 borrowers now eligible, bringing to $6.2 billion the amount of student debt forgiven under the temporary waiver. In addition, the Department estimates that hundreds of thousands more borrowers will be on average 2 years closer to loan forgiveness because of the waiver’s provisions.
Regardless of whether a borrower is eligible for immediate forgiveness or is working towards eligibility, it is critical for educators and other public service workers to submit a PSLF application before October 31, 2022, to receive the benefits of the Limited Waiver. And it is imperative that NEA and our affiliates ensure our members understand the importance of meeting this deadline and provide accurate guidance in navigating the PSLF process. To that end, NEA has created guidance and other resources for members as well as affiliates seeking to assist those members in obtaining the promise of PSLF. Please join us for a webinar on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (CST) to discuss the nuts and bolts of the PSLF program and the NEA resources that are available to our members. Feel free to extend this invitation to all staff members interested in learning more. Please register for the webinar using the following link: https://nea-org.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_0eAmXWekRX6viSFlzXWEaw What does RESPECT look like to an education support professional? Over the past almost two years as ESP Council chair I’ve heard from many ESPs from across the state and from what I’ve heard RESPECT means:
We put a much needed focus on SEL for our students...now it's time to focus on our mental health2/1/2022 Join us for a webinar to learn more about the power of resiliency! Get tips and strategies on resiliency and self-regulation to support you in your role as a mentor and model for students and fellow educators.
Register at https://bit.ly/ESPresiliency IMRF’s Pre-Retirement Workshops are for IMRF members who are within five years of retirement. They will address the steps you must take before and during the IMRF retirement application process.Governor Pritzker currently has House Bill 2778 (The COVID School Employee Wage and Benefit Protection Bill) which provides Covid Administrative Leave Days, on his desk. He is thinking about whether or not to sign the bill.
This Bill creates COVID administration days for all school employees and paycheck protection for hourly employees. We need our members and other friends of public education to send an email to Governor Pritzker asking him to sign this Bill. Email Gov. Pritzker & tell him to sign HB 2778 |