Schedule of Events 159th IEA-NEA Representative Assembly April 11-13, 2013 Hilton Chicago Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Candidates Meeting... Grand Traditions 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner... Continental Ballroom, Lobby Level 4:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Registration and Information... 8 th Street South Lobby 9:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Board of Directors' Meeting... Continental Ballroom, Lobby Level Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Registration and Information... 8 th Street South Lobby 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Opening Session... International Ballroom Guest Speaker... Dennis Van Roekel, President National Education Association 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Budget Presentation and Open Hearing... Kathi Griffin, Vice President International Ballroom Committee/Council/Board Open Hearings 11:15 a.m. Noon Bylaws ()... 4C 4 th Fl Becoming a CAPE Crusader: How You Can Combat... Waldorf 3 rd Fl Attacks on Public Education (Committee to Combat Attacks on Public Education) Salary Schedule, Do We Still Need It?...Joliet 3 rd Fl (Compensation Strategies: Joint Governance/Staff Task Force) Union Supported Professional Development for Early... 4E 4 th Fl Career Teachers (Early Career Teachers Committee) Literacy in Early Childhood... Boulevard B 2 nd Fl (Early Childhood: Joint Governance/Staff Task Force) Council on Higher Education... Astoria 3 rd Fl Involving Minorities in Our Union: The Latest Strategies... 4B 4 th Fl (Human and Civil Rights Committee) Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board... Boulevard A 2 nd Fl Educational Support Professional Council... PDR #1 3 rd Fl Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)... PDR #4 3 rd Fl Illinois Political Action Committee for Education (IPACE)... 4D 4 th Fl Indoor Air Quality/Environment Issues: Joint...Boulevard C 2 nd Fl Governance/Staff Task Force How Political Action and the Legislative Platform... PDR #2 3 rd Fl Support Teaching and Learning for Educators and Students (Legislative Committee) Raising Expectations and Raising Hell: Next Steps... Lake Huron 8 th Fl For Living Wage! (Living Wage: Joint Governance/Staff Task Force)
Thursday, April 11, 2013 continued Committee/Council/Board Open Hearings continued Pensions: What You Need to Know... Marquette 3 rd Fl (Pensions Defense Team) NEA Resolutions Committee... Lake Ontario 8 th Fl Do You Aspire to Retire? (Council of Retirees)... 4L 4 th Fl Retirement Security: Joint Governance/Staff... Lake Michigan 8 th Fl Task Force Scholarship Committee... 4A 4 th Fl Special Education: Federal and State Updates... Williford A 3 rd Fl (Special Education Committee) The New Licensure System is Coming... Williford B 3 rd Fl (Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board) 1:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Parliamentary Assistance Committee... Beside Platform in International Ballroom FIRST BUSINESS SESSION... 2:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Welcome RA Delegates!... Kennedy Jr. High School Jazz Band Naperville District #203, Region 39 Call to Order... Cinda Klickna, President Invocation... Rev. Charles S. Mueller Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle, Illinois Flag Salute... Kristin Walker, Chair IEA Student Program Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois National Anthem... Joyce Bailey (39) NEA Director Welcome/Introduction of Podium... Cinda Klickna, President Introduction of Executive Committee... Cinda Klickna, President First Report on Credentials... Sharron Richardson 6 Adoption of Standing Rules... Al Llorens, Secretary-Treasurer Adoption of Agenda... Kathi Griffin, Vice President Nomination of Candidates... IEA Elections Committee Presentation of 2013-2014 Legislative Platform... Bob Blade, Chair Legislative Committee IEA-R
Thursday, April 11, 2013 continued Presentation of ESP of the Year Award... Kathy Jesuit, Chair Educational Support Professional Council Region 35 Legislative Update... Jim Reed, Director of Government Relations Presentation of Proposed Bylaws... Fredricka Hatfill, Chair Action on Bylaws (as time permits)... Fredricka Hatfill, Chair Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Report... Natalie Copper, Region 41 & John Piechocinski, 1 IMRF Trustees Illinois Teachers Retirement System Report... Jan Cleveland (48), Cinda Klickna (11) Sharon Leggett (41), Bob Lyons (IEA-R), Cynthia O Neill (IEA-R) & Molly Phalen (IEA-R) TRS Trustees State Universities Retirement System Report... Andrew Matthews Region 14 Presentation of Proposed Resolutions... Fredricka Hatfill, Chair Action on Resolutions (as time permits)... Fredricka Hatfill, Chair SECOND BUSINESS SESSION... 5:45 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Secretary-Treasurer's Report... Al Llorens, Secretary-Treasurer Recognition of Illinois Nominee for the NEA Foundation... Al Llorens, Awards for Teaching Excellence Secretary-Treasurer Presentation of Proposed Budget... Kathi Griffin, Vice President Action on New Business Items (as time permits) Action on Resolutions (as time permits) Action on Bylaws (if needed)... Fredricka Hatfill, Chair President s Report... Cinda Klickna, President
Friday, April 12, 2013 8:00 a.m. 5:15 p.m. Parliamentary Assistance Committee... Beside Platform in International Ballroom 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration and Information... 8 th Street South Lobby Registration closes at 6:00 p.m. for delegates and alternates. Non-delegates may register through Saturday noon. THIRD BUSINESS SESSION... 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Good Morning Delegates!... Emerson Middle School Symphonic Band Park Ridge CCSD #64, Region 37 Recognition of Committee Chairpersons... Cinda Klickna, President The chairpersons of the ad hoc committees of the Illinois Education Association- NEA have presented their written reports to you. At this time, they will be recognized. Reports requiring specific action of the Representative Assembly will take place at specific times in the business meeting. Committee to Combat Attacks on Public Education... Chris Janotta, Region 56 Compensation Strategies: Joint Governance/Staff... Kelly Sholtis, Region 11 Task Force Larry Frank, Staff Early Career Teachers... Kristi Uzzo, 1 Early Childhood: Joint Governance/Staff... Janice Hoffman, Region 16 Task Force & Ann Thomas-Bachman, Staff Human and Civil Rights... India Jones, Region 56 Indoor Air Quality/Environmental Issues: Joint... Sue Schoff, Region 33 Governance/Staff Task Force Jackie Robbins, Staff Living Wage: Joint Governance/Staff Task Force... Tim Sullivan, Region 54 Dave Rathke, Staff Pension Defense Team... Celina Watts, IEA-R Retirement Security: Joint Governance/Staff Task Force... Steve Young, IEA-R Sean Burns, Staff Scholarship... John Phillips, IEA-R Special Education... Melissa Sievers, Region 47 Strategic Financial Planning... Al Llorens, Secretary-Treasurer Presentation of IEA-R Mary Lou and Keith Hauge Award... Janet Kilgus, Chair Council of Retirees Action and Adoption of Legislative Platform (as time permits)... Bob Blade (IEA-R), Chair Legislative Committee Executive Director s Report... Audrey Soglin, Executive Director
Friday, April 12, 2013 continued Action on Budget... Kathi Griffin, Vice President Action on New Business Items (as time permits) Action on Bylaws (if needed) NEA Directors Report... Joyce Bailey (39), Eric Brown (41), Jim Grimes (47) Rainy Kaplan (57), Vickie Mahrt (14) Tom Tully (32), Alex Wallace (65) FOURTH BUSINESS SESSION... 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Good Afternoon Delegates! Presentation of IEA Friend of Education Awards... Cinda Klickna, President Pension Update... Jim Reed, Director of Government Relations Action on Budget... Kathi Griffin, Vice President Presentation of The IEA Reg Weaver Human... India Jones, Chair and Civil Rights Award Human and Civil Rights Committee Region 56 Teaching and Learning Update... Audrey Soglin, Executive Director Action on Bylaws (if needed)... Fredricka Hatfill, Chair Action on New Business Items (as time permits) 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Award Recipients Reception... Waldorf 3 rd Fl 6:00 p.m. Special Screening: Heist Who Stole the... Boulevard A 2 nd Fl American Dream (updated version) 9:00 p.m. Midnight Dance/Ultimate Party Band... Continental Ballroom, Lobby Level 7:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Voting (if needed) Saturday, April 13, 2013 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Delegate Breakfast (ticketed event)... Continental Ballroom, Lobby Level 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration and Information... 8 th Street South Lobby 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Parliamentary Assistance Committee... Beside Platform International Ballroom 9:00 a.m. Vote Tally (if needed)
Saturday, April 13, 2013 continued FIFTH BUSINESS SESSION... 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Lunch Break TBD Good Morning Delegates!... Yorkville High School Madrigals Yorkville Comm. Unit School District #115, 5 IEA-NEA Scholarship Awards Presentation... John Phillips, Chair Scholarship Committee IEA-R IEA Student Program Report... Kristin Walker, Chair IEA Student Program Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois Illinois Association of School Nurses Report... Linda Kimel, IASN President Linda Vollinger, IASN Delegate Action on Budget... Kathi Griffin, Vice President Illinois State Educator Preparation and... Naseem Alibhai (35), Eric Brown (41) Licensure Board Report Rainy Kaplan (57), Tammy Knippenberg (62) Kathleen Valenta (59) ISEPLB Trustees IEA-Retired Program Report... Janet Kilgus, Chair Council of Retirees Presentation of Bob Haisman Teacher of the Year Award... Bob Haisman IEA Past President Presentation of Bob Haisman Student of the Year Award... Bob Haisman IEA Past President Action on New Business Items Recognition of Elected NEA Directors... Cinda Klickna, President Final Report on Credentials... Sharron Richardson 6 Closing Remarks... Cinda Klickna, President ADJOURNMENT The program will be interrupted to recognize special guests and to announce election results. Thursday through Saturday IEA-NEA Office and Print Shop... Buckingham, Lobby Level IEA-NEA Elections Committee... Grand Traditions, Lobby Level