During the most recent Instructional Council meeting, the ETA members expressed their concerns with the administration regarding the implementation of a small pilot program at 2 middle schools for a speech course. After discussion, the members wrote a letter of concern to both Dr. Torres and Greg … [Read more...]
Election Results March 7th
March 7, 2012 By
The final results are listed in the Election Report. Please contact David Palewski or Holly Yee the election Co-chairs if you have any questions. Election Results March 6 SEC Election March 6 … [Read more...]
February update
February 28, 2012 By
ETA Insurance Reps: Ken Kubycheck, Kellie Sikora, Katie Stan, Renee Zabel, Kathryn Castle On February 16th the District Health Insurance Committee met. We discussed how the Federal changes to healthcare will impact us and how we will need to start preparing for those changes. Representatives … [Read more...]
Secondary Grading Committee
February 5, 2012 By
by Judi Arman Grading Committee met for the 8th time February 2. The committee is composed of administrators, ETA teacher leaders and community members. These meetings have been facilitated by Dr Connie Kamm of the The Leadership and Learning Center. Little progress has been made over the … [Read more...]
TAP Oversight
February 3, 2012 By
TAP Oversight Committee met all day on Thursday, February 2nd. All of the ETA representatives were there: Abbie Eklund, Maryellyn Friel, Kim Leisse, Lesley Hollenberg, Doreen Roberts, as well as Joyce Houston and Jack Janezic. The agenda was lengthy, and while we did address several items, there … [Read more...]
District Staff Development
January 26, 2012 By
The following was shared with each ETA member that has agreed to serve on the the DSD committee. Yes we get overloaded with surveys. This one will be compiled and read by ETA members of this District Committee. Your thoughts matter to them. Please see if you have the time to respond. Staff … [Read more...]
TWE Hosts Documentary
January 9, 2012 By
The Elgin Teachers Association (ETA) through our nonprofit Those Who Excel is hosting a viewing of the documentary “American Teacher” narrated by Matt Damon. "American Teacher" was developed through a partnership between Microsoft and The Teacher Salary Project, a nonprofit organization. ETA … [Read more...]
Insurance Quarterly Meeting
November 15, 2011 By
Insurance Quarterly meeting November 10th Present were Katie Stan, Ken Kubycheck, Renee Zabel, Kathryn Castle, Joyce Houston, and Jack Janezic UHC presented the quarterly usage statistics which will continue to be compared to the previous quarters. There were no new trends noted at this time. … [Read more...]
Those Who Excel Fundraiser
October 20, 2011 By
The Those Who Excel Committee is hosting a fundraising night with the Chicago Blackhawks. Each ticket costs $50 and includes a Scholarship Bowl Tee Shirt. Seats are in Section 305 Rows 15, 16 & 17. Tickets can be purchased on a first come basis with a limit of 4 tickets. Payment is by … [Read more...]
2011 Instructional Council – 1st Meeting
September 19, 2011 By
September 15, 2011 Today was the first Instructional Council meeting of this school year. It was also my very first day serving on Instructional Council. :-) The day started off on a good note when our Co-Chairs, Nan Ochs and Jennifer Bond, said that they were happy to see that every seat … [Read more...]