Transcript Leadership Development

Leadership Development
"Leadership is not magnetic personality — that can just as well be
a glib tongue. It is not 'making friends and influencing people' -that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights,
the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the
building of a personality beyond its normal limitations."
--Peter F. Drucker
LEA Board of Directors
Who are your elected representatives?
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Marcia Benner,Secretary/Treasurer, Lincoln High;
Julia Doerr, Lincoln High;
Linda Freye, Maxey;
Resa Wiltse, Meadow Lane;
Kathy Spahr, Culler;
Mandy Peterson, Everett;
Karen Shelton, Everett;
Jenni Absalon, Vice President, Maxey
Matthew Hoffman, Lincoln North Star;
Tammy Schafer, Holmes
Building Faculty Representative (FR)
Leaders from each building and or site of the
Lincoln Public Schools. Each building/site is
allowed 1 Senior FR plus the pertinent
number of Junior FRs (relative to the number
of members in their building ... 1 FR per 15
members), plus a matching number of
alternate FRs. The SR and JR frs have
voting rights at FR Council.
Building Membership Coordinator
(BMC)
 Membership Recruitment
 One-Day Training
 Report
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Simple
Due March 15th at end of Membership Drive
Report Guidelines will be available at One-Day Training
 Stipend for BC
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Attend One-Day Training, $40
Complete Membership Report, $35
Joint LEA/LPS Committees
 LEA-LPS Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Committee: LEA members and LPS staff will
help educate LPS staff in indoor air quality
issues and respond to IAQ problems that
arise in the District.
 LEA Representative to the Joint LEA-LPS
Calendar Committee: Along with District and parent
representatives, members provide input to the LPS
Board of Education on calendar proposals from the
educator's point of view.
• LEA Representative to the Joint LEA-LPS Extra
Standard Committee: Along with District
representatives, members review the job
descriptions and compensation for the District's
many extra standard positions, ranging from
coaching to academics. This crucial joint committee
reviews one-third of all extra job descriptions each
year. They usually meet about once a week after
school in October to the first of December.
• LEA Representative to the Joint LEA-LPS
Professional Enhancement Funds (PEF): Work
with District representatives to decide upon
requests by educators for special projects they
would like to see funded with money from UN-L for
supplying student teachers with classroom
experiences. The Committee generally meets once
or twice a year.
• LEA Representative to the Joint LEA-LPS
Staff Development Committee:This committee
recommends staff development dates in the
calendar, making sure contract criteria are
maintained and staff development dates meet
teacher needs. The committee meets generally
once a year as needed.
• LEA-LPS PROCOM Committee: This
committee meets on the recommendations of
the negotiations team. If there is an issue or
topic that needs further discussion. A report
is made to the members.
LEA Committees
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LEA Foundation Fundraiser Committee: This
committee will plan, organize and implement the
fundraisers for the year. This committee will meet as
needed to complete the task.
LEA Incentive Program Committee: Review and
modify its current plan to increase member
involvement in the LEA. This committee will meet one
to three times.
LEA Member Benefits Committee: Coordinate and
inform members of the benefits that are available
through membership. This committee will meet one to
three times to review and modify its plan.
LEA Membership Committee: Review and modify its
plan to maintain the current high level of membership
in the LEA. This committee could meet monthly
throughout the year.
• LEA Ad Hoc Committees: These committees, yet to be
established, will provide charges for action during the
current year. The committees might include, but not be
limited to: leadership development, community efforts,
and community relations. These committees will be short
term and will meet one to five times.
• LEA Bylaws and Policy Committee: Help review and
propose revisions on an annual basis to the Association's
constitution and policies. This committee meets on an "as
needed" basis, only.
• LEA Elections Committee: Help with the essential ballot
sorting, verification, and counting of votes for LEA
Elections and Contract Ratification votes. Work on ways
to insure members vote and ballots are turned in.
• LEA Personnel Committee: Develop and oversee the
appraisal of the LEA professional staff who are working to
serve you.
• LEA Representative to Academic Freedom Coalition
of Nebraska: LEA is an organizational member of
AFCON and has a seat on the AFCON Board--a
statewide group dedicated to anti-censorship efforts and
the academic freedom of all individuals.
• LEA New Teacher Luncheon: Meet with new hires at
the beginning of the year and help explain the benefits of
membership. Sign up those new teachers and start them
off right as they enter the profession! The luncheon
always takes place the week NEW hires report to workbefore previously employed members report for duty.
• LEA Retirement Dinner: Help with the dinner by
planning the dinner, greeting guests, and other
assorted responsibilities. The dinner is usually held
in latter May. This committee will meet one or two
times.
• LEA Scholarship Committee: Although they meet
only once a year in the spring, this committee
makes a real difference in a number of people's
lives, reading and deciding upon recipients of
LEA's Christa McAuliffe, Barbara Buckingham
Patronsky, and Future Teacher Scholarships.
NSEA Delegate Assembly (DA)
Representative Assembly (RA)
 As an elected delegate to DA or RA you are representing
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the members of the Lincoln Education Association
All Members are eligible to run for either/both
For NSEA DA one delegate is elected for every 50
members
For NEA RA one delegate is elected for every 150
members
NSEA DA is in the spring somewhere in Nebraska
NEA RA is over the Fourth of July in a major
US city
NSEA and NEA Committees
 NSEA Board of Directors
 NSEA Ad Hoc Committees
 NEA Board of Directors
 NEA Ad Hoc Committees
Lobbying and Political Activity
 LEA/PAC
Political Action Committee
Not funded by dues
Recommends Candidates for
School Board and Legislature
Contact Teams
 Legislative
Communicate on a regular basis
with a Nebraska State Senator
from the district in which you
live or work. Senators need the
perspective of the professional
classroom teacher and those
working daily with students
when making decisions about
educational issues before the
Unicameral. Both LEA and
NSEA provide training and ongoing information to make your
contacts successful and
rewarding.
 School Board
Meet once a month with an
LPS school board member in
the district in which you live
(preferred) or teach. LPS
School Board members need
to hear the perspective of the
classroom teacher and those
working daily with students.
LEA provides training and
on-going information on
issues before the
Association and the
profession. LEA wants each
LPS school board member to
have an informed, energetic
group with whom to meet.
 Cyber-lobbying
Join through email
When an issue arises on the local, state
or national level an email arrives
asking for your support.
You e-mail on your time if you chose to
support or oppose the issue.
Staff Development
and Professional Growth
 “I Can Do It” a workshop on classroom
management
Taught by NEA trained LEA members
Counts for up to 7 hours of flex time
 Financial, Personal and
Professional Seminars
Presented by LEA endorsed Vendors as
well as other experts in their fields
Scholarships
 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska offers college scholarships to
NSEA members.
Since 1986, financial aid has been provided to college-bound Nebraska teachers
through the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska Professional Development
Fund.
To be eligible, NSEA members must be covered by either a single or family Blue
Cross/Blue Shield health care policy. Scholarships can be used by teachers to
pursue an advanced degree, seek an additional teaching endorsement or to
take course work to meet certification requirements. All courses must be taken
for credit.
• LEA-RETIRED STUDENT TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS
Each year, the Lincoln Education Association -- Retired
and Union Bank will co-sponsor four $1,000.00
scholarships for 2006. Scholarships shall be limited to
graduates of Lincoln Public High Schools, Lincoln,
Nebraska. Scholarships shall be considered for students
who are in or near their practice teaching semesters.
• LEA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
EDUCATORS
Each year the Lincoln Education Association Foundation
makes available two different scholarships to employees
in the Lincoln Public Schools who are members of the
Lincoln Education Association:
• LEA FOUNDATION FUTURE TEACHER
SCHOLARSHIPS
The scholarships are available
to juniors and seniors enrolled in the
Lincoln Public Schools, only to juniors and
seniors enrolled in the Lincoln Public
Schools, only.
• The NEA Urban Grants Program
What are Urban Grants?
Since 1985, the National Education Association’s Urban
Grants Program has supported local NEA affiliates in the
development of education reform leadership programs
for PreK-12/Graduate School faculty and education
support professionals. Each year the NEA awards 25
Urban Grants in the amount of $5,000 each to NEA local
affiliates to help support them with these programs.
NEA Grants and Awards
http://www.nea.org/grants/archive.html
• NSEA Scholarships
Several scholarships are available through NSEA. Click
on the following link for more information ...
http://nsea.org/members/teaching/scholarships/index.htm
• NEA Foundation -- The Foundation provides grants for educators
conducting research studies about the education profession.
Member Benefits Programs
 Whether your needs are for life, health or casualty insurance,
savings and investment programs, a home mortgage or a
refinance, a credit card or personal loan, put the collective
buying power of 3.2 million NEA members to work for you. NEA
Member Benefits programs are specially designed to help make
members' lives better.
•Life Insurance Programs
•Financial Services Programs
•Investment Programs
•Consumer Discount Programs
•Member Education Guides
LEA Member Benefits
 Over 70 discount providers
 Discounts on Cultural Events (Lied,
Playhouse)
 Member Social Events (Salt Dogs, LEAF
Fundraiser)
Visit LEA, NEA, and NSEA
Websites
 www.lincolneducationassociation.org
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Download important information for
potential and current members
 www.nea.org
 www.nsea.org