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School Board Policies and Procedures The Rights & Responsibilities Committee Building Liaison Network In Place Recertification Process Consolidated Insurance Benefits Have Changed Insurance Available To Part-Time Staff Professional Development Calendar
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School Board Policies and Procedures |
Things You Should Know The School Board has numerous policies and procedures in place that govern district practices, some of which directly impact our employment. It is incumbent upon our membership to be familiar with them, especially those that deal with personnel. Please look them over. |
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The Rights & Responsibilities Committee |
Addresses Complaints and Grievance Issues Our contract provides that whenever there is a violation of our contract language a grievance may be filed. Check out our Committees to see who is on our R & R Committee. We also have a Complaint Resolution Process defined in our contract (Article XVI, Section C) that protects us from unnecessary, or unjustified criticism, complaints or discipline by supervisory personnel. Check out the details in our Contract. |
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Building Liaison Network In Place |
Association Representation Available Our contract provides that whenever you have a meeting with an administrator, such as your principal, you are entitled to have an ATA representative in attendance. Two people have been identified at each building to serve in that capacity. Check out our Executive Board to see who it is at your building. |
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Recertification Process Consolidated |
ECS is Up and Running The Illinois State Board of Education has combined their two websites (CeRTS) and (OTIS) into one, the Educator Certification System (ECS) where we can now take care of our certification and certificate renewal process in one location. We can also enter our HQ info. Click here to go to ECS. |
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Religious Holidays |
Convert Sick Days to Personal Days You now have the option to convert a sick day to an additional personal day if you choose to use one of your personal days to observe a religious holiday. |
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District Job Openings Posted Online Just in case you weren't aware, you can automatically be informed when a job becomes available in our district. Just join the District's online listserv. There is also a ton of useful information available to us via the district and ATA websites. Watch for an occasional "Did You Know?" blurb featuring useful tips to things, including such things as important deadline dates found in our contract. Find the latest job openings. |
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Insurance Info |
Download Forms Have a need for detailed insurance info or forms, click here then scroll down to Benefits. |
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Insurance Benefits Have Changed |
Effective January 1, 2007 Several policy changes have been made to our health insurance coverage, including increased coverage for physical therapy and the cost of birth control pills. All changes go into effect in 2007. Get all the insurance info details and answers to FAQs for full-time, job-share and part-time staff. |
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Insurance Available To Part-Time Staff |
Effective Immediately Part-Time staff who are .5 FTE or more may now enroll for health insurance for single and family coverage. Find out what the single and family coverage rates are. Contact our Benefits Specialist Tammie Benyk for the full details. |
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Professional Development Calendar |
Sign Up Here Want professional development info and/or want to sign up for a workshop, click here. |
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Professional Development Log |
Record your Conferences and Workshops Keep track of your professional development activities online signing in under "Guest Account" on the Professional Development Log. Click here to access the site. |
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3-Day Doctor's Note Rule |
According to Illinois School Code State school code says a "school board may require a certificate from a physician ... as a basis for pay during leave after an absence of 3 days for personal illness, or as it may deem necessary in other cases". Click here to read the District memo. |
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ATA/IEA/NEA Membership |
Capitalize on the Benefits Available to You Your membership entitles you to many discounts and other benefits. You can easily recoup your annual Association dues by taking advantage of the many cost-saving choices available to you. Check out the IEA and the NEA Member Benefits and save lots of money. |
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Arlington Teacher's Association · Established 1963 |
