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RA PREVIEWInside ...Tentative RA schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2

NEA director candidates . . . . . . . . . . page 3

Proposed bylaw changes. . . . . . . . . . pages 4-7

The Letter Project. . . . . page 7

IEA members attain National Board Certification. . . . . . . pages 8-9

An Official Publication of the 131,000-Member Illinois Education Association-NEA • March 2013

Taking charge of our profession!159th IEA-NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY • APRIL 10-13, 2013 • HILTON CHICAGO

Taking charge of our profession!159th IEA-NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY • APRIL 10-13, 2013 • HILTON CHICAGO

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S ome 1,200 delegates representing IEA K-12 teachers, higher educationpersonnel, educational support professionals, retirees and student memberswill attend the 159th meeting of the IEA Representative Assembly (IEA RA)

this April at the Hilton Chicago. The RA, the highest policymaking body of the as-sociation, will bring together representatives from your IEA regions and local as-sociations to act on resolutions, reports and recommendations of the IEA Board ofDirectors and motions by fellow delegates. The meeting is the culmination of ayearlong effort to ensure that members’ needs and interests are integrated into thedaily workings of the organization.

Initially, delegates attend open hearings where they gather crucial informa-tion on issues facing the association. The days following are spent conductingbusiness and making policy, including the all-important discussions on how yourdues dollars will be spent.

The IEA Representative Assembly is your assembly. Contact your leaders nowand make sure they carry your concerns to this policymaking body. Your involve-ment gives life to our democratic traditions.

Friday, April 12, 2013Third Business Session..................................................9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

President Cinda Klickna Presiding• Recognition of Committee Chairpersons• Presentation of IEA-R Mary Lou and Keith Hauge Award• Action and Adoption of Legislative Platform (as time permits)• Executive Director’s Report• Action on Budget• Action on New Business Items (as time permits)• Action on Bylaws (as time permits)• NEA Directors’ Report

Fourth Business Session ................................................1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.President Cinda Klickna Presiding

• Presentation of IEA Friend of Education Awards• Pension Update• Action on Budget• Presentation of The IEA Reg Weaver Human and Civil Rights Award• Teaching and Learning Update• Action on Bylaws (as time permits)• Action on New Business Items (as time permits)

Award Recipients’ Reception..........................................5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Special Screening: Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (updated version) ......................6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Dance — Ultimate Party Band ........................................9:00 p.m. - Midnight

Saturday, April 13, 2013Voting, if needed ..............................................................7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Delegate Breakfast (ticketed event) ..............................7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Fifth Business Session ....................................................9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.President Cinda Klickna Presiding

• IEA-NEA Scholarship Awards Presentation• IEA Student Program Report• Illinois Association of School Nurses Report• Action on Budget• Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board Report• IEA Retired Program Report• Presentation of Bob Haisman Teacher of the Year Award• Presentation of Bob Haisman Student of the Year Award• Action on New Business Items• Recognition of Elected NEA Directors• Final Report on Credentials• Closing Remarks

AdjournmentThe program will be interrupted to recognize special guests and to announceelection results.

159th IEA-NEA Representative Assembly TENTATIVEA G E N D A

How your delegates are chosenEach IEA-NEA region is allotted delegates on a formula of one delegate per 100

members. In addition to regional delegates, each region will be allotted an addi-tional delegate position, which has been designated a regional ethnic-minority rep-resentative who is pledged to represent ethnic-minority members within the regionand will be elected regionwide. The number of retired delegates attending the IEA RA is based on the number of

retired members as of July 31 preceding the annual RA meeting. One delegaterepresents 500 retired members.The number of student delegates attending the IEA RA is based on the student

program membership as of the October preceding the RA. One delegate repre-sents 100 student members.To further understand the RA, visit www.ieanea.org for a short video presenta-

tion of RA activities, as well as an overview of delegate responsibilities.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013Candidates’ Meeting..........................................................7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Registration and Information..........................................4:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.Board of Directors’ Dinner (tentative) ..............................8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Board of Directors Meeting (tentative) ..........................9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 11, 2013Registration and Information............................................8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Opening Session..............................................................9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Guest Speaker Dennis Van Roekel, NEA PresidentBudget Presentation and Open Hearing ......................10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Open Hearings ..............................................................11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

First Business Session ....................................................2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.President Cinda Klickna Presiding

• Call to Order• Invocation• Flag Salute• National Anthem•Welcome and Introduction of Podium• Introduction of Executive Committee• First Report on Credentials• Adoption of Standing Rules• Adoption of Agenda• Nomination of Candidates and Candidates’ Forum (if needed)• Presentation of Legislative Platform• Presentation of ESP of the Year Award• Legislative Update• Presentation of Proposed Bylaws• Action on Proposed Bylaws (as time permits)• Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Board Report• Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) Board Report• State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Report• Presentation of Proposed Resolutions• Action on Proposed Resolutions (as time permits)

Second Business Session .............................................. 5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.President Cinda Klickna Presiding

• Secretary-Treasurer’s Report• Recognition of Illinois’ Nominee for the NEA Foundation Awards forTeaching Excellence

• Presentation of Proposed Budget• Action on New Business Items (as time permits)• Action on Resolutions (as time permits)• Action on Bylaws (as time permits)• President’s Report

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Eric BrownMy name is Eric Brown. I teach biology at Evanston Township High School, and I am run-

ning for re-election to the NEA board of directors.As a current member of the NEA board, I have seen the impact our national association

can have at the state and local level. Two areas in which the support and leadership of theNEA board has been invaluable are in combating attacks on public education and in enhanc-ing our education-related professions.

In the first area, the NEA board was instrumental in providing resources against attackson educators, collective bargaining, and pensions across the nation, including here inIllinois.

On the other topic, the work of the NEA board led to the creation of a positive agenda to:

• enhance educator quality;• ensure that future educators understand the importance of our association and see tangible benefits of

membership;• make sure that voters understand the importance of having a public education available for all students.

We are doing this today to pre-empt the message from outside groups who don’t want us around in the future.After all, we are the ones who care most about the future of an accessible quality public education.

To protect the right to a public education for all students, I believe NEA must be ready for the attacks we facetoday, and equally focused on a positive agenda for our future. I would be honored to continue the work of movingNEA forward as a member of the NEA board of directors.

Candidates for NEA director

Jim GrimesI’d be honored to continue to work with one of the hardest working teams in education,

your Illinois NEA Directors.We must continue to build collaborative relationships with the Obama Administration and

both parties in Congress. Securing our pensions, reforming WEP-GPO, improving educationfunding, and achieving a great public school for every student remain our top goals.Surviving the fiscal crises in Washington and Springfield remain the biggest challenges weface. And, we must ensure that NEA and IEA protect members’ rights every day.

NEA reorganized in the face of membership losses and has focused on improving organiz-ing and leading the education profession.

I’ve been a local president, region chair and bargained contracts. I’ve served on the IEAExecutive, IPACE, Communication, Legislative, and Budget committees, and the LeadershipTraining Institute. I also serve on the NEA Committee on Legislation and Higher Education Committee. I’ve beenasked by NEA President Van Roekel to join a joint NEA-SEIU-AFSCME working group to deal with the challenges fac-ing organized labor. I was humbled to receive IEA’s Human Relations Award and the Governor’s Master TeacherAward.

After 32 years as a full-time high school career and technical instructor, I continue to teach as an adjunctinstructor at Joliet Junior College and Lincoln Land Community College and work part-time at the University ofIllinois at Springfield.

I’d be honored to continue to serve as one of your NEA Directors. Thank you for all you do for our students andour association.

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AMENDMENT #1T he following bylaw changes have been pre-sented to the IEA-NEA Executive Committee. The

IEA-NEA Bylaws provide that all proposals whichhave been presented to the Executive Committeeand published 30 days prior to the RepresentativeAssembly need approval by a two-thirds vote of RAdelegates. Additional proposals may be made to theRA at least one business meeting prior to the meet-ing at which the final vote is taken; however, pro-posals made in this fashion must be approved by atleast three-fourths of the delegates. Below, presentbylaws are printed in the left-hand column. New by-laws or additions to present bylaws are printed inunderlined type in the right-hand column. A blankspace to the left of a proposed bylaw indicates nocurrent bylaw addressing that subject.

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The Letter ProjectSTUDENTS WRITE NOTES. They pass them to each other (bad), butthey also write them to teachers, bus drivers, librarians, school secre-taries and others who make a difference in their lives (good!).

The IEA’s Committee Against Attacks on Public Education, or CAPE, isseeking school employees to talk about their favorite letters — funny,serious or meaningful — for a project the committee is working on.

If you are going to be at the RA, please bring some examples of yourfavorite notes. Find the IEA Store in the vendor area and tell themyou’ve brought your school notes. We will set up a time during the RAto talk with you a little bit about the note and to take a picture of it.

All submissions are greatly appreciated!

Thank you!


Lindsay Amezotchi, Community UnitSchool Dist. 303; Marzena Anderson,Elgin School Dist. U-46; Meghan Austin,Mt. Zion Community Unit School Dist. 3;Bridget Banas, Community High SchoolDist. 117; Sarah Barnett, BannockburnSchool Dist. 106; Karen Bear, ElmwoodPark Community Unit School Dist. 401;Jeffrey Benter, Tri-Valley CommunitySchool Dist. 3; Meeghan Binder, ForestPark School Dist. 91; Julia Black, RockIsland-Milan School Dist. 41; Brett Block,Paris Union School Dist. 95; JosephBlomquist, Community Unit School Dist.303; Deanna Bott, Geneseo CommunityUnit School Dist. 228; Denise Bourgoin,Elgin School Dist. U-46; ElaineBrandenburg, Mattoon Community UnitSchool Dist. 2; Julie Breese, IndianPrairie School Dist. 204; Kathy Brown,Aurora West School Dist. 129; ChristineBrowne, Sterling Community Unit SchoolDist. 5; Julie Bryniczka, Community UnitSchool Dist. 95; Angelique Burrell,Hinsdale Township High School Dist. 86;Pamela Carlos, Community Unit SchoolDist. 300; Heather Cartwright, WilmettePublic School Dist. 39; Nicole Cavanagh,Evanston-Skokie CommunityConsolidated School Dist. 65; VictorChahin, Hononegah Community HighSchool Dist. 207; Tamara Clarke,Rockridge Community Unit School Dist.300; Jayme Corcoran, BloomingtonSchool Dist. 87; Karen Coughlin,Springfield Public School Dist. 186;Tamara Coughlon, East PeoriaCommunity High School Dist. 309; Philip

Culcasi, Community Unit School Dist.200; Shilo DeYoung, Huntley ConsolidatedSchool Dist. 158; Katie Didway,Bloomington School Dist. 87; TeganDittmer, Community Unit School Dist.300; Kimberly Dubbelde, WarrensburgLatham Community Unit School Dist. 11;Melissa Dudic, Adlai E. Stevenson HighSchool Dist. 125; Joanna Duensing,Community Unit School Dist. 303; BrittanyEgan, Community Unit School Dist. 303;Sarah Egler, Community ConsolidatedSchool Dist. 15; Amy Eichinger,Springfield Public School Dist. 186;Christina Ensign, Indian Prairie SchoolDist. 204; Alan Evans, Community UnitSchool Dist. 303; Karla Fillinger, OakGrove School Dist. 68; Jennifer Fischer,Plainfield Consolidated School Dist. 202;Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle, MidwestCentral Community Unit School Dist. 191;Barbara Folan, Schiller Park School Dist.81; Jennifer Foraker, WheelingCommunity Consolidated School Dist. 21;Jill Francis, Pontiac Township HighSchool Dist. 90; Lisa Gillette, GenevaCommunity Unit School Dist. 304; KelliGlatt, Oswego Community Unit SchoolDist. 308; Tracy Goering, NapervilleCommunity Unit School Dist. 203; CamilleGonzalez-Jensen, Lincoln-WayCommunity High School Dist. 210; AbbeyGreen, Hinsdale Township High SchoolDist. 86; Maribel Guerrero, BarringtonCommunity Unit School Dist. 220; AlexisHanson, Community Unit School Dist.303; Jennifer Harris, HawthornCommunity Consolidated School Dist. 73;Jennifer Hawkins, Springfield Public

School Dist. 186; Melinda Hebbel, Tri-Valley Community School Dist. 3; KarenHockenyos, Springfield Public School Dist.186; Jeanette Horng, NapervilleCommunity Unit School Dist. 203; SandraHorst, Indian Prairie School Dist. 204;William Hudson, Forest Park School Dist.91; Anne Hufnus, Oak Park ElementarySchool Dist. 97; Jennifer Hunt, MattoonCommunity Unit School Dist. 2; ShelleyHutchison, Indian Prairie School Dis. 204;Patricia Ingram, Charleston CommunityUnit School Dist. 1; Julie Jezuit, Mt.Prospect School Dist. 57; AndrewJohnson, Community Unit School Dist.303; Nechele Johnson, Urbana SchoolDist. 116; Kimberly Jordan, Indian PrairieSchool Dist. 204; Thomas Justison,Morrisonville Community unit School Dist.1; Sarah Kanive, Aurora West School Dist.129; Sara Kelley, Elgin School Dist. U-46;Cheryl Konie, Huntley ConsolidatedSchool Dist. 158; Barbara Koski, McLeanCounty Unit Dist. 5; Connie Kott, ElginSchool Dist. U-46; Lauren Krahenbuhl,Community Unit School Dist. 303; KirstenKubala Cleveland, Hinckley-Big RockCommunity School Dist. 429; MylesLaffey, Hinsdale Township High SchoolDist. 86; Bridget Lahart, MedinahElementary School Dist. 11; Lesli Langel,Indian Prairie School Dist. 204; JohnLawless, Jacksonville School Dist. 117;Jennifer Leadaman, Marquardt SchoolDist. 15; Denise Leatherman, CommunityUnit School Dist. 303; Elisabeth Lebris,Kenilworth School Dist. 38; Abraham Lee,Des Plaines Community ConsolidatedSchool Dist. 62; Kelly Lewis, Glen EllynSchool Dist. 41; Kimberley Liner, ElginSchool Dist. U-46; Courtney Longua,Wilmette Public School Dist. 39; CheriseLopez, Riverside-Brookfield TownshipSchool Dist. 208; Lindsay Madej,Community Unit School Dist. 303; MeganMartin, Oregon Community Unit SchoolDist. 220; Angelique Masellis,Community Consolidated School Dist. 15;Jennifer Massie, Crystal Lake CommunitySchool Dist. 47; Timothy Massie,Community Unit School Dist. 303;Barbara Mastin, Deerfield Public School

THE ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SAW 174 of its teacher members attain Na-tional Board Certification in 2012, out of a total of 436 teachers certified for thestate.

The National Board for Protessional Teaching Standards in December releasedthe 2012 results for teachers attaining the profession’s highest credential. Certi-fication is a voluntary performance-based assessment program requiring teach-ers to submit student work samples, assignments and videotapes, as well asundergo a complete analysis of their teaching methods. The requirements cantake up to three years to complete.

Congrats to the following IEA members who have attained National Board Cer-tification! All names and school districts came directly from information provided bythe National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

IEA members attain National Board Certification


Dist. 109; Mary Mathey, CommunityConsolidated School Dist. 15; JennyMcCall, Community Unit School Dist.303; Erika McCann, NapervilleCommunity Unit School Dist. 203;Hemant Mehta, Indian Prairie SchoolDist. 204; Tammi Mellert, MedinahElementary School Dist. 11; Juli Miceli,Huntley Consolidated School Dist. 158;Morgan Moser, Anna-JonesboroCommunity High School Dist. 81; MaryMueller, Elgin School Dist. U-46; LaurieNannini, Community Unit School Dist.303; Lindsey Noble, EdwardsvilleCommunity Unit School Dist. 7; KristenNorth, Minooka Community High SchoolDist. 111; Laura Ocampo, Elgin SchoolDist. U-46; Dawn Oler, HinsdaleTownship High School Dist. 86; JaneOsmelak, Evanston Township HighSchool Dist. 202; Natalie Page, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School Dist. 196;Theofani Papafotopoulos, NapervilleCommunity Unit School Dist. 203; TracyParr, Barrington Community Unit SchoolDist. 220; Janice Pattat, OregonCommunity Unit School Dist. 220;Marilyn Paur, Highland CommunitySchool Dist. 5; Kathleen Peth, WilmettePublic School Dist. 39; Jean Phillips,Deerfield Public School Dist. 109; RoryPine, Community Unit School Dist. 303;Maria Ramos, Elgin School Dist. U-46;Lori Ratliff, Community High School Dist.155; Lara Reem, Washington CommunityHigh School Dist. 308; CourtneyReynolds, Glenview Community

Consolidated School Dist. 34; AprilRichter, Lincoln-Way Community HighSchool Dist. 210; Laura Riley, CommunityUnit School Dist. 201; Danielle Rios,Aurora West School Dist. 129; JulianaRohrlack, Evanston-Skokie CommunityConsolidated School Dist. 65; CherylRomeo, Elgin School Dist. U-46; FrankRossi, Community Consolidated SchoolDist. 181; Joseph Ruzicka; Indian PrairieSchool Dist. 204; Daniel Ryan, Mahomet-Seymour Community School Dist. 3;Laura Schroeder, Community Unit SchoolDist. 303; Alexandra Scott, Aurora WestSchool Dist. 129; Robert Seidel,Barrington Community Unit School Dist.220; Virginia Sharp, Indian Prairie SchoolDist. 204; Shin Ming Shelby, SchaumburgCommunity Consolidated School Dist. 54;Alisha Smith, Indian Prairie School Dist.204; Elizabeth Smith, Aurora West SchoolDist. 129; Patricia Smykal, Indian PrairieSchool Dist. 204; Jennifer Snyder,McLean County Unit Dist. 5; JamieSoprych, Community Unit School Dist.300; Laura Spelic, Community UnitSchool Dist. 303; Catherine Spung, EdgarCounty Community School Dist. 6;Kimberly Stancl, Elgin Scool Dist. U-46;Sharon Stewart, Community Unit SchoolDist. 303; Myra Stinson, Mid-ValleySpecial Ed Assn.; Elyse Stole, Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated SchoolDist. 65; Louise Stompor, Schiller ParkSchool Dist. 81; Bonnie Strejc, ElginSchool Dist. U-46; Laurelle Stuart,Aptakisic-Tripp School Dist. 102; JoAnn

Sutherland, Huntley Consolidated SchoolDist. 158; Miriam Swann, Lake ForestCommunity High School Dist. 115;Alexandria Tannenbaum, Glen EllynSchool Dist. 41; Shelley Taylor, GlenbardTownship High School Dist. 87; StacieThrelfall, McLean County Unit Dist. 5;Jelena Todorovich, Des PlainesCommunity Consolidated School Dist. 62;Lior Tomer, Deerfield Public School Dist.109; Jennifer Trygar, Elgin School Dist. U-46; Deborah Udelhofen, HuntleyConsolidated School Dist. 158; MatthewVogel, Glenview Community ConsolidatedSchool Dist. 34; Sara Voller, Indian PrairieSchool Dist. 204; Jessica Volpe, LakeForest School Dist. 67; Scott Von Essen,Community Unit School Dist. 303; JohnWaite, Community High School Dist. 99;Allyson Ward, Lincolnshire PrairieviewSchool Dist. 103; Jennifer Weeks, MolineSchool Dist. 40; Michael Wegrzyn, IndianPrairie Community Unit School Dist. 204;Kurt Weisenburger, BarringtonCommunity Unit School Dist. 220;Matthew Weldon, Elmwood ParkCommunity Unit School Dist. 401;Douglas Wilson, Wilmette Public SchoolDist. 39; Lauren Wise, Community UnitSchool Dist. 303; Jennifer Wong,Wheeling Community Consolidated SchoolDist. 21; Grace Wright-Curtis, Des PlainesCommunity Consolidated School Dist. 62;Gilbert Wukitsch, Community Unit SchoolDist. 303; Michael Zernone, CommunityUnit School Dist. 303

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IEA Store at this years RAAs always the IEA Store

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Five teams of IEA educators winNEA Foundation grant awards

Three teams of IEA educators were awarded $5,000 NEAFoundation grants and two more teams were awarded$2,000 grants to help students better their learning experi-ences and their lives, according to the foundation.

Winners of the $5,000 student achievement grants were:

Angela Scott and Linda Wittman of Alton High Schoolin Alton. The two will use the grant money to empower at-risk students to express themselves through music, drama,dance, visual arts, rap, step and poetry using creative arttherapy. Students will study the arts, compose music,record songs and create dance and step routines. They willincrease their technological proficiency by using graphicdesign software, camcorders and music production equip-ment and, in the end, will share their experiences with ele-mentary school students.

Judy Shipman and Susan Oltman of Jefferson EarlyChildhood Center in Moline. The women will create anoutdoor space to implement early childhood best prac-tices. They will create lessons through Creative Curriculum,a standards-based research tool being used at the school,to foster growth that correlates with Illinois Early LearningStandards. They hope to enrich the students’ lives, but alsocreate a child-centered learning environment for students’families and members of the community.

Cara Garmon and Brittany Davidson of JudithGiacoma Elementary School in Westville. These two edu-cators plan to wage war on childhood obesity in theirschool by teaching students the importance of living ahealthy lifestyle. To do so, they will provide students withdaily healthy snacks and an evidence-based curriculum forhealthy eating choices and exercise. They will also provideteachers with support and equipment needed to lead stu-dents in daily exercise.

Winner of the $2,000 learning and leadership grant was:

Anthony Svozil of Homewood-Flossmoor High Schoolin Flossmoor. To improve the STEM curriculum at the highschool, Svozil will attend the Carnegie Mellon RoboticsAcademy at the National Robotics Engineering Center inPittsburgh. Upon completing the coursework, Svozil willimplement a robotics curriculum in his school’s collegeengineering course.

Winners of the $2,000 student achievement grant were:

Jennifer Rizzo and Mary Norman-DeSelm at BradleyEast Elementary School in Bradley. The two women willcreate independent iPad learning centers for reading andmath through “The Daily 5.” By adding a technological com-ponent to current lessons, educators will encourage stu-dent independence and hands-on projects. Tablets will beavailable to students to use in independent centers andpreloaded with specific apps that focus on student needsand to allow student choice.

Kick butts day is March 20Help youth in your school learn

more about the dangers of tobaccouse and take on the tobaccoindustry on Kick Butts Day onMarch 20.

Teachers who want to organ-ize events to empower their stu-dents can find an interactiveactivity guide with easy and engag-ing events on the Kick Butts Daywebsite (www.kickbuttsday.org).

Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids(www.tobaccofreekids.org) and sponsored by the UnitedHealth Foundation, Kick Butts Day is an annual day ofyouth activism in the fight against tobacco use. The day isdesigned to prompt kids to encourage their peers to staytobacco-free and to educate their communities about thedangers of tobacco and the industry’s marketing practices.

Events for the day include:

• “They put what in a cigarette?”• Designing a pledge or memorial wall.• Scheduling health fairs and rallies.

Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventabledeath in the United States, killing more than 400,000 peopleand costing $96 billion in health care bills each year.Studies show that 18.1 percent of high school students stillsmoke. Every single day, nearly 1,100 kids become regularsmokers and nearly one-third of them will die prematurelyas a result.


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Please type or print your name below exactly as you wish it to appear on the ballot. INCLUDE SPACES AND PUNCTUATION.ONLY ONE CHARACTER PER BOX.

NOMINATIONS MUST BE SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL. PLACE ONLY ONE FORM IN EACH CERTIFIED ENVELOPE. SEND TO:PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, IEA-NEA, 100 E. EDWARDS, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704-1999.

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Please type or print your candidate statement in the space provided below. ONLY ONE CHARACTER PER BOX. SPACESAND PUNCTUATION COUNT AS CHARACTERS. Candidate statements are limited to 100 characters or less. Statementsmust not include an exhortation to vote for the candidate and must be nonpromotional, factual and objective.

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� Northern Section Ethnic Minority Alternate (Remainder of term to expire 7/15/2014)

SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICENORTHERN SECTION ETHNIC MINORITY ALTERNATE/NEA RA SUCCESSOR DELEGATE

(Remainder of term to expire 7/15/2014.)

THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED CAREFULLY BY ALL CANDIDATES.

1. Nominations will be accepted if received in the IEA-NEA president's office by March 27, 2013. These nominations are to be filed byCERTIFIED MAIL. Candidates may state on the form, in 100 characters or less, what their qualifications are for the position. Note: The100 character limit on statements will be strictly followed. Candidate statements will be mailed with the ballots.

2. Sample ballots will be sent out to all candidates and IEA-NEA board members by April 10, 2013.3. Names shall appear on the ballots in order as determined by lot. 4. Challenges regarding the ballots must be received by April 24, 2013 by CERTIFIED MAIL.5. Ballots shall be sent by bulk mail no later than May 1, 2013. They must be returned to the IEA-NEA Headquarters, 100 East EdwardsSt., Springfield, IL 62704, no later than 11:59 p.m. on May 29, 2013, in the official ballot envelope, one ballot per envelope. Ballotsreceived other than in the official ballot envelope shall be considered spoiled.

6. Results shall be tallied or certified by the State Elections Committee on May 31, 2013 at the IEA-NEA Headquarters Building inSpringfield. Candidates shall be notified of the results by June 7, 2013.

7. Eligibility: All IEA-NEA members in Regions 19-25, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 49, 53, 54, 60 and 63-66 are eligible to participate in the electionfor this position.

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