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| LEA Express A weekly compilation of Association news, minutes, upcoming events and tips for LEA Members. |
Included in this issue…
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OCTOBER 11TH - Shredding Event...
Sponsored by LEA & 1st Nebraska Educators Credit Union
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Location: LEA Office, 4920 Normal Blvd – East Parking Lot
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
LEA and 1st Nebraska Educators Credit Union is sponsoring a free shredding event! Bring up to 50 lbs
(equal to approximately 2 paper boxes full) of documents to be shredded for free. Donors will receive
information on protecting your identity. Information on the Harvest of Books will be available and donations
will be accepted for the Harvest of Books fund drive which is October 3 – 19.
Spread the word about this event to your friends, family and co-workers!
Thank you Shredding Solutions for providing the shredding truck!
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LEA Board Minutes
The LEA Board Minutes are available to read at the following link:
http://www.lincolneducationassociation.org/MinutesLEABoard.html
The LEA Board of Directors is made up of twelve LEA members elected by their peers. The Executive
Committee of the Board consists of the President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer. In addition to
the Executive Committee, there are three elementary representatives, one middle level representative, two
high school representatives and three at-large representatives. The Board meets at the LEA Office twice a
month during the school year and once per month during the summer. Members are always encouraged
to come and observe.
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FR Council Minutes
Click on the following link to read the FR Council Minutes.
http://www.lincolneducationassociation.org/MinutesFRCouncil.html
FR (Faculty Representative) Council is the legislative and policy-forming body of the Association with the
purpose of carrying out the Association goals. Its 187 members are representatives from the fifty-three
building sites across the district. This body of representatives meets the third Thursday of the month at
Lefler Middle School to foster and promote membership, adopt the budget, set the annual dues, approve
resolutions and policy statements, approve the slate of candidates for election and to review, adopt
Association goals and Standing Committee changes and review issues and concerns of members. All
members are invited to come and observe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harvest of Books
During the weeks of October 3 – 19, help share your love of reading with a child by donating to the Twelfth
Annual Harvest of Books drive.
Since its inception in 1997, the Harvest of Books, Inc. has distributed over 100,000 books to first and
second graders in the public, private and parochial schools of Lincoln. This year, the Harvest goal is to
distribute 13,000 books to students the week of November 24.
If you and others would like to participate, you can purchase books at 25% off the retail price at the
following participating bookstores:
• ABC … Adventist Book Center, 4745 Prescott Ave
• Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5150 “O” Street and 2910 Pine Lake Road – Suite A1
• Gloria Deo, Alamo Center Suite – 15, 5601 S 56th
• Lee Booksellers, 5500 S 56th Street
• Lemstone Christian Stores, 2801 Pine Lake, Ste J
• Nebraska Bookstore, 1300 “Q” Street
• University Bookstore, Lower Level-Nebraska Union-City Campus
• Usborne Books via Alicia Chrastil at 499-8147
• Usborne Books via Miriam LeBlanc at 489-8800, www.MiriamsBooks.com
• Usborne Books via Becky McGarvie at 477-0249
• Usborne Books via Amy Rempe at 486-1031
• Usborne Books via Megan Tupper at 476-0394
If you and others cannot get to a store to make purchases or would simply prefer to let LEA volunteers do
the shopping, donations by check may be sent to: Harvest of Books, c/o LEA, 4920 Normal Blvd., Lincoln NE
68506 or contribute online at www.lincolneducationassociation.org. Individuals often use the Harvest of
Books as a way of donating memorials to departed friends and loved ones throughout the year, too.
Contact the LEA Office if you would like promotional bookmarks to distribute to your friends, family, and
organizations you’re involved in to help promote the Harvest. 489-7500 or e-mail teresa.greve@nsea.org
Please help the LEA and the Harvest of Books continue to be a cherished tradition!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Retirement Seminars with Roger Rea
Mark your calendars now to hear Roger Rea’s presentation on the Nebraska Retirement System. This
presentation is different than the one you attend from the state retirement department or the one
presented by the district. You should attend all three.
October 23, 2008 and March 12, 2009 (The March 12 session is a repeat of October 23)
4:15 to 5:30 p.m.
LEA Office
Attendance is limited to 30 people. RSVP to Elaine at elaine.koch@nsea.org or 489-7500.
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Newer LEA Members: Erasing Student Loans and Debt
October 11, 2008
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
LEA Office
4920 Normal Blvd
Enrollment: e-mail Elaine at elaine.koch@nsea.org or call 489-7500. Workshop is limited to 25 members.
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New LEA Members: A classroom management class.
“I Can Do It”
(Can be counted as District Flex Time or for professional growth)
The Lincoln Education Association wants to help you so that your classroom runs effectively and
efficiently. LEA is offering a classroom management class for district flex time or professional growth
points for teachers with five or fewer years of experience or for those teachers who want to hone their
skills. Click below to read a description of the seven hour class and to register on line with Lincoln Public
Schools. The class is being offered two nights, September 10 and September 17, from 4:15 to 7:45 p.m.
or one Saturday, October 18 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The instructors are specially trained LPS/LEA
teachers for the NEA/NSEA/LEA I Can Do It classroom management class.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/staffdevlps/cw/showcourse.asp?5915 (October 18 Registration Link)
Sign up today to help yourself for the rest of the year and your career.
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Thank You for Donating Leave
To the LEA membership,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has donated leave to me. You acts of kindness
have allowed me to put forth greater focus and energy into my recovery. I do not know for certain who
have donated, however I want to let everyone know of the greatness that people have given me. Next
month I will start radiation treatment after my bone marrow transplant. Everyone’s act of kindness and
sacrifice has allowed me to not worry about health care in the coming month. In addition, everyone’s
continued and constant showing of faith and friendship has been overwhelming this past year, yes it has
been over a year for this journey. My family and I could not have continued on my recovery as smoothly as
we have without your help, thoughts and prayers.
Often when people act, others do not know. I hope my email finds those in good spirit, and also
encourages us all to continue to act with faith and hope.
Thank you,
Tom Garay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Host Families Needed for 20 Teachers - Earn $75!
To: LEA Members
From: Dolores Mather, LEA-Retired Member
488-4228, or DCMather@aol.com
Joe McNulty, UNL Ed. Administration, has asked me to find week end hosts for 20 teachers who will be
attending a seminar at the University. They are from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Tajikistan,
and Turkmenistan.
They are teachers of English, History and Social Sciences.
He hopes to find home stays for them on the week end of November 1. Hosts would pick them up at their
hotel on Saturday a.m., host them over night and return them to their hotel
Sunday, afternoon - November 2.
In return, host would be paid $75, per guest, and be invited to a going away party the following week end.
I have met previous participants, and found them to be most interesting and vivacious.
If interested, please contact Dolores Mather at 488-4228, or DCMather@aol.com, by October 7.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Target Field Trip Grants
Provide Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Target has launched the Target Field Trip Grants program online application for 2008-09. The initiative,
designed to help teachers bring learning to life outside the classroom, will distribute 5,000 grants of up to
$800 to education professionals throughout the U.S., which means that one of every 25 schools in America
will have a classroom go on a field trip, courtesy of Target.
Applications for the grants are available online through Nov. 1. Recipients will be notified in January. Funds
may be used to cover the cost of transportation, entry fees, supplies and equipment and resource
materials.
The Target Field Trip Grants program is open to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals or
classified staff employed by a K-12 public school in the U.S., having a 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt
status. Field trips must take place during the 2008-09 calendar school year. For details, look for the Field
Trip Grants link at: www.target.com
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Celebrate American Education Week
November 16-22
Each year, American Education Week presents all Americans with an opportunity to celebrate public
education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality
education.
NEA instigated the celebration of American Education Week shortly after World War I. This 87th AEW
celebration spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education
from kindergarten through college.
NEA’s annual tagline — Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility — reflects the
Association’s calling upon America to provide students with quality public schools so that they can grow,
prosper and achieve in the 21st Century.
This year, the Nov. 16–22 celebration features a special observance each day of the week. Those
observances include:
• Monday, Nov. 17: Open House Day.
• Tuesday, Nov. 18: Parents Day.
• Wednesday, Nov. 19: Education Support Professionals Day.
• Thursday, Nov. 20: Educator for a Day.
• Friday, Nov. 21: Substitute Educators Day.
To help Nebraska teachers plan this celebration, the National Education Association has developed an
online toolkit with background information, activity ideas, and tips for working with the media, as well as
downloadable resources, templates and other items.
Using the online toolkit will help teachers create unforgettable events and activities that will highlight the
importance of bringing together everyone in the community — educators, parents, students, and public
figures — in an effort to build great public schools. The toolkit and resources can be found on the NEA Web
site at: http://www.nea.org/aew/index.html
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Educator Reception at Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble – SouthPointe
2910 Pine Lake Road
Wednesday, October 15th
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble at SouthPointe invites you to their Educator Reception! Enter to win a $500 Barnes & Noble
Gift Card. Free Classroom Resources! Enjoy Goodies from their Café! Prizes! Book Talks at 6:00 p.m.
Meet Author Julia Cook.
Educator Appreciation Days – October 11th – 19th.
PreK-12 educators save up to 25% on classroom and personal purchases, including 10% on CDs and
DVDs. Certain restrictions apply.
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Brand New Benefit for Brand New Members
If you’re new to the NEA in the 2008-09 membership year, you’ll be getting off to a good start with a new
benefit from the NEA Members Insurance Trust!
The NEA Introductory Term Life Insurance Program provides you $15,000 in term life coverage — at no
cost — for your first full year of membership. The coverage begins on your effective date of membership
and continues for 12 months. At the end of the 12 months, you may purchase the coverage at great
members-only rates with no evidence of insurability!
Starting in September, register your beneficiaries online on the NEA Member Benefits Web Site at neamb.
com. While you’re there, take a look at the other insurance options for protecting yourself and your family.
For more information, call our Member Service Center toll free at 1-800-637-4636.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cha-Ching!
With NEA Member Benefits
Your NSEA Membership Can Save You Money!
Buying power.
That’s what membership in your local association, the NSEA and the NEA gives you.
Collectively, the more than 3.2 million members of the NEA have a purchasing clout that results in potential
for huge savings for every member – savings enough to more than counter the cost of annual membership
dues.
Indeed, an overriding issue concerning most NEA members is their economic well-being. Specifically, NEA
members want to know how to increase their financial security while receiving a good value for their hard-
earned dollars.
The answer to those concerns is NEA Member Benefits, which plays an important role in addressing
economic issues that face NEA members. With a commitment to improving the lives of members,
combined with the influence of group buying power, Member Benefits offers top-quality products and
services like credit cards; money market accounts; auto and homeowner’s insurance; health and disability
insurance; loans and mortgages; life insurance; and more.
The NEA Member Benefits Corporation is a subsidiary of NEA, and was established to develop, implement
and administer NEA Member Benefits programs and services.
Add in the savings available by using NSEA’s Access Savings card (see story on Page 7), and NSEA
members can save hundreds of dollars each year. To see the full range of NEA Member Benefits
programs, go to this Web site: http://www.neamb.com/index.jsp
To discover the savings available through the Access Card savings plan, have your NSEA Access
identification card number at hand (or look for your 10-digit identification number above your name on the
mailing label of this magazine), and click on the Access Card icon near the upper right side of the NSEA
Web site home page at: www.nsea.org
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How to Spot a Flooded Car
1-877-777-1419
Call now for your free comparison rate quote.
Kristen Smith, Field Representative
Visit us on the web at www.calcas.com/kksmith
Floods are one of the most common of all disasters, according to the Federal Emergency Management
Association (FEMA). Most communities have experienced flooding of some kind, due to spring rains, winter
snow thawing or heavy thunderstorms.
If such an event occurred where you live, and you drove through high waters, your car may have been
damaged. The damage may have occurred even if your vehicle was not completely covered in water. It all
depends on where the water reached and how much water the vehicle took in.
Use these tips from the Car Care Council to determine if your car has been damaged:
This article is provided courtesy of California Casualty.
- SHREDDING EVENT – OCTOBER 11, 2008
- LEA BOARD MINUTES
- FR COUNCIL MINUTES
- HARVEST OF BOOKS – OCTOBER 3 - 19
- RETIREMENT SEMINARS WITH ROGER REA
- NEWER LEA MEMBERS: ERASING STUDENT LOANS AND DEBT
- THANK YOU FOR DONATING LEAVE
- HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR 20 TEACHERS - EARN $75!
- TARGET FIELD TRIP GRANTS PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- CELEBRATE AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK - NOVEMBER 16 - 22
- EDUCATOR RECEPTION AT BARNES & NOBLE
- BRAND NEW BENEFIT FOR BRAND NEW MEMBERS
- CHA-CHING! WITH NEA MEMBER BENEFITS
- HOW TO SPOT A FLOODED CAR BY NEA A+ AUTO
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OCTOBER 11TH - Shredding Event...
Sponsored by LEA & 1st Nebraska Educators Credit Union
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Location: LEA Office, 4920 Normal Blvd – East Parking Lot
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
LEA and 1st Nebraska Educators Credit Union is sponsoring a free shredding event! Bring up to 50 lbs
(equal to approximately 2 paper boxes full) of documents to be shredded for free. Donors will receive
information on protecting your identity. Information on the Harvest of Books will be available and donations
will be accepted for the Harvest of Books fund drive which is October 3 – 19.
Spread the word about this event to your friends, family and co-workers!
Thank you Shredding Solutions for providing the shredding truck!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LEA Board Minutes
The LEA Board Minutes are available to read at the following link:
http://www.lincolneducationassociation.org/MinutesLEABoard.html
The LEA Board of Directors is made up of twelve LEA members elected by their peers. The Executive
Committee of the Board consists of the President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer. In addition to
the Executive Committee, there are three elementary representatives, one middle level representative, two
high school representatives and three at-large representatives. The Board meets at the LEA Office twice a
month during the school year and once per month during the summer. Members are always encouraged
to come and observe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FR Council Minutes
Click on the following link to read the FR Council Minutes.
http://www.lincolneducationassociation.org/MinutesFRCouncil.html
FR (Faculty Representative) Council is the legislative and policy-forming body of the Association with the
purpose of carrying out the Association goals. Its 187 members are representatives from the fifty-three
building sites across the district. This body of representatives meets the third Thursday of the month at
Lefler Middle School to foster and promote membership, adopt the budget, set the annual dues, approve
resolutions and policy statements, approve the slate of candidates for election and to review, adopt
Association goals and Standing Committee changes and review issues and concerns of members. All
members are invited to come and observe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harvest of Books
During the weeks of October 3 – 19, help share your love of reading with a child by donating to the Twelfth
Annual Harvest of Books drive.
Since its inception in 1997, the Harvest of Books, Inc. has distributed over 100,000 books to first and
second graders in the public, private and parochial schools of Lincoln. This year, the Harvest goal is to
distribute 13,000 books to students the week of November 24.
If you and others would like to participate, you can purchase books at 25% off the retail price at the
following participating bookstores:
• ABC … Adventist Book Center, 4745 Prescott Ave
• Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5150 “O” Street and 2910 Pine Lake Road – Suite A1
• Gloria Deo, Alamo Center Suite – 15, 5601 S 56th
• Lee Booksellers, 5500 S 56th Street
• Lemstone Christian Stores, 2801 Pine Lake, Ste J
• Nebraska Bookstore, 1300 “Q” Street
• University Bookstore, Lower Level-Nebraska Union-City Campus
• Usborne Books via Alicia Chrastil at 499-8147
• Usborne Books via Miriam LeBlanc at 489-8800, www.MiriamsBooks.com
• Usborne Books via Becky McGarvie at 477-0249
• Usborne Books via Amy Rempe at 486-1031
• Usborne Books via Megan Tupper at 476-0394
If you and others cannot get to a store to make purchases or would simply prefer to let LEA volunteers do
the shopping, donations by check may be sent to: Harvest of Books, c/o LEA, 4920 Normal Blvd., Lincoln NE
68506 or contribute online at www.lincolneducationassociation.org. Individuals often use the Harvest of
Books as a way of donating memorials to departed friends and loved ones throughout the year, too.
Contact the LEA Office if you would like promotional bookmarks to distribute to your friends, family, and
organizations you’re involved in to help promote the Harvest. 489-7500 or e-mail teresa.greve@nsea.org
Please help the LEA and the Harvest of Books continue to be a cherished tradition!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Retirement Seminars with Roger Rea
Mark your calendars now to hear Roger Rea’s presentation on the Nebraska Retirement System. This
presentation is different than the one you attend from the state retirement department or the one
presented by the district. You should attend all three.
October 23, 2008 and March 12, 2009 (The March 12 session is a repeat of October 23)
4:15 to 5:30 p.m.
LEA Office
Attendance is limited to 30 people. RSVP to Elaine at elaine.koch@nsea.org or 489-7500.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newer LEA Members: Erasing Student Loans and Debt
October 11, 2008
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
LEA Office
4920 Normal Blvd
Enrollment: e-mail Elaine at elaine.koch@nsea.org or call 489-7500. Workshop is limited to 25 members.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New LEA Members: A classroom management class.
“I Can Do It”
(Can be counted as District Flex Time or for professional growth)
The Lincoln Education Association wants to help you so that your classroom runs effectively and
efficiently. LEA is offering a classroom management class for district flex time or professional growth
points for teachers with five or fewer years of experience or for those teachers who want to hone their
skills. Click below to read a description of the seven hour class and to register on line with Lincoln Public
Schools. The class is being offered two nights, September 10 and September 17, from 4:15 to 7:45 p.m.
or one Saturday, October 18 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The instructors are specially trained LPS/LEA
teachers for the NEA/NSEA/LEA I Can Do It classroom management class.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/staffdevlps/cw/showcourse.asp?5915 (October 18 Registration Link)
Sign up today to help yourself for the rest of the year and your career.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank You for Donating Leave
To the LEA membership,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has donated leave to me. You acts of kindness
have allowed me to put forth greater focus and energy into my recovery. I do not know for certain who
have donated, however I want to let everyone know of the greatness that people have given me. Next
month I will start radiation treatment after my bone marrow transplant. Everyone’s act of kindness and
sacrifice has allowed me to not worry about health care in the coming month. In addition, everyone’s
continued and constant showing of faith and friendship has been overwhelming this past year, yes it has
been over a year for this journey. My family and I could not have continued on my recovery as smoothly as
we have without your help, thoughts and prayers.
Often when people act, others do not know. I hope my email finds those in good spirit, and also
encourages us all to continue to act with faith and hope.
Thank you,
Tom Garay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Host Families Needed for 20 Teachers - Earn $75!
To: LEA Members
From: Dolores Mather, LEA-Retired Member
488-4228, or DCMather@aol.com
Joe McNulty, UNL Ed. Administration, has asked me to find week end hosts for 20 teachers who will be
attending a seminar at the University. They are from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Tajikistan,
and Turkmenistan.
They are teachers of English, History and Social Sciences.
He hopes to find home stays for them on the week end of November 1. Hosts would pick them up at their
hotel on Saturday a.m., host them over night and return them to their hotel
Sunday, afternoon - November 2.
In return, host would be paid $75, per guest, and be invited to a going away party the following week end.
I have met previous participants, and found them to be most interesting and vivacious.
If interested, please contact Dolores Mather at 488-4228, or DCMather@aol.com, by October 7.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Target Field Trip Grants
Provide Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Target has launched the Target Field Trip Grants program online application for 2008-09. The initiative,
designed to help teachers bring learning to life outside the classroom, will distribute 5,000 grants of up to
$800 to education professionals throughout the U.S., which means that one of every 25 schools in America
will have a classroom go on a field trip, courtesy of Target.
Applications for the grants are available online through Nov. 1. Recipients will be notified in January. Funds
may be used to cover the cost of transportation, entry fees, supplies and equipment and resource
materials.
The Target Field Trip Grants program is open to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals or
classified staff employed by a K-12 public school in the U.S., having a 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt
status. Field trips must take place during the 2008-09 calendar school year. For details, look for the Field
Trip Grants link at: www.target.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Celebrate American Education Week
November 16-22
Each year, American Education Week presents all Americans with an opportunity to celebrate public
education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality
education.
NEA instigated the celebration of American Education Week shortly after World War I. This 87th AEW
celebration spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education
from kindergarten through college.
NEA’s annual tagline — Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility — reflects the
Association’s calling upon America to provide students with quality public schools so that they can grow,
prosper and achieve in the 21st Century.
This year, the Nov. 16–22 celebration features a special observance each day of the week. Those
observances include:
• Monday, Nov. 17: Open House Day.
• Tuesday, Nov. 18: Parents Day.
• Wednesday, Nov. 19: Education Support Professionals Day.
• Thursday, Nov. 20: Educator for a Day.
• Friday, Nov. 21: Substitute Educators Day.
To help Nebraska teachers plan this celebration, the National Education Association has developed an
online toolkit with background information, activity ideas, and tips for working with the media, as well as
downloadable resources, templates and other items.
Using the online toolkit will help teachers create unforgettable events and activities that will highlight the
importance of bringing together everyone in the community — educators, parents, students, and public
figures — in an effort to build great public schools. The toolkit and resources can be found on the NEA Web
site at: http://www.nea.org/aew/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Educator Reception at Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble – SouthPointe
2910 Pine Lake Road
Wednesday, October 15th
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble at SouthPointe invites you to their Educator Reception! Enter to win a $500 Barnes & Noble
Gift Card. Free Classroom Resources! Enjoy Goodies from their Café! Prizes! Book Talks at 6:00 p.m.
Meet Author Julia Cook.
Educator Appreciation Days – October 11th – 19th.
PreK-12 educators save up to 25% on classroom and personal purchases, including 10% on CDs and
DVDs. Certain restrictions apply.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brand New Benefit for Brand New Members
If you’re new to the NEA in the 2008-09 membership year, you’ll be getting off to a good start with a new
benefit from the NEA Members Insurance Trust!
The NEA Introductory Term Life Insurance Program provides you $15,000 in term life coverage — at no
cost — for your first full year of membership. The coverage begins on your effective date of membership
and continues for 12 months. At the end of the 12 months, you may purchase the coverage at great
members-only rates with no evidence of insurability!
Starting in September, register your beneficiaries online on the NEA Member Benefits Web Site at neamb.
com. While you’re there, take a look at the other insurance options for protecting yourself and your family.
For more information, call our Member Service Center toll free at 1-800-637-4636.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cha-Ching!
With NEA Member Benefits
Your NSEA Membership Can Save You Money!
Buying power.
That’s what membership in your local association, the NSEA and the NEA gives you.
Collectively, the more than 3.2 million members of the NEA have a purchasing clout that results in potential
for huge savings for every member – savings enough to more than counter the cost of annual membership
dues.
Indeed, an overriding issue concerning most NEA members is their economic well-being. Specifically, NEA
members want to know how to increase their financial security while receiving a good value for their hard-
earned dollars.
The answer to those concerns is NEA Member Benefits, which plays an important role in addressing
economic issues that face NEA members. With a commitment to improving the lives of members,
combined with the influence of group buying power, Member Benefits offers top-quality products and
services like credit cards; money market accounts; auto and homeowner’s insurance; health and disability
insurance; loans and mortgages; life insurance; and more.
The NEA Member Benefits Corporation is a subsidiary of NEA, and was established to develop, implement
and administer NEA Member Benefits programs and services.
Add in the savings available by using NSEA’s Access Savings card (see story on Page 7), and NSEA
members can save hundreds of dollars each year. To see the full range of NEA Member Benefits
programs, go to this Web site: http://www.neamb.com/index.jsp
To discover the savings available through the Access Card savings plan, have your NSEA Access
identification card number at hand (or look for your 10-digit identification number above your name on the
mailing label of this magazine), and click on the Access Card icon near the upper right side of the NSEA
Web site home page at: www.nsea.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to Spot a Flooded Car
1-877-777-1419
Call now for your free comparison rate quote.
Kristen Smith, Field Representative
Visit us on the web at www.calcas.com/kksmith
Floods are one of the most common of all disasters, according to the Federal Emergency Management
Association (FEMA). Most communities have experienced flooding of some kind, due to spring rains, winter
snow thawing or heavy thunderstorms.
If such an event occurred where you live, and you drove through high waters, your car may have been
damaged. The damage may have occurred even if your vehicle was not completely covered in water. It all
depends on where the water reached and how much water the vehicle took in.
Use these tips from the Car Care Council to determine if your car has been damaged:
- Check interior carpets, upholstery and the door and trim panels for dampness. If there is
dampness, it will need to be professionally cleaned. - Check the engine oil and transmission fluid dip sticks and differential plug. If the fluid appears
milky, diluted, is beige in color or no longer its original color, it is likely water has been introduced.
Do not drive the car, but have it towed to a mechanic or repair shop. - Check the air filter for water. If it is wet, replace the filter and change the oil.
- Check the undercarriage, bumpers, radiator and frame for mud, grass, dirt, debris and rust.
- Have the brake system checked by a professional.
- Check the exterior lights for signs of moisture. Replace headlights and bulbs if they contain water.
- Listen for abnormal sounds while the engine is running.
This article is provided courtesy of California Casualty.
