CODAA is looking for members who are interested in running for the Executive Board. Please see descriptions of each position and nomination forms below. You can nominate yourself.
Nominations are due April 11, 2022.
Please email nomination forms to [email protected]
If you have questions contact Melissa Victor or Bill Enright at [email protected]
Melissa Victor and Bill Enright Election Chairs.
CODAA Virtual Spring Membership meeting
March 23, 2022
4:00 – 6:30 pm
Zoom Link: COMING SOON
4:00 PM – Welcome & Call for CODAA Officer Nominations
4:15 PM – Presentation and Vote on the FY 2022/23 CODAA Budget (only dues paying members can vote)
4:40 PM – Presentation and Q&A by Faon Crystal and Nicole Matos on the upcoming Higher Learning Commission visit
5:00 PM – What is OER?
5:15 PM – Updates: Working in more than one area; upcoming events, and more
5:30 PM – Member Discussion and Questions
CODAA Adjunct Working in two Divisions for Spring 2022
As many of you are aware, CODAA advocated strenuously to allow qualified adjuncts to teach in more than one division. We are grateful to President Caputo and Human Resources for allowing this to happen beginning spring 2022.
We encourage those of you who would like to teach in more than one Division to check the HR job postings and apply as appropriate. One of our members who benefitted from this change in policy sent the following email.
“I wanted to let you know that everything is going smoothly with the addition of another division. There were a few kinks but I think it was just because the concept was new to have adjuncts working in multiple areas. I’m getting the maximum classes now, which was my goal!! Thank you so much for all of your support throughout this transition.”
Amy KepplerEnglish and Education
CODAA is seeking nominations for the NEA-RA Spring Elections. Nominations are due February 23 and you can nominate yourself.
To nominate a delegate email the name to: [email protected] by February 23.
CODAA can send 3 delegates to the NEA-RA which will be held in Chicago July 2-6, 2022.
Thank you,
Election Chairs,
Melissa Victor and Bill Enright
As you may recall, the Illinois Education Association worked very hard during the last legislative session to pass House Bill 2778, the COVID School Employee Benefit and Wage Protection Bill. The bill established statewide standards for unlimited COVID-19 administrative days for education employees who have to quarantine because of illness, exposure, symptoms or to care for a quarantined child. It also provided paycheck protection for non-instructional employees. The bill passed both the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support and was sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk.
The governor had until Jan. 28 to either sign or veto the bill. IEA was informed a little more than a week ago that the governor intended to veto the bill because it would have applied to all education employees, regardless of their vaccination status. The governor is a strong proponent of vaccines as one of the clearest paths to move Illinois past the COVID-19 pandemic and hoped that these benefits could work as an incentive to the unvaccinated to get vaccinated.
The IEA’s executive committee gave permission to IEA to work with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the governor’s office and other stakeholders to come up with a compromise. Today, the governor is announcing that he is vetoing HB2778. He is also announcing a new piece of legislation that provides all of the same items that the COVID School employee Benefit and Wage Protection Bill provided, but only to vaccinated education employees in PreK-12 schools and in higher education.
For more information, here is a copy of the press release from the governor’s office and a Frequently Asked Questions document. If you have further questions or concerns, you can reach out to IEA Connect at [email protected], 1-844-432-1800 or through the Let’s Chat function on the IEA website.