FS LEA Update
Notes from Monday's Building Rep Meeting [3/2/15]
LEA Needs You to Act on These Items
Election for LEA President & NEA Representative Assembly
Vote by Thurs, March 12
Stop by the FS library and see Diane Toplikar to vote for Lawrence Education Association President and Lawrence representatives who will attend the July NEA RA convention in in Orlando.
Candidates
President: Laurie L. Folsom (yours truly, Free State)
NEA RA (vote for 4)
- Kathy Robinson (New York Elementary)
- Lori Greenfield (Prairie Park Elementary)
- Terri Johnson (Prairie Park Elementary)
- David Reber (Free State)
- Shane Heiman (New York Elementary)
Get Informed
- KNEA
- Game On Kansas
- Prairie Fire Uniserv
Lawrence Teachers PAC (closed group, request to join)
On the Web
- Educate Lawrence @educatelawrence
- LJWorld Edu News @LJWEduNews
- Prairie Fire Uniserve @PFUD_KNEA
- Game On Kansas @GameOnKansas
- Peter Hancock @LJWpqhancock
- Mark Desetti @desettiks
LEA News at Free State
Jane Rock Wins $100 Mini-Grant!
LEA/ District Committee Updates
Prairie Fire Uniserv
LEA is currently seeking donations for our coffee themed basket to be auctioned off at the RA in Topeka. LEA members have already donated a Keurig machine and a 1 lb. jar of local honey. The proceeds benefit the KNEA Political Action Committee.
If you would like to donate, send your donations to Joyce Tallman at LMCMS via interschool mail by April 13. jtallman@usd497.org
Upcoming Events
Rally for Public Education
Here is the tentative schedule for the whole Walk:
- “Game On” will leave Merriam, KS on Friday morning, March 27 and walk to Eudora
- On Saturday, Leave Eudora and walk to Lawrence
- Be in Lawrence by about 12 pm for the Rally at South Park, then finish walking to west end of Lawrence
- On Sunday, Leave Lawrence and walk to Topeka’s East edge
- Monday will be the final short portion to the Capitol and there will be a press conference inside the Capitol.
- There will be more details on this later, but there is a HIGH need for as many people as possible to attend. This is where we need to reach out to parents or retired teachers who may not be working, but could attend this important event.
School Board Election Forum
7 p.m. on March 12 in the board meeting room at the school district office
4-year candidates
- Jessica Beeson
- Bob Byers
- Jill Fincher
- Lindsey Frye
- Ronald Gordon-Ross
- Rick Ingram
- Shannon Kimball
2-year candidates
- Marcel Harmon
- Mary Loveland
News to Know from LPS
Laurie L. Folsom, FS Building Rep
- Laurie Folsom
- Jennifer Schmitt
- Laurie Martin-Frydman
Email: lfolsom@usd497.org
Phone: (785) 330-4932
Twitter: @LFolsomLEA
LEA Executive Board
Mike Wormsley, Vice President (LMCMS]
Terri Johnson, Secretary [Prairie Park]
Lori Greenfield, Treasurer [Prairie Park]
Website: https://internal.usd497.org/departments/lea/SitePages/Home.aspx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/109792699037220/?ref=br_tf