Moline Education Association

Congratulations to the January/February 2022 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Sharon Cross, Administrative Assistant, Allendale
Greg Langfitt, Custodian, John Deere Middle School
Lisa Mitchell, Instructional Coach, Hamilton Elementary
Stephanie Peters, Administrative Assistant, Jane Addams Elementary
Teri Petersen, Special Education Teacher, Bicentennial Elementary

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Attention MEA members,

The elections nomination window for the local/cluster NEA RA Delegates to the NEA Convention is now open!  The NEA Convention will be held in Dallas, Texas on July 2-6, 2022 (As of right now it is scheduled to be in person.).

In addition, the elections nomination window for the following Region Council Offices is also open: Region Chair, Region Vice-Chair, and Ethnic Minority representative.

If you would like to add your name to the ballot or nominate a co-worker (Please make sure he or she is actually interested!), the window closes February 15, 2022, and the election date is March 2, 2022.

Please let MEA Elections Chair, Marigrace Alonso (malonso@molineschools.org or 743-8941), or Leslie Kahler at the IEA office (Leslie.Kahler@ieanea.org or 797-4126) know if you would like to add your name to the ballot! You can also send a note to the Elections Committee at the IEA Moline Office.

Click here to view the January MEA Monitor … MEA Monitor – January 2022

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Congratulations to the November/December 2021 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Diane Blaser, Administrative Assistant, Franklin Elementary
David Brown, Special Education Teacher, John Deere Middle School (previously at Washington Elementary)
Dina Parker, School Social Worker, Washington Elementary and John Deere Middle
Matt Perkins, Science Teacher, Wilson Middle School

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

On this Veteran’s Day, the MEA would like to thank the following Moline District #40 employees for their 74 years of combined service to our country!

Please join us in thanking:

~Elizabeth Jean Alcorn, Paraprofessional, JDMS

~David Brown, Special Ed Teacher, Washington

~Lydia Valero Chappell, Special Ed Paraprofessional, Roosevelt

~Derek Knedler, Maintenance Dept., MHS

~Chris McKenzie, Computer Teacher, JDMS

~Frederick Carter Nicholson, Custodian, Lincoln-Irving

~John Sullivan, Ed Tech User Support Specialist, MHS

~Douglas “Hadley” Vincent Swanson, Carpenter, Maintenance Dept., Coolidge

~Stacy VanDam, Library Paraprofessional, Roosevelt

~Gary Vols, Lead Custodian, JDMS

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Congratulations to the September/October 2021 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Terry Boone, Maintenance Specialist-Mechanic, Coolidge

Anita Escobedo, RN Health Professional and Amber Hoogheem, RN Health Professional, Moline High School

Steve Ford, PE Teacher, Moline High School

Pam Grooms, Administrative Assistant, Hamilton Elementary

Petra (Pat) Underwood, Lunch Aide, Jane Addams Elementary

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Attention MEA members,

The elections nomination window for the IEA RA is now open!  The IEA RA will be held in Rosemont, IL on April 7-9, 2022.

If you would like to add your name to the ballot, the window closes November 3, 2021.  The election date is December 1, 2021.

Please let MEA Elections Chair, Marigrace Alonso (malonso@molineschools.org or 743-8941), or Leslie Kahler at the IEA office (Leslie.Kahler@ieanea.org or 797-4126) know if you would like to add your name to the ballot! You can also send a note to the Elections Committee at the IEA Moline Office.

Click here to view the October MEA Monitor … Monitor Oct 2021

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Congratulations to Moline High School!

MHS was voted the “Best Public High School” by the 2021 Quad-City Times Best of the Quad Cities Readers’ Choice Awards (The other finalists were Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, North Scott, and Davenport Central, all in Iowa; MHS was the only nominated Illinois school.)! Some of the reasons cited were: the new Bartlett Performing Arts Center and MHS Sports Facility and all of the AP, dual credit, and skilled trade classes and apprenticeships.

This year’s winners were announced in the Sunday, September 26, 2021 issue of the Quad-City Times. You can view the list of winners by following this link: http://qctimes.secondstreetapp.com/Readers-Choice-2021/

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Click here to view the May MEA Monitor … MEA Monitor – May 2021

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org