Moline Education Association

Contact:

Zach Bostic, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

zbostic@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Congratulations to ALL 2024-2025 retirees AND 2025-2026 retirees!

https://www.molineschools.org/our-district/about-us/district-retirees

Thank you so much for your service! It’s been a joy to work with all of you! Enjoy your well-earned retirement! 🙂

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 MEA Scholarship winners:

Drew Phelps, son of Jackie and Darren Phelps (MHS).

and

Braeden Rittenhouse, son of Andrea and Mark Rittenhouse (Willard).

Drew plans to study education (and play football) at Iowa Western Community College.

Braeden plans to study engineering at University of Illinois.

Congratulations to the March/April 2026 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Kim Anderson, Science Teacher, MHS

Maggie Dykstra, 3rd Grade Teacher, Logan

Steve Haskins, Maintenance Specialist, Coolidge Campus

Stephanie Pottebaum, Parent Coordinator, Hamilton

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

All,

Applications for the 2026 MEA Scholarship are now open!

Here is the application: 2026-MEA-Scholarship.

The deadline is Friday, March 27th, 2026 @ 3pm. NO late applications will be accepted! Please submit your application in PDF format to Sasha Sausedo, ssausedo@molineschools.org.

Note: All applicants should self-verify that every component of the checklist is included in their pfs before sending it to Sasha Sausedo. The statement of character is optional, but it could contribute to elevating an applicant for the committee.

Good luck to all! 🙂

Questions? Contact:

Sasha Sausedo

ssausedo@molineschools.org

Congratulations to the January/February 2026 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Terry Boone, Mechanic & Union Vice President, Coolidge Warehouse

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

Congratulations to the November/December 2025 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Sandy Cebreros, Administrative Assistant, John Deere Middle School

Isela Martinez, Administrative Assistant, John Deere 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

Congratulations to the September/October 2025 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

Laura Hoover, Speech-Language Pathologist, Franklin Elementary

Tina Lukowicz, Administrative Assistant, Moline High School

Becca Peterson, Social Studies Teacher & Student Activities Advisor, Moline High School

Rich Quintana, Maintenance Specialist-Painter, District Warehouse

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

Hello to all MEA members!

This is Jennifer Cook-Gregory, the MEA Elections Chair. I am writing to tell you about an opportunity you have to get more involved in IEA (our state-level union).

Here is the 2025-2026 MEA AR List … MEA AR LIST 2025-2026.

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org