POSITIONS OPEN FOR NOMINATION
CEA may be eligible to elect up to 30 state delegates to the NEA RA in 2020. Here are descriptions of the open positions:
Category 1 At-Large/State Delegate: Fifteen Positions (Term: two years)
Category 1 At-Large/Ethnic Minority Concerns: Four Positions (Term: 2
years)
These categories must have Active classroom teachers (Membership Type AC-1) or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) in local affiliates are eligible for these positions.
Aspiring Educators: one Position (Term: 1 Year)
Only Aspiring Educators with a SEA and NEA membership are eligible for this position.
Membership Units: nine positions from specific Membership Units (Term: one year)
Only active members (Membership Type AC-1) or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) who teach in a local CEA affiliate in one of the seventeen Membership Units may be nominated for these positions. The nine open units include E, F, H, J, K, L, M, P & Q.
Unit E:
Bethel, Brookfield, CEA New Milford, Easton, NEA Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman
Unit F:
Amity, Bethany, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Woodbridge
Unit H:
ACES, Cheshire, Hamden, North Haven, Wallingford, Wolcott
Unit J:
Berlin, Farmington, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Thomaston, Wethersfield
Unit K:
Cromwell, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester, Rocky Hill
Unit L:
Bloomfield, CREC, East Windsor, Enfield, South Windsor, Suffield, Windsor
Unit M:
Avon, Canton, East Granby, Granby, Simsbury, West Hartford, Windsor Locks
Unit P:
East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Preston, Project LEARN, Stonington, Voluntown, Waterford
Unit Q:
Clinton, East Haddam, East Hampton, Guilford, Haddam-Killingworth, Madison, Old Saybrook, Regional 4, Regional 13, Regional 18, Portland, Westbrook
Category 2 At-Large: One position (Term interim position open this year)
Nominees for the Category 2 At-Large position must be Active members (Membership Type AC-1) in supervisor/administrator positions or NEA Life members (Membership Type AC-7) who are no longer teaching—but only if they are not also NEA-Retired members. (NEA Life membership is a special category terminated in 1973.) Members with Active Life Memberships who are not retired from teaching are eligible for Category 2. NEA-Retired Members for Life (Membership Type RT-7) or annual Retired members (Membership Type RT-8) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CATEGORY 2
From what I have been told, January and February could see a resurgence of the virus. I tried getting a vaccine from CVS, but none in my area have the H1N1 shot. I’m definitely going to take this opportunity to get the shot.
I called my own doctor and was able to walk in and get the H1N1 shot. It was that easy.
I haven’t been able to get the regular flu shot since they didn’t make enough.
I hope our school gets it soon.
Stacie from CT
I teach in the East Haven School District. Teachers and students of the town were offered the H1N1 shot or nasal mist a few weeks ago. So it seemed as though the availability was increasing in CT. BUT the day after we were told that it probably will not be offered again. Thank goodness my principal allowed me to leave early to receive the shot on that day.
Being an elementary specials teacher, I see every student. Being exposed to all different sneezes, germs, and fingers makes it easy to decide to get the vaccine. I won’t be surprised if we see a resurgence sometime in the next year.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
I got my H1N1 shot through my allergist two weeks ago, but was surprised to get a prerecorded phone call today letting us know that there are free clinics in town! It was through Chatham Health Care, so if you are in the East Hampton area (or surrounding towns) you should be able to get one soon!
My school system scheduled several flu clinics and then cancelled due to a shortage of vaccines. I decided to put my name on a waiting list at my doctor’s office. Finally I received a call to get mine. I am glad that the state finally has more to offer. The media “scares” the public with the H1N1 and then cannot offer enough vaccines. That is just not right!