hey all – for a few reasons I/NHEA felt kind of rushed at the convocation – for one, in lieu of the length of the present I could feel the room getting restless, and on top of that I wanted to get you all on with your day – so that was kind of a double whammy. Then for two, I was personally a bit rushed because I had a health care appointment scheduled, and as I had the mic in my hand they called and said they could take me early, yes, go figure we are presenting and a docs office called and said they were early – so…needless to say – I wanted to take more time with you all – but the perfect storm hit. I also had to have a driver for this appoint – so letting them know we had to roll fast was also a little off putting…but I digress – thanks for your attention yesterday and as a follow up…
…here is a link to the present (lil reminder to use the pack arrow to navigate back to this page, links open in the tab) if you want to access the ways to stay in touch with your association – also, please consider volunteering for the levy in some way – I understand putting yourself out there in this way is at times intimidating – so I validate the anxiety it might cause – but it is WAY better with more support and teamwork – and that anxiety only last for short time, even when you are solo, like I was on Friday outside NF…everyone one I met was kind and receptive. This levy is very important…working conditions and learning conditions go hand in hand! It is okay to promote our “brand” and be vocal about all the good we do – shit, everyone else is their own mouthpiece so why are teachers so reserved and demure about ALL that we do…also, go ahead and volunteer for something/anything and I may not even use ya all – so you can feel good about putting your name in the hopper and then in the end might not even get “tapped” in…:-) We are still building out the campaign strategy a bit, and will be meeting with the Nordonia Together 
crew now 2x per month – so things are gonna start ramping up a bit. Use the NT link above to keep in touch with this community group, and if you can not donate some time…how about a lil $$ so we can effectively advocate for our school community. Please be assured there are Nordonia educators involved in the decision making for this group this time around – we will be making sure your money is well spent.
Another theme of yesterday was collaboration...please think of NHEA as a human resource dept for any disagreements that occur between staff, if you find yourself having a conversation with your principal about a fellow staff member and you have not talked to them about your concern or your building rep – consider that a RED FLAG…let us try to help. Even if it is something about their performance in the classroom – think about the video Casey showed – those doctors were often being critical one of the other – but the goal was better patient outcomes! – why can’t we have the same process?? I think this is one of the goals of the PLC process, so lets practice.
please feel free to make use of this site – there are tabs about retirement stuff – political issues that impact public education – you can find a tab to our contract (however, you must be logged into your Nordonia account to view, and I am reluctant to allow personal email access, especially if your email is something like @princessdiary326) – and this little diatribe today is an exercise it getting you to head to this site :-)…
Have a good year – and if we can help in any way let us know – (you will also find a tab to building reps and NHEA leadership, so hit us up with any questions)
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NHEA out.