Answers that question quite easily.

Thanks,
Jared Lynn
PORTA CUSD #202 Technology Coordinator

jl...@porta202.org
217-501-4920

On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Jim Flanagan <jhflana...@gmail.com> wrote:

The distinction between TRS and IMRF is supposed to be this:

TRS: requires a teaching or administrative certificate
IMRF: does not require one.

In most cases it is up to the Admin in your district if they want to require
a certificate for your job - UNLESS 1) your job involves supervision of
certificated individuals
Or 2) part of you job involves delivering instruction.

Whether or not you are union or exempt is a different matter and indeed
almost all districts make the person who holds the keys to the network
exempt.

I was exempt thru out my career and was TRS the whole time.

Jim

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On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Jared Lynn <jl...@porta202.org> wrote:

When my school hired me, they told me that I couldn't pay into trs because
that would mean that I belong to the teacher union and the school was
legally advised against it. Something about I have access to much
information and could possibly harm either the administration or the teacher
union. I'm not sure which system I'd like to pay into, one that is for sure
going to go away sometime, and one that possibly might go away any day.

Did any other school districts handle this in a similar fashion?

Thanks,
Jared Lynn
PORTA CUSD #202 Technology Coordinator

<jl...@porta202.org>jl...@porta202.org
217-501-4920

On Oct 12, 2010, at 8:45 PM, "Sullivan, Terence" < <sulliv...@shiloh1.us>
sulliv...@shiloh1.us> wrote:

 Bill,



You can generate CPDUs by presenting – even in house.  The first time you
present on a topic (ed curriculum related) you can claim 8 CPDUs, for
repeats of the SAME SESSION you can claim 3 CPDUs.  A new topic/session is
again another 8 CPDUs.  Keep a program listing your name and topic for
evidence.



You can generate CPDUs by being on committees.  Read the rules but if you
meet 5 times a year or 8 times a year (etc) you earn X  CPDUs.  Keep the
agenda for evidence



You can do Action Research to generate CPDUs; You can publish an article to
generate CPDUs.



There are many options other than seat time in a session by someone else.



All that said – I have the Opposite issue from you.   I did all my paperwork
and documented everything and then when I tried to Certify my CPDUs for the
ROE it would not let me . I checked with the ROE and they said  I was not
eligible to claim CPDUs because I had to be “EXEMPT”    I have a Type 09 and
I pay TRS.  I tried to argue but got no where.  I even do some independent
student students and give grades … but my ROE says I have to be EXEMPT.



I guess it comes down to local control at the ROE and what they want to do.
 My personal panic is one day I try to claim TRS retirement and they tell me
I still owe them 10 years because I was not an Active TRS member.  Enough
rant but I was ticked when they would not let me certify my certificate with
the CPDUs I had.



Terry


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tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] *On Behalf Of *Bill Kampmeyer
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*Subject:* [tech-geeks] OT - Illinois TGs Hacking Professional Development
forthe Autodidact



I am approaching a deadline for Continuing Ed and have very little to show
for the last five years.  My Supt. does not believe in ITEC or anything that
takes me out of town during school hours so I cannot get any formal credits
without college night classes.  However like all TGs I am an autodidact.Just
this month I spent about a day learning Big Blue Button, a FLOSS
GoToMeeting/GoToAssist and will be rolling out this great new service any
day now.  I would have trouble fitting all of the things I have taught
myself over the last five years on five single spaced pages but I have
almost nothing formal I am turned down when I try to attend a Feast or
anything of the kind.



Is there any legal way for an autodidact to turn the continuing ed we must
do ourselves to keep an ever expanding network current into ISBE recognized
continuing ed?



How do you good and clever folks fill out your ISBE continuing ed
requirements?



Thanks Gang!



BK

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