Same here. TRS and not union.
Jim From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Jim Flanagan Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:25 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Cc: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT - Illinois TGs Hacking Professional Development forthe Autodidact 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 Sent from my iPad Cell 773.396.4638 Chicago 773.463.5494 Beaver Island 231.448.2109 Privacy Notice: The information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message is private and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or inside information and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message 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 217-501-4920 On Oct 12, 2010, at 8:45 PM, "Sullivan, Terence" <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 _____ From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Bill Kampmeyer Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:05 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List 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 | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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