<div dir="ltr">We received the below message from our area liaison, Kim McCormick, that address both COVID-19 and non-certified concerns:<div><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:612.267px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:ph" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:pi" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">The IEA webpage,</span><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><a href="https://ieanea.org/" target="_blank" style="font-size:14pt">https://ieanea.org/</a><span style="font-size:14pt">,  has a link that will connect you to various resources in order to answer questions you may have regarding the COVID19 situation.  Please note that ISBE has also put forth a document for schools.  I would strongly advise you to become familiar w/ what they are suggesting so that IF your school moves towards closing, you will be prepared.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Additionally, ESPs are hourly employees.  Therefore please be aware that typically if they don’t work, they aren’t paid.  However, under the current circumstances I would strongly suggest talking w/ your District in order to brainstorm options for them instead of just no pay, taking sick/personal time, etc.  Maybe there is other work they could do, maybe they could work from home, etc.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Please call and/or email if you need further assistance.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">  </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(196,89,17)">Kim McCormick<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(196,89,17)">Region 16 UniServ Director, IEA-NEA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(196,89,17)">7820 N. University, Suite 201<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(196,89,17)">Peoria, IL   61614<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(196,89,17)">Phone: 1-309-691-2288<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(196,89,17)">Fax:1-309-691-2386</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><img border="0" width="150" height="50" id="gmail-m_-3460215147052856418m_-6577791777449049066Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:170cecf2c184cff311" alt="logo1" class="gmail-CToWUd"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ieanea" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="28" height="28" id="gmail-m_-3460215147052856418m_-6577791777449049066Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:170cecf2c185b006a2" alt="cid:image004.jpg@01D34018.01F19A40" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></b></a>  <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/add/ieanea" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="28" height="28" id="gmail-m_-3460215147052856418m_-6577791777449049066Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:170cecf2c186917eb3" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01D34018.01F19A40" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></b></a>   <a href="https://www.instagram.com/illinoiseducationassociation/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="28" height="28" id="gmail-m_-3460215147052856418m_-6577791777449049066Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:170cecf2c18772f6c4" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D34018.01F19A40" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></b></a>   <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/follow?source=followbutton&variant=1.0&screen_name=ieanea" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration-line:none"><img border="0" width="28" height="28" id="gmail-m_-3460215147052856418m_-6577791777449049066Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:170cecf2c188546ed5" alt="cid:image007.jpg@01D34018.01F19A40" class="gmail-CToWUd"></span></b></a><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></p><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></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