The Lakota Education Association would like to congratulate the following recipients of the LEA Scholarship of $1000 each:
Katie Carpenter
John Carter Carstens
Anna Florence
Katelyn Sills
Congratulations on your hard work and determination. We wish you the best!
Vaccines were administered Wednesday at West High School. Approximately 1700 were given. It was a big undertaking and many of you had a wait of between 1 and 2 hours. My main concern was the lack of social distancing in the back hallway. Please do not wait for someone to tell you to spread out. Hopefully, when we get the second shot we will have a smoother time but if not, remember to allow at least 3-6 feet between you and the other person. You will not have to wait any longer if we just spread out and be safe! Thanks to everyone for properly wearing your masks ! Thank goodness we all were able to get this!
Let's stay on the right path...Wear Masks, Social Distance, Limit your exposure, Keep Safe!
LEA Elections
Candidacy forms are available under LEA Forms/Resources for NEA Rep Assembly July 3-6, 2021. It has not yet been determined if the Rep Assembly will be virtual or take place in Denver, Colorado. If you are interested, you must complete the application and submit to Damian Dagenbach by email or US Mail so that it arrives to him by February 9, 2021.
Candidacy forms are available under LEA Forms/Resources for the LEA Office positions of First VP or Treasurer. If you are interested, you must complete the application and submit to Damian Dagenbach by email or US Mail so that it arrives to him by February 9, 2021.
It was approved through the LEA Executive Committee this past fall that if above positions are not contested, the winners will be determined through acclamation and therefore no vote is needed. If a vote is needed, the LEA leadership will advise you by February 19, 2021, of the alternate plans of voting since the Spring General Meeting scheduled for March 9, 2021, will be held virtually due to COVID.

Negotiations Update
Our specialized committees are working hard to gather information. If you want to make sure you get updates on the process, you must be on the LEA Constant Contact email list. If you are not and want to be, contact Kevin Carlin with your personal email information. You can contact Kevin at ()
LEA Second Semester Calendar Events
February 9 Building Rep Meeting - Zoom
February 23 LPDC Meeting
March 4 Voting NEA Delegates - In building if necessary based on candidacy forms submitted
March 9 Spring General Meeting (Format to be determined)
March 23 LPDC Meeting
April 13 Electronic Building Rep Meeting
April 20 LPDC Meeting
April 23 LEA Banquet (Hopefully)
May 4 LPDC Meeting
May 11 Building Rep Meeting, LPDC Meeting
June 15 Personal Leave Conversion Form Due by 4:00 pm. See Appendix O for details.
Important Second Semester Contractual Dates
There may be other deadlines in the contract that would be important to you, please check the area in the contract regarding your situation. Do not rely on this information as conclusive of every date in the contract.
Contract Article 2.10 Deadline: In the event a deadline occurs on a weekend or when the district office is closed, the preceding workday will be the deadline at 4:30 PM.
February Postings have started, there are several VLO postings listed. The regular classroom postings have not started yet, but keep watching.
March Negotiations officially begins March 1, although LEA has already started the process with committee work.
June 15 Personal Leave - Article 14.02(D)
If you are interested in converting your unused personal leave to an additional personal day for the 2021 school year, you must complete Appendix O in our contract by June 15th. Instructions are on the form.

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