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2026 MEA Scholarship

All,

Applications for the 2026 MEA Scholarship are now open!

Here is the application: 2026-MEA-Scholarship.

The deadline is Friday, March 27th, 2026 @ 3pm. NO late applications will be accepted! Please submit your application in PDF format to Sasha Sausedo, ssausedo@molineschools.org.

Note: All applicants should self-verify that every component of the checklist is included in their pfs before sending it to Sasha Sausedo. The statement of character is optional, but it could contribute to elevating an applicant for the committee.

Good luck to all! 🙂

Questions? Contact:

Sasha Sausedo

ssausedo@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, MEA Scholarship | on February 25th, 2026 | No Comments »

Jan/Feb 2026 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the January/February 2026 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Terry Boone, Mechanic & Union Vice President, Coolidge Warehouse

Alexsis (Lexi) Hanske, Math Teacher, MHS

Jackie Perez, Education Support Professional-Preschool Special Ed, Butterworth

Amanda Walters, ML Specialist, Wilson Middle School

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on February 21st, 2026 | No Comments »

Nov/Dec 2025 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the November/December 2025 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Sandy Cebreros, Administrative Assistant, John Deere Middle School

Isela Martinez, Administrative Assistant, John Deere Middle School

Megan Reynolds, Instructional Coach, Lincoln-Irving Elementary

John Sullivan, Ed Tech User Support Specialist, Moline Educational Center

Lavanya Vijayaraghvan, Business Teacher, Moline High School

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on December 16th, 2025 | No Comments »

Sept/Oct 2025 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the September/October 2025 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Laura Hoover, Speech-Language Pathologist, Franklin Elementary

Tina Lukowicz, Administrative Assistant, Moline High School

Becca Peterson, Social Studies Teacher & Student Activities Advisor, Moline High School

Rich Quintana, Maintenance Specialist-Painter, District Warehouse

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on October 28th, 2025 | No Comments »

IEA RA Nominations

Hello to all MEA members!

This is Jennifer Cook-Gregory, the MEA Elections Chair. I am writing to tell you about an opportunity you have to get more involved in IEA (our state-level union).

The 2025-2026 IEA Representative Assembly is March 12-14, 2026, and it will be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL.  Nominations are now open! If you are interested, you are allowed to self-nominate. If you feel like another member would be interested, please talk to them before nominating them.  All nominations must be submitted by October 30, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
The nomination form was sent via Google Classroom!

Questions? Contact:

Jennifer Cook-Gregory, MEA Elections Chair

jcook@molineschools.org
Published in: Uncategorized | on October 7th, 2025 | No Comments »

2025-2026 MEA AR List

Here is the 2025-2026 MEA AR List … MEA AR LIST 2025-2026.

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: MEA ARs | on October 7th, 2025 | No Comments »

2025-2026 MEA Exec Board List

Here is the 2025-2026 MEA Exec Board List … 2025-2026 MEA Exec Board.

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: MEA Exec Board | on October 2nd, 2025 | No Comments »

Is Retirement on Your Mind?

Is retirement on your mind?

If so, you might want to attend the TRS presentation  at the IEA office on September 18th from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, they will be providing important information and answering your questions.

Please check out the attached flyer if you are interested! 🙂

Hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News | on August 27th, 2025 | No Comments »

2025-2026 MEA Meeting Schedule

Hello, everyone!

Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!

Attached is the 2025-2026 MEA Meeting Schedule … 2025-2026 MEA Meeting Schedule (2). Please note that the bolded meetings are in-person (In-Person AR Meetings are at the MEA Office.); on virtual meetings, a link will be sent out before the meetings for attendees. Executive Board meetings with the Superintendent are as needed.

Hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

Published in: MEA Meeting Schedule | on August 20th, 2025 | No Comments »

2024-2025 MEA Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 MEA Scholarship winners:

Lily Bohnsack, daughter of Ann and Joel Bohnsack (MHS).

and

Lauren Glessner, daughter of Antonio and Allison Glessner (Wilson) and step-daughter of Carl Johnson.

Lily plans to attend Iowa State University to study architecture.

Lauren plans to attend High Point University to study political science and pre-law.

 

Published in: Good News, MEA Scholarship | on May 9th, 2025 | No Comments »