LEA News
2016 LEA Convocation—Grow!Check progress reports on the 2016 LEA Convocation online under the Events tab. Use it or lose it?If you have funds sitting in a “use it or lose it” budget situation, LEA will accept pre-Convocation deposits, which it will hold for you for application to your 2016 Convocation account. The process is simple—download a deposit form and send it with a check in any amount. |
Three financial planning tools are available for the Convocation:
- 2016 LEA Convocation Budget Guide
- Convocation/Membership Installment Plan
- Convocation Deposit Options
Getting the most from your LEA membership dollar
No-cost-to-members webinars—live, archived, and on-demand—continue to provide value for your LEA investment. Be sure to explore and select webinars that meet your needs. You must log in as a member to see the archived and on-demand webinars.
2015 LEA award honorees
LEA’s network leadership teams and Board of Directors are pleased to announce their selections of nominees for the following LEA awards:
- Christus Magister: Cletus Pfeiffer, Rochester, Minn.
- Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Administrator: William Unverfehrt, Conover, N.C.
- Distinguished Lutheran Early Childhood Administrator: Rebecca Bimler, Seward, Neb.
- Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Teacher: Terry Umphenour, Shanghai, China
- Distinguished Lutheran Early Childhood Teacher: Karen Gibbon, Levittown, Pa.
- Distinguished Lutheran Secondary Educator: Amy Cooper, Saginaw, Mich.
- Distinguished Lutheran Secondary Educator: Benjamin Cooper, Saginaw, Mich.
- Distinguished Retired Lutheran Educator: Roger Laesch, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Awards and their general qualifications are listed on the awards home page.
LEA Facebook
Almost every weekday sees an entry on LEA’s Facebook page. How about visiting sometime? Hope you like it!
Your membership is your library card
Check out the LEA Library, including recent issues of the Network publications and weekly devotions, under the Resources tab at www.lea.org.
If you haven’t logged in to www.lea.org lately…
…you might be missing something that you would find helpful. For example, did you know you have access to devotional material? One new and one older devotion appear every week for personal or corporate use. Window shop all the other resources available to members too!
Admissions Counselors, Athletic Directors, and Students
Just a reminder that admissions counselors, athletic directors, and students preparing for church work have access to respective listservs. Links to free registration are at www.lea.org.
If you don’t like email…
… did you know you can access your Network’s weekly tips? It’s all on LEA’s site, but you do need to log in as a member to see them.
in addition to Visa and MasterCard for membership, conferences, and other purchases.