HEA Special Report
Supporting Our Students and Families
Hello HEA Members and Potential Members,
Our students deserve to learn with confidence, not fear. From elementary schools to college campuses, we’re seeing an alarming uptick in Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across Oregon, including parents being picked up near schools right here in Hillsboro and in other parts of the state like Woodburn. This has created uncertainty for families throughout our educational communities…MORE
Hillsboro School District and HEA in the News
“This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro teachers form neighborhood ICE watch”
by Holly Bartholomew (OPB, Report for America)
Oct. 29, 2025 6 a.m.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
- New HEA Member? Click here for a brief overview of your union
- New to HRA plans? Take a look at this on-demand HRA Education presentation
- From Your President…
- Course Outcomes Impact Bargaining
- California Casualty Music & Arts Grant
- Policies and Forms: HSD Complaint Procedures for discrimination, hazing, bullying, intimidation, etc.
- HEA Anti-Racist Anti-Bias Teacher Coalition survey request: The goal of the Anti-Racist, Anti-Bias Teacher Coalition (ARABTC) is to work to identify and change the structures within our association that continue to perpetuate systemic racism. We believe that, in order to make that change possible, we must center the voice and experiences of our BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ members as the driving force of this work. With that in mind, we are seeking to hear from any and every member who is willing to share their story and partner with us in this mission. We look forward to getting to know our members better.
CALENDAR & EVENTS
UPCOMING IN PERSON EVENTS:
- Nominations for HEA Electeds & Delegates for OEA-RA /NEA-RA
- November 3-7 – Non-meeting week
- November 7 – November First Friday – CANCELED, see you in December!
- November 10 – No School: Elementary – Work Day – Secondary – Grade Prep
- November 11 – No School – Holiday: Veteran’s Day
- November 12 – Exec Board Meeting – 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- November 18 – HSD School Board Work Session 5:15 p.m., and Regular Session 7:00 p.m.
- November 19 – Rep Assembly Mtg 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
- November 24 – No School: Elementary – Staff Development and Family Conference Prep/Secondary Staff Development
- November 25-26 – No School: Family Conf. Connections K-12
- November 27 – No School – Holiday Thanksgiving
- November 28 – No School – Licensed Non-Contract Day
UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS:
*Weekly
- HEA Thursday Office Hour 4 pm – 5 pm
- HRA Group Support with Mae Hawkins Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30 AM or from 3:30-4:30 PM and also on the First Thursday of every month from 7:30-8:30 PM
UPCOMING WEBINARS/PODCASTS:
OEA Grow is a member-led podcast designed to share tools, ideas, and strategies to improve educators’ professional and personal lives. OEA Grow has rotating member hosts who interview other OEA member educators (with the occasional community partner). In this way, OEA Grow truly amplifies member educator voice. OEA Grow is a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network #LaborRadioPod.
Additional professional learning information at https://oregoned.org/events
OEA Professional Development
● Conference for Bargaining and Organizing
● Ready – Set – Grow!
● OEA
● Short Form Learning
TOP REQUESTED FORMS & RESOURCES
- 2024-2027 Licensed Contract
- OEA Membership Form
- Documents and Forms Main Page
- Academic Seminar Calendar
- 2025-26 Licensed Personal Day Guidelines (coming soon)
- 2025-26 Licensed Evaluation Due Dates
- 2025-26 Assessment and Standards Implementation Application for Extended Contract
- 2025-26 Assessment and Standards Implementation Time Sheet
- Licensed Evaluation and PD Handbook
- Leave Requests
- Sick Leave Bank forms and information
- HEA and Building Rep Expense Voucher 2025-26
UNION 101
WHAT YOUR UNION DOES FOR YOU
We protect your rights under the contract, advocate on your behalf, assist you in resolving conflicts,
answer your questions, and give you support. In addition, we publish newsletters and informational
brochures on a variety of topics, offer training opportunities, and provide you with educational and
personal resources.
We believe our job is to do what we can to make your job easier, which means you can spend your time
and energy on what you do best – teaching. We are here to support you and we have your back. It has
never been more important to be a member of a union. Let us stand and be stronger together!
Join with us this year, and every year, to help create the schools our students deserve!