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March 2016 isea.org • ISEA Communiqué 2 BRIEFS NEWS The Can-Am was a bit much. Carol Clement gave husband, Jack, a considerable amount of grief when he bought that three-wheeled touring trike – a Spyder – and listened to him wax romantic about the open road. But the couple's three girls were in high school and college now which gave Carol – who had gone back to work as a classroom aid after staying home to raise the girls – some more free time. Time, Jack figured, the couple could spend traveling the two-laners of Wisconsin, Iowa and beyond. "I wasn't so sure the Spyder was a good investment," Carol says. "Now, looking back, it was the best investment we ever made. Every weekend we could we'd ride the Can-Am together." Jack Clement died on February 12 surrounded by his family at the Mayo Clinic following complications brought on by pneumonia. He was 51. Jack was the Hawkeye Unit uniserv director. The unit includes AEA 267 EA, Hawkeye Professional EA, North Tama County EA, Union EA, Waterloo EA and Waterloo ESP/ISEA. He came to the Iowa State Education Association in 2012 after decades as a teacher and union leader in Wisconsin. He and Carol still lived in Platteville where they wanted to stay until their youngest daughter, Eleanor, graduates high school in 2017. "He was the best father a daughter could have," Carol said. Jack was quick to recommend a book on the labor movement or engage in a discussion about the best ways to energize, organize and mobilize people. His disarming smile made him approachable just as his firm belief in the dignity of the educator's profession made him a formidable advocate for his members. "Jack loved teaching and he loved teachers," Carol said. "That's what really led him into union work. He saw first- hand what can happen and he wanted to help people solve their problems." Carol and daughters Anna, Emily and Eleanor plan a celebration of life for later this year. One will be in Waterloo another in Wisconsin. Jack Clement (left) and Rob Hirst carry a bin full of food donations to a waiting automobile during the Hawkeye UniServ Unit and AEA 267 baseball outing and food drive at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo in 2015. "Jack loved teaching and he loved teachers," Carol Clement said. Jack Clement died on February 12, 2016. Remembering Jack Hawkeye Community College set up a scholarship in Jack Clement's honor through the Hawkeye Foundation for education students in their third semester at Hawkeye who will be transferring to a four-year university for education after finishing at Hawkeye. Scholarship donations can be made to: Hawkeye Community College c/o Hawkeye Foundation 1501 East Orange Road Waterloo, Iowa 50701 Make Checks payable to Hawkeye Foundation In the memo line put Jack Clement Scholarship Or write carol.luvert@hawkeyecollege.edu for more information 38 School districts in TLC The Iowa Department of Education approved 38 more schools to participate in the Iowa Teacher Leadership and Compensation system this month, bringing the total to 332 of 333 Iowa districts for the 2016-17 school year. The remaining district, Riceville Community School District, plans to resubmit its application, according to department officials. "With higher expectations for all students today, we must do everything we can to support the complex work of teaching," Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise said in a news release announcing the additions. "I'm pleased that so many school districts have shown they share this commitment by joining the teacher leadership system." The TLC program was designed to tap into the expertise of classroom teachers in order to improve classroom instruction and raise student achievement. Roughly 25 percent of Iowa's teachers will be in teacher leader roles when the program is fully phased in. Reading Program Gets Private Funding Private foundations, corporations and some state agencies will cover the cost of Iowa's 2016 Intensive Summer Reading Program pilot after the Branstad/ Reynolds administration neglected to earmark funding for it in their budget proposal. Beginning next school year, third graders who are not reading at grade level can be held back until their reading improves. The legislation also calls for offering supports for students who are in danger of being held back. The Richard O. Jacobson Foundation is the single largest underwriter for the $1.9 million program at $750,000. The Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Reading Research Center and the Iowa Board of Regents are putting aside budget allocations for the program, too. The donor list also includes MidAmerican Energy, Wells Blue Bunny, Morningside College and the William C. Knapp Foundation. A budget for the program can be found at gov.iowa.gov. WEA and CFEA host human trafficking symposium Two locals, would with support from an ISEA grant, have partnered to host a presentation on human trafficking featuring speaker Michael Ferjak from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Prairie Lakes Church, 1907 Viking Road, Cedar Falls on April 4. Ferjak is a former federal investigator and current director of the Human Trafficking Enforcement and Prosecution Initiative. The presentation is tailored to teachers, school social workers and education support professionals. Contact the Hawkeye UniServ Unit at 319-234-2349 or email Linda Alderson at linda.alderson@isea.org