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2012 CAWP Summer Institute
The Columbus Area Writing Project is now accepting applications for its 2012 Summer Institute, June 13 – June 29, 2012.
The 2012 OEA Collective Bargaining Conference, Feb 2-4, 2012
REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT, JANUARY 22, 2012
4th Annual OEA Collective Bargaining Conference, February 2-4, 2012
Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High Street, Columbus
In addition to fundamental and advanced bargaining, sessions will prepare leaders to respond to new state mandates and local board demands:
- Advocating Beyond Tradition
- Teacher Evaluation, including Student Academic Growth Measures
- Teacher Compensation, including Pay for Performance
- ESP Compensation
- Health Insurance Essentials
- Dispute Resolution, In-term Bargaining, Strikes
- Legal Update
- School Finance and the State Budget
Registration $100 – Breakfast and lunch included.
To register, make sure to have your OEA Member ID number ready. http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1015151
The Ohio Education Association will pay for overnight accommodations based on double occupancy (both occupants must be OEA members registered for the conference). If you choose to reserve a single room (or a double occupancy with only one OEA member attending the conference), OEA will pay one-half of the room rate. When calling the Hyatt to make your reservation, be sure to say that you are attending the OEA Collective Bargaining Conference on Thursday through Saturday, February 2-4. Room rates are $139 per night plus applicable taxes.
Better alternatives for keeping teachers in high-need areas
A newly released report highlights incentives that can be much more effective in attracting and retaining quality teachers than simple merit pay programs. The report shows how merit pay programs that reward teachers based on their students’ standardized test scores do little to improve student achievement and offers information on other incentives that could be more successful.
Federal Income Tax Deductible/Non-deductible Dues 2011
For your reference the tax-deductible portion of your Association membership dues is listed in this document. You MUST be logged in to the web site in order to download or view this document.
We Are Ohio Gives Back
We Are Ohio (WAO) Donated $10,000 to Toys for Tors and $10,000 to Ohio Foodbanks. Sgt. Jose Renaro was dressed in U.S. Marine Corps blues when he accepted the check on behalf of Toys for Tots. He said it would buy a truckload of toys for kids in Ohio. Second Harvest Foodbank will be able to buy 50,000 pounds of food with WAO's check. A family of four receives, depending on the agency, 25-50 pounds of food.
Report and Recommendations of the OEA Charter Schools Task Force
Last spring OEA was directed by the Representative Assembly to "explore organizing charter school employees." The makers of the motion spoke of our obligation to all public school children and the May 2011 RA appeared to agree. Members can view a the report of the OEA task force on Charter Schools.
Black History Month Student Essay Contest
The Ohio Education Association, in cooperation with Clear Channel Radio, is proud to sponsor the annual Black History Month Essay contest for students. Ohio 4th to 6th grade students are invited to participate. For more information please visit our Family and Community page by clicking below.
The NEA Foundation Awards Columbus $250,000 For Student Achievement Plan
The NEA Foundation announced November 2 that it is funding a Columbus union-district partnership’s plan to support 14 high-needs schools with professional growth programs to improve instruction and student performance. The $250,000 award is the second grant awarded in the annually renewable, five year, $1.25 million NEA Foundation Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative, a national grant program that uses progressive, union-led policy and practice to improve student achievement.
It started with SB5. It ends with Issue 2
Below you will find a mini-documentary that shows the journey of the members of the Ohio Education Association, from the time Senate Bill 5 was introduced to the time Issue 2 was defeated.
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