OEA-Retired membership offers a number of programs for those interested in mentoring, political action or participation in OEA and NEA issues and conferences.

The Intergenerational Mentoring Program is a collaborative project between OEA-R and the OSEA with support from OEA and NEA. The program pairs retirees with students working toward a degree in education.

The Intergenerational Mentoring Program is designed to help student teachers and new teachers as they finish their studies and move into their first year of teaching. Scroll down the page to see the latest mentoring brochures.

OEA-R activities include a fall conference in Columbus and a spring conference held in one of the five OEA regions. The 2012 OEA-Retired Spring Regional Conference was held May 16, 2012, at EnterTrainment Junction in West Chester, Ohio. The Fall 2012 Regional Conference will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at the STRS Building in Columbus. Reports on past conferences are available on the Reports and Updates page.

In the interest of supporting the best, most highly qualified OEA members in their preparation for election to Ohio's retirement boards, the OEA is sponsoring a Retirement Systems Training Program.

Please click here for an application form.

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), the largest educational association serving the employee benefits and compensation industry, will conduct the training program.  A nonprofit, non-lobbying organization, the foundation is a trusted resource for objective, accurate and timely information. 

To encourage participation in the Retirement Board Training Program, the OEA will offer scholarships for members interested in pursuing seats on the STRS, OPERS and SERS Boards.  These scholarships will cover the cost of four, two-day training sessions required to complete a Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy (CAPPP), as well as other related trainings and/or meetings.

The OEA Scholarship Review Committee members will review applications, conduct interviews and make award scholarship recommendations to the OEA Board of Directors.   OEA Vice President William Leibensperger will review progress reports from training participants and provide updates to the Board.

Priority consideration for endorsement shall be given to those candidates who have training and experience in the following areas:

1. Satisfactory completion of all international foundation of employee benefit plans trustee certificate training programs;
2. Completion of training specific to Ohio’s public employee retirement systems;
3. Attendance at STRS, OPERS and SERS board and committee meetings and/or service on a public retirement system board.

Applications are due no later than July 20, 2012.  For more information on the IFEBP, visit www.ifebp.org/.

Below are the two OEA-R Mentoring Brochures. One is for OEA-R members and one is for OEA Students members.

Brochures include an application form to register for the program.

OEA-R Member Brochure

Student Brochure