SWOEA FALL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY, SUPER SATURDAY OF LEARNING, AND FCPE SILENT AUCTION

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This is FREE to ALL MEMBERS! DOOR PRIZES & RAFFLES! It will be  held

virtually on Saturday, November 14, 2020  via Zoom from 9:00am to

12:00pm. The agenda is as follows:

      

Opening  9:00 -9:55am                                                                                                                                           

• Welcome and Announcements: Michael Fortman , SWOEA

      President 

• Keynote Address: Ohio Education Association Officers and SWOEA

      President Michael Fortman

 

Choose Any Two Super Saturday Learning Sessions  10:00am- 12:00pm: 

1. Session I 10:00 -10:55am Choose 1

• STRS Basics: Understanding Your Retirement System (for newer educators) Tamla Cole

• Local Presidents Training: Making Sense of Your Role, LRC Tips by Dom Williams 2 HR Session

• NEA MEMBER BENEFITS : Finding Value and Benefits in Membership:  Guy Kendall- Freas

• Licensure Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Ohio Educators: Only Bad People Get in Trouble, Right?  Technology, FERPA, COPA, CIPPA by Ellen Adornetto, OEA 

• Local Union Elections : OEA elections Director William Baird

• Learning Circles for Ourselves and Others: An Introduction:  Daria DeNoia and Makia Burns, OEA

• Technology Basics: Google & using technology in Education, Megan Murphy & Emily Schweppe

• Understanding the Association: Minority Leadership Training Session, Deloris Rome Hudson & Gretchen Washington 

1. Session II 11:00-11:55am  Choose 1

• STRS Beyond the classroom: Veteran to within a couple years of retirement: Tamla Cole

• Local Presidents Training: Making Sense of Your Role : LRC Tips by Dom Williams 2 HR Session

• NEA MEMBER BENEFITS : Loan Forgiveness program and help for members : Guy Kindle Freese

• Licensure Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Ohio Educators: Only Bad People Get in Trouble, Right?  Technology, FERPA, COPA, CIPPA : Ellen Adornetto, OEA

• Conducting a Successful FCPE Drive  and Legislative Issues:  OEA BOD Member Stacy Recker

• Learning Circles for Ourselves and Others: An Introduction: Daria DeNoia and Makia Burns, OEA

• Ohio’s New Educators (O.N.E.): New and Involved/Member Engagement: Emily Schweppe

• Covid 19 Updates:  OEA Matt Ides and  Alex Nelson

 

Join us to earn CEUs, meet our awesome OEA staff, network with fellow members across our region, win door prizes and seize the opportunity to earn $500 for your local by meeting part of the 5-Star Award criteria.

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Please register at  http://bit.ly/swoeafallra. Make sure to select the box next to Welcome and Announcements as well as your choice of sessions. Upon completion of registration, you will receive a confirmation email from Darren Clum of OEA containing the Zoom links for the RA and your sessions.

If you do not receive an immediate confirmation, please check your spam folder.

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATORS CELEBRATE BIDEN-HARRIS VICTORY!

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"NEA President: 'Educators know President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris are tireless advocates for public education and they are the partners students and educators need in the White House.'

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For educators, today is a time to celebrate the historic election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, along with other critical wins for public education and students across the country. It is also time to reflect on the strength of our voice and the actions we took to preserve our democracy.

In the face of a global pandemic and in spite of a constant flow of disinformation meant to suppress votes, educators made their voices heard and helped others in their communities to safely cast ballots. Participation in NEA’s election activism programs saw nearly a 50 percent increase over 2016 levels, with nearly 230,000 members volunteering through their association.

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Those efforts resulted in wins up and down the ballot, and helped achieve the largest voter turnout in modern history. Roughly 160 million ballots were cast, and Biden and Harris received the largest number of votes of any presidential ticket.

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Educators are also celebrating Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ smashing the glass ceiling as she becomes the first woman, first Black woman, and first person of Indian descent to be elected to national office. Hers is an achievement not only for the history books, but one that will inspire countless students by showing them that regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity, they too can hold the highest offices in our country.

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“Across the nation, educators and students are celebrating this victory for public schools and communities,” said NEA President Becky Pringle. “No matter where we’re from or what we look like, we all want students to have great public schools. Educators know President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris are tireless advocates for public education and they are the partners students and educators need in the White House.”

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Biden and Harris have shown time and again that they believe in public education and will listen to educators as we work together to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and emerge from the crisis a more equitable nation. With Dr. Jill Biden, an educator and longtime NEA member, as First Lady, educators will even have a colleague in the White House. Not since Eleanor Roosevelt has America’s First Lady been a union member, (From NEA Today By: Amanda Menas and Amanda Litvinov, Published: 11/07/2020)."

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CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY WITH OEA!

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Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11th, and the Ohio Education Association is celebrating its veterans

and military families by sharing their stories with other members across the state. We will be profiling

members throughout next week through email, social media, and our website. If you are a veteran, in the

National Guard or Reserves, or a military family member, or if you would like to nominate another member,

please contact fellow veteran Zach Roberts with OEA Government Relations at robertsz@ohea.org. Include

\your name, service dates, job title, and a picture of you or your family while in service.

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OEA members across the state appreciate your and your family’s service both to our country and to students

across the state. We look forward to sharing your stories!

 

 

 

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SOUTHWEST NEW EDUCATORS TURKEY TAILGATE

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