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The East Central Ohio Education Association is YOUR district. As one of the ten OEA districts, ECOEA represents 8,000 OEA members in Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties.

UPCOMING YEAR AT A GLANCE:

• September 1-Registration opens for ECOEA Legal Update
• October 23-ECOEA Legal Update at Hartville Kitchen
• November 1-Deadline for ECOEA Unit Scholarships, ECOEA Public Relations Grants
• November 18-ECOEA Fall Delegate Briefing, Zoom
• December 2-OEA Fall Representative Assembly, Columbus
• January 1-March 31 ECOEA Nominations
• January 27-ECOEA Winter Workshop on Zoom
• March 8-ECOEA Legislative Dinner, LaPIzzaria
• April 1-Deadline for ECOEA Internal Organizing Grants, Quinn Scholarships
• April 13-ECOEA Spring Representative Assembly
• May 10-11-OEA Spring Representative Assembly, Columbus
• July 3-6, NEA Representative Assembly, Philadelphia

NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

ORLANDO FLORIDA 2023

ECOEA was well-represented at the NEA Represtative Assembly in Orlando, Florida, July 3-6. Elected delegates in attendance were:

• Juliann Doerschuk, Canton Professional EA
• Tina Bradley, Canton Professional EA
• Michelle Martin Jones, Canton Professional EA
• Rita McMillen, Canton Professional EA
• May Alayamini, Canton Professional EA
• Ida Gorman, East Canton EA
• Tracy Lemus Santos, Fairless EA
• Kristine Twigg, Fairless EA
• Angel McCune, Jackson Classified PA
• Kelli Repphun, Jackson Memorial EA
• Heather Zuniga, Malvern EA
• Julie Nelson, North Canotn EA
• Jen McKelley, North Canton EA
• Karen Linch, Wooster EA
• Oliver Warren, Wooster EA
• Kathleen Purdy, OEA-Retired Delegate

This was the first fully in-person RA since Covid; there was no virtual option. Congratulations to Michelle Martin Jones who was re-elected to serve on the NEA Resolutions Committee, and to Kathleen Purdy, OEA-R, who was re-elected to represent NEA-Retired members on the NEA Resolutions Committee. It was sweltering hot while we were in Florida but our delegates did a wonderful job participating in all aspects of the RA, from speaking at the microphone, working on communications, and serving on screening committees. Thank you, delegates!

ECOEA SUMMER LEADERSHIOP WORKSHOP

ECOEA held three days of professional development in July. Our Local Leaders Workshop on July 12, was held at RG Drage Career Tech Center and focused on Association leadership with training sessions for Local Treasurers and Local Presidents with 90 registrants and guests. A Building Rep session was held as well as Advocacy and Grievance. Sessions were led by OEA Labor Relations Consultants with OEA Secretary-Treasurer Mark Hill leading the Treasurer session. OEA Labor Relations Consultants provided the association training sessions.

The day's agenda provided time for the local leadership teams to plan for their upcoming year. We welcomed OEA President Scott DiMauro, OEA Vice President Jeff Wensing, as well as OEA Secretary Treasurer Mark HIll to a roundtable lunch where members had an opportunity to chat with the OEA officers about what was going on in their locals.

Later in July, we provided two opportunities for members to attend PD on Zoom. We were able to provide 42 members with 84 hours of Professional Development for attending. Session topics were Dealing with Difficult Behaviors presented by OEA Consultant Daria DeNoia, and Why Your LGBTQ Students Still Need You by GLSEN presenter Gary DiBianca.

STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS

FOLLOWING THE SCOTUS DECISION

Join Guy Kendall-Freas from NEA Member Benefits on Zoom!

While the Supreme Court ruled against the Biden One-Time Loan Cancellation plan, the administration has been quietly working behind the scenes to provide other ways to provide relief for borrowers. As payments resume in October, there are several new opportunities for loan forgiveness as well as reducing payments. Join us on one of these special zoom sessions to learn more.

• August 9 @ 7:00 p.m. (Eastern)
• August 22 @ 4:00 p.m. (Eastern)
• August 29 @ 4:30 & 6:30 p.m. (Eastern)

No registration required. To join any date/time, simply click below:

Join Zoom Meeting

Or use this URL:

https://neamb.zoom.us/j/89072264560?pwd=djZJUzd5aXRRUnF0S0xMbWo5M3Ixdz0

If prompted, the meeting ID is: 890 7226 4560 and the passcode is: 381768.

In these sessions, you’ll learn what to expect as payments resume for the first time in more than 40 months; about the One-Time Payment Count Adjustment which could bring you to or closer to the end of your loan obligation; and the new S.A.V.E. income driven repayment option which will reduce payments for most borrowers by about 50%