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UPCOMING DATES:

  • View as WebpageOctober 14-Deadline for deposits/reservations to ECOEA Fall Roundtable
  • October 15-Deadline for applications for ECOEA Executive Director
  • October 15-Deadline to report your OEA Delegate Elections to OEA
  • October 21-ECOEA Fall Roundtable-A Legal Update, Hartville Kitchen
  • November 1-Deadline for PR Grant Applications, Augusta Unit Scholarship Applications, NEA Conferences Scholarships deadline (Leadership Summit, Womens & Minorities, LGBTQ+, Retired, ESP)
  • November 16-ECOEA Fall Delegate Briefing, Zoom
  • December 7-OEA Fall Representative Assembly, Columbus
  • January 25-ECOEA Winter Finance Workshop on Zoom! STRS, SERS, and more!
  • January 25-OEA Educator Night at the Cleveland Cavaliers
  • February 28-ECOEA Legislative Dinner, LaPizzaria, Save the Date!
  • March 2-ECOEA Bowling Event for the Ohio Fund, Park Centre Lanes, Save the Date!
  • April 5-ECOEA Spring Representative Assembly, Stark ESC Auditorium, 8:30 AM

Please share this newsletter with your new members! We will not have their emails in our files until later this fall when all membership forms are processed by OEA. We don't want anyone to miss the benefits of membership. We hope to see you at our Fall Roundtable on October 21!

A limited number of Cedar Point tickets remain from the Public Education Matters event and are available to members. Tickets are good through November 2. Ticket requests may be sent to the ECOEA office at ecoea@sbcglobal.net. First come, first served!

Executive Director Search

Please apply by October 15th for our Executive Director position. Flexible part-time, some weeknights and weekends, work from home and the office located at 129 Easton NE Canton. Application deadline October 15th. Job description and application information at this link:

Executive Director Job Description

All members are welcome to attend our annual Fall Roundtable at the Hartville Kitchen on Monday, October 21, beginning at 5:30 PM. After a traditional turkey dinner and some yummy pie, OEA Attorney Rachel Reight will present a Legal Update, sharing current legislation and court cases that affect you in your job. The event is FREE to all members who will receive a one hour PD certificate for attending. There are door prizes, too!

A $25 deposit is required to hold your reservation. All reservations and deposits must be received in the ECOEA office no later than October 14. Guests and OEA-R retired members pay a $25 fee to attend with OEA-Retired members receiving a $10 refund.

Deposits can be paid to ECOEA by cash or check, or by credit card, and will be returned to active ECOEA members when they attend.

Complete your reservation today at this link:

https://www.jotform.com/form/241963770651159


If you have already made a reservation, but haven't yet paid your deposit, the time is NOW to get that check mailed or pay by credit card! Deadline for deposit receipt is October 14. Unsecured reservations will not be honored.

David Augusta Unit Scholarships

Each fall, ECOEA awards three scholarships of $500 to members for continuining education. The scholarships are named for long-time public education advocate David Augusta, Louisville EA, and former ECOEA Executive Director, who was instrumental in the implementation of these scholarships.

One scholarship is awarded in each of the three ECOEA voting units by lottery drawing from all applicants. This scholarship is open to all ECOEA members. Deadline to apply is November 1. Use the link below to apply.

https://form.jotform.com/242288471170154

ECOEA Public Relations Grants 2024


Qualifying locals are encouraged to submit an application for a Public Relations Grant of up to $500 for a project to enhance the image of your local as a community partner. To qualify, a local must have elected and sent delegates to the ECOEA Fall Delegate Briefing and/or ECOEA Spring Representative Assembly. Twenty local associations have qualified for 2024-2025 for their participation in governance last year. Application deadline November 1.

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/241974279553166

ECOEA REP TO OEA-R ADVISORY COUNCIL NEWSBRIEF


Kathleen has an October Newsbrief for our OEA-Retired Members at the button below. It is good to be retired!


Kathleen' s October Newsbrief

Education Appreciation Night at the CAVS

Get your tickets now for OEA Educator Appreciation NIght where the Cavs will face the Houston Rockets on Saturday, January 25. Read more about this fun night and other available reduced ticket games at the link below. Let's go Cavs!


Cavaliers Discount Tickets

Your ECOEA officers and staff:

President Juliann Doerschuk, Canton Professional EA

Vice President Heather Zuniga, Malvern EA

Recording Secretary Leora Troyer, East Holmes TA

Business Manager Valerie Heban, OEA-Retired, North Canton EA

Website ecoea.ohea.us

ECOEA Office Phone (330) 499-8587

ECOEA Email ecoea@sbcglobal.net