ECOEA ...the link between your local and the Ohio Education Association
As one of our 8,000 members of a local association within the six counties served by ECOEA (Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas or Wayne), you are automatically a member of the East Central OEA District. We provide professional development, conferences, and scholarships that are open to all members.

IMPORTANT DATES:
  • September 28, 2022-ONE Trivia Night virtual event
  • October 15, 2022-OEA Delegate election results due to OEA
  • October 17, 2022-Deadline for Legal Update RSVP & Deposit
  • October 24, 2022-ECOEA Legal Update, Hartville Kitchen
  • November 1, 2022-Deadline to apply for ECOEA Unit Scholarships, ECOEA Public Relations Grants, Scholarships to NEA Conferences
  • November 19, 2022-ECOEA Virtual Delegate Briefing, Zoom
  • December 3, 2022-OEA Representative Assembly, Columbus
IT'S DELEGATE ELECTION TIME!
Each fall, delegates to the OEA Representative Assembly are elected by their local associations. These delegates are the voice of your local in the governance of the Ohio Education Association. Those delegates are also automatic delegates to the ECOEA Representative Assembly. Each local association is entitled to at least one delegate and the delegate allocation is proportional to the number of members.
The delegate election must take place by October 10, with results reported to OEA by October 15.
Delegates (or their alternates) have four commitments. OEA will hold a one-day Fall Representative Assembly in Columbus on Saturday, December 3. ECOEA is not having a Fall RA, but will hold a virtual delegate briefing on Saturday, November 19, on Zoom. In the Spring, the OEA Spring Representative Assembly will be held in Columbus on May 12-13, 2023. The ECOEA Spring RA will be held in person in Canton on Saturday, April 29.
ECOEA offers a one-time incentive grant of $250 to locals who have not elected delegates in the past five years. See the information on the ECOEA website for this grant. Be sure that your local is represented. Elections matter!
ECOEA FALL ROUNDTABLE
A LEGAL UPDATE
All members are invited to join ECOEA for a dinner PD presentation at the Hartville Kitchen. Be our guest for a turkey dinner and one hour of PD presented by Attorney Rachel Reicht about recent court cases and legislation that affect you and your students.
All you need to do is register, send in the $10 security deposit, and then come to the Hartville Kitchen on Monday, October 24. Registration opens at 5:00 PM, dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by the presentation. Your deposit is returned to you when you attend.
Dinner, Professional Development, Door Prizes, and Networking, free to all members. Seats are limited. Don't miss out!
Deadline to register and receipt of your deposit is Monday, October 17. No reservations will be taken after this date. Reservations with no deposit will not be honored. Please be sure to follow up your RSVP with your deposit!
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ECOEA DAVID AUGUSTA UNIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Each fall ECOEA provides three scholarships of $500 to members who are enhancing their skills through professional development. The scholarships are awarded by lottery drawing, one scholarship per ECOEA voting unit. The scholarships are awarded by reimbursement after the successful completion of the course, workshop, or other professional development. The PD must be completed by August 31, 2023. Deadline to apply is November 1, 2022. Apply today at the button below!
Local Associations who elected and sent delegates to the ECOEA RA in the 2021-2022 year are eligible to apply for grants up to $500 to use in their community to enhance the image of the association. Pictured is a student athlete in the Chippewa community who benefited from the support supplied by the Chippewa Education Association from an ECOEA PR grant.
The North Canton Education Association used their ECOEA Public Relations grant to purchase a paver for the Legacy Campaign to improve Memorial Stadium, which after 75 years, will be replaced. The pavers will make up Legacy Landing which recognizes those in the community that donated to the project.
Public Relations grants give your association an opportunity to be recognized as a community supporter.
Malvern Education Association used their PR Grant to show the Malvern community that MEA supports their athletes with signs at their football stadium and in their gymnasium.
ECOEA encourages local associations to participate in the governance of ECOEA and OEA by electing delegates each fall and sending them to the ECOEA and OEA Rep Assemblies. Be sure your local has a voice by electing delegates!
The deadline to apply for a PR grant is November 1, 2022.
OEA Retired Advisory Council Report for September 2022

The OEA-R Advisory Council representative for ECOEA is Kathleen Purdy, ecoeavp@yahoo.com or (330)257-9913 to leave message.
You can read Kathleen's September report at the button below.
CLICK ON THE POSTER TO REGISTER FOR THE ONE TRIVIA NIGHT EVENT
CLICK ON THE POSTER TO GO THE REGISTRATION SITE FOR THE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM FALL 2022 SERIES
FOR SALE
Gently used conference chairs. We have replaced our conference chairs in the ECOEA office and would like to find a good home for these eleven chairs.
Please call the ECOEA Business Manager at (330) 499-8587.
California Casualty Athletic Program Grants
OEA Members! California Casualty's Thomas R. Brown Athletic Grant Program is back and will award $1,000 grants for school athletics programs. Apply Today for this very popular association member benefit. Applications for this year will be accepted through January 15, 2023.
This is a wonderful opportunity for your local to build community among members or to recognize the hard work your members do everyday. Click on this link to go to the OEA website for more information!

LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS SESSIONS WITH
NEA MEMBER BENEFITS
The deadline to apply for the once-in-a-lifetime limited waiver of Public Service Loan Forgiveness – TEPSLF – is October 31, 2022! TEPSLF provides the opportunity to get credit for past payments on otherwise unqualified loan types, late payments, time in educational deferment and more.
Additionally, President Biden recently announced $10,000 in loan forgiveness for borrowers with incomes of $125,000 or less ($250,000 if married filing jointly) and an add’l $10,000 if you had a Pell Grant and meet the above income guidelines. Join us and learn what your next steps should be!
THESE ARE THE LAST ZOOM SESSIONS SCHEDULED
BEFORE THE DEADLINE
No pre-registration needed; just join any day and time most convenient.
  • Oct. 1 @ 10:00 a.m. (eastern)
  • Oct. 3 @ 7:00 p.m. (eastern)
  • Oct. 4 @ 4:00 p.m. and again @ 6:00 p.m. (eastern)
  • Oct. 10 @ 4:00 p.m. and again @ 6:00 p.m. (eastern)
  • Oct. 11 @ 7:00 a.m. (eastern)
Click here to join or use this URL
This link will work for ALL seven Student Loan ZOOM dates. DON’T LOSE OUT on this limited time opportunity to have loans forgiven under the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Join us and find out how close relief might really be!
The East Central Ohio Education Association officers and staff:
Julie Nelson, North Canton EA, President
Julie Holderbaum, Minerva Local EA, Vice President
Juliann Doerschuk, Canton Professional EA, Recording Secretary
Valerie Heban, OEA-Retired, retired, North Canton EA

Website: ecoea.ohea.us
Phone: (330) 499-8587
Office: 129 Easton St. NE, Suite 103, Canton, OH 44721
Per ECOEA Policy 3.6 Access to Financial Reports-the monthly Executive Committee financial report is available to any member upon request.

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