OEA Retired Delegates to Representative Assemblies and Advisory

Posted on August 12, 2025 by dennislewis

OEA Retired Delegates to NEOEA/OEA/NEA Representative Assemblies and OEA Retired Advisory Council Positions

A new OEA election year kicks off next month. There is some important election information below. If you are interested in being involved and having your voice heard, please consider running for one of the upcoming open positions.

OEA-Retired delegate to the OEA Representative 2025-2026 Fall and Spring Assemblies. Interested persons must file a Declaration of candidacy form by September 10, 2025OEA-Retired Advisory Council positions that are available.

OEA-Retired Advisory Council Positions up for election this spring are:

ESP-OEA-Retired Advisory Council Representative (Term ending July 1,2026)

Higher Education -OEA-Retired Advisory Council Representative (Term ending July 14, 2028)

Interested persons must file a Declaration of candidacy form by February 10, 2026.

NEA-Retired Delegate seats that will attend the 2026 NEA Representative assembly in Denver, Co.

Candidate declaration forms are now available at OEA-Retired
https://oea-r.ohea.us/page/election-information/
OEA-Retired Advisory Council Positions up for election this spring are: ESP-OEA-Retired Advisory Council Representative (Term ending July 1,2026) AND Higher Education -OEA-Retired Advisory Council Representative (Term ending July 14, 2028) If interested you must file a Declaration of candidacy form by February 10, 2026.

Click here for declaration of candidacy form for Advisory Council Positions

If you wish to be a candidate for NEA-Retired Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly, you must file a Declaration of Candidacy form by February10, 2026. Click here for declaration of candidacy form for NEA delegate

Things to note:

Declaration of candidacy deadline dates – please pay attention to when the forms are due back to OEA.
Submitting your forms
- You are welcome to scan or take a clear picture of the forms (Front and back) and email them in that way.
- You can fill out the form electronically, save it, and email them back that way.
- Lastly, you are always welcome to print and mail your declarations back into us, but please remember the mail system can be slow at times.
- If you are emailing form in, please email them to the provided email address on the specific form.
- Please do not send your submission to my personal email address.
The continued election run time will be 21 days.
You will still be afforded the option to vote online or by mailed paper ballot. Paper ballots will still be mailed to all retired members and electronic ballots will be sent to all retired members; you may choose which option you want to use.
If you are choosing the mailed ballot option, please vote and return your ballot right away. The move to 3 weeks, has several advantages, including housing preparation for delegates, allowing the delegates to attend all district representative assemblies, and it reduces overall cost of the election.

If you have questions, please contact me at oeara@ohea.org.

William Baird
Manager of Elections and Conferences
OEA Executive Offices
225 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(D) 614-227-3169

Laughing Bomb Brewery and Vineyard

Posted on August 1, 2025 by dennislewis

Join your NEOEA-Retired colleagues for End of Summer Celebration on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM for lunch and adult beverages at the John Crist/Laughing Bomb Brewery and Vineyard, located at 32421 Walker Road (between Avon-Belden (OH 83) and Jaycox Roads in Avon Lake.

Weather permitting patio seating is available as well the porch and dining room.

Participants will order from the menu and pay individually, but registration is required:

https://form.jotform.com/251544487937167

Laughing Bomb Brewery and Vineyard

32421 Walker Rd.

Avon Lake, Ohio 44012

(440) 933-9672

https://www.laughingbomb.com/

Join the OEA-Retired Racial and Social Justice Committee Book Study

Posted on July 1, 2025 by dennislewis

All OEA members are invited to join us on this journey. We aim to inspire engaging conversations in books that relate to everyday experiences on the topics of racial and social justice. This will help us learn from each other and grow in understanding.

All sessions will be virtual on Zoom and will take place the third Monday of each month from 7pm-8pm (unless otherwise stated).

Please contact Makia Burns, OEA-Retired Liaison, burnsm@ohea.org with questions.

Book Reading Schedule:

Aug 18 & Sep 15 – Frederick Douglass by David Blight
Oct 20 & Nov 17 – Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi

Program Flyer

NEOEA-R June 2025 Newsletter

Posted on June 11, 2025 by dennislewis

Download the NEOEA-R Jun2025 Newsletter

NEOEA Summer Leadership Conference – July 16-17
Complimentary OEA-R Membership for New Retirees
Are You an OEA-R/NEA-R Life Member? Join Now
OEA Spring RA
Laughing Bomb Vineyard Outing – September 17
Discounts
Calendars
OEA News Subscriptions
Member Information Updates

Are Your Colleagues Retiring?

Posted on June 5, 2025 by dennislewis

Many NEOEA-Retired members keep in touch with colleagues still working in the schools. Please inform your active but soon to be retired friends that OEA provides a one year membership to OEA-Retired at no charge. In order for the membership to be activated, OEA needs to know of the retirement event. Although a member’s retired status will be reported up by their local during the annual membership drive when school starts, members may notify OEA to convert their status by contacting the OEA Member Help Line and providing details regarding their last work day as an active member and their non-school e-mail address.

OEA Member Help Line

1-844-OEA-Info (1-844-632-4636)
membership@ohea.org

Although NEOEA-R and the first year of OEA-R membership is provided at no additional cost, membership in NEA-R and ongoing OEA-R membership is only available through enrolling in NEA-R and OEA-R Unified membership. Persons who take advantage of NEA Member Benefit programs such as travel, insurance, credit cards, loans and the like must also maintain NEA membership in order to continue to maintain those benefits.

Visit the OEA-R website for information on the various enrollment types, extended payment plans and OEA/NEA Pre-Retired membership to establish retired membership while service as an active servant in our public education institutions.

https://www.ohea.org/retired/

OEA News Updates

Posted on May 2, 2025 by dennislewis

Subscribe to OEA emails and newsletters for the latest updates and alerts where you can take action on topics of interest which include:

Legislative Watch – OEA offers insight and analysis of the issues and legislation that affect public education.

OEA Action Alerts – News for activists committed to advancing education policies focused on building great public schools for all students.

Events and Promotions – Emails about special discounts and events offered exclusively to OEA members.

OEA Updates – Important information about OEA operations and services.

OEA-R Newsline – A quarterly newsletter from the OEA-Retired Advisory Council.

Disclaimer: We do not share the information you’ve given us with unaffiliated groups. We will not make any of your information publicly available.

SUBSCRIBE

Summer Leadership Conference 2025

Posted on April 1, 2025 by dennislewis

Summer is just around the corner, and that means our

SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE registration is open!!

The conference will be held July 16-17 at Corporate College East.

We will offer two days of training for you, local leaders, and all members. This year we are offering amazing sessions on Wednesday afternoon, as well as a presidents’ track, building representative training, leadership sessions, and grievance processing training on Thursday – to name just a few of the topics. We have something for all members – regardless of your title or your position in the local.

Keynote speaker is Daneé Pinckney Ohio Teacher of the Year

Graduate credit is also available from Lake Erie College.

Registration

https://neoea.org/MemberData/SLC2025.pdf

Repeal SB1

Posted on March 5, 2025 by dennislewis

The petition drive to place the repeal of SB1 on the November ballot will be ending June 21. Add your name to the signers and support our higher education professionals in Ohio.

Repeal Senate Bill 1 – Petition Signature Collection

More Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Look for volunteers and sign when you visit the following locations in town:

Northeast Area Signing Locations

Other Locations Statewide

Stand with Ohio Higher Education: Help Repeal SB1 – Sign, Volunteer, Donate

Ohio’s Senate Bill 1 directly threatens academic freedom, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our state’s public colleges and universities. While SB1 primarily targets higher education, its erosion of shared governance and labor rights undermines principles that affect all educators. A referendum campaign is now underway to put the repeal of SB1 before Ohio voters, and we need your help. The below resources are from the YSU-OEA campaign to place SB1 on the ballot. Please note that this information is intended for OEA members and staff informational purposes only.

How You Can Help

Sign the Referendum Petition
- Visit and sign the petition at https://tinyurl.com/4y3xv3nd.
- If you have already signed, please encourage eligible colleagues to do so.
Donate to Support Petition Printing and Outreach
- Contribute to offset costs of printing petitions, promotional materials, and logistics: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/fund-petition-printing?source=direct_link&.
- Even small donations help ensure we have enough materials across all 88 counties.
Stay Informed via the Campaign’s Newsletter
- Subscribe to regular updates on progress, deadlines, and local events: https://ohsb1petition.substack.com
- Please share the newsletter link within your network so more Ohioans stay informed and engaged.

Spread the Word

Share these links above on social media, community groups, and among colleagues.

March 2025 NEOEA-R Newsletter

Posted on March 4, 2025 by dennislewis

In the NEOEA-R NEOEA-R-Mar2025 Issue:

Download the NEOEA-R March 2025 Newsletter

NEOEA-R Spring Conference – April 15
OEA-R / NEA Representative Delegate Elections
Bowling for the OEA Fund
OEA-R Medicare Enrollment Webinar
OEA-R Spring Conference – April 22
OEA-R Webinars
OEA-R Racial and Social Justice Book Study
OEA News Subscriptions
NEOEA-R @ MegaConference
Discounts
Calendars
Member Information Updates
OEA-R/NEA-R Life Membership

Guardians Baseball Tuesday, June 10

Posted on February 5, 2025 by dennislewis

Are You Ready for Some Baseball?

Join the Retired Organizing members on June 10 for a night of baseball and fun! The Guardians will be playing the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m. We have reserved lower section seats for $33 each. Bring your colleagues, family and friends. It promises to be a great night with our Guardians winning.

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 10, at 6:40 vs. Cincinnati Reds

Location: Progressive Field

NEOEA-Retired

NEOEA-R Organizing Committee

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