Category Archives: OEA-R News

OEA-R Spring Conference April 22, 2025

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Join your retired member colleagues for a viewing of the many historical exhibits in the museum (the museum will be closed that day to outside visitors, so unfortunately you won’t be surrounded by 900 or so public-school students and their addled teachers and chaperones; we have the place to ourselves, and it’s a big place!), a tasty lunch, and a creative interactive program, facilitated by our own Carol Dixon. Celebrating Poetry Month (April), we will feature the 2022-2024 Ohio Beat Poet Laureate, Sandra Feen.

DATE & TIME
April 22, 2025
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

LOCATION
The Ohio History Connection
800 E. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43211
Street or Garage Parking

Traffic Advisory

17th Ave. west of the Ohio History Center is closed through mid-April 2025 for underground utility work. Please enter the Ohio History Center from the east via Interstate 71.

AGENDA
Museum exploration!
Lunch Networking
Activity

SCHEDULE:
10:00 — 10:30: Check in, light refreshments.
10:30 – 12:00: Museum!
12:00 – 1:00: Lunch (see options on flyer), conversation.
1:00 – 2:00: Activity

REGISTRATION FEE
$35.00 (non-refundable)

To register, please download and print the flyer, fill out the registration slip and mail with a check for $35.00 payable to:

Barry Alcock
c/o Central OEA/NEA
2760 Airport Drive
Suite 120B
Columbus, OH 43219

An Evening with Author Chris Crowe May 14, 2025

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Chris Crowe Bio: After teaching at universities in Japan and Hawaii, Chris Crowe joined the English Department at Brigham Young University in 1993. In addition to his academic articles, chapters, and books, he has published poetry, essays, short stories, a children’s book, YA novels, and YA nonfiction books. His books have received a variety of honors, including the International Reading Association’s YA Book Award, a
Jane Addams Honor, Whitney Awards, and inclusion in the New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age, the American Library Association’s Best Books for Young Adults, and the Junior Library Guild.In 2020, he received BYU’s highest faculty honor, the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. His best-known books are Death Coming Up the Hill, Getting Away with Murder: the True Story of the Emmett Till Case,
and Mississippi Trial, 1955

 

March 2025 NEOEA-R Newsletter

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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 

OEA News Updates

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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.

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OEA Lobby Day Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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OEA’s first member lobby day of the 136th General Assembly will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. If you haven’t RSVP’d for the lobby day, please click here. Please note, RSVP’s for the March member lobby day will close at noon on Friday, March 14, 2025. 

If you are unable to attend the March 19th Lobby Day, OEA plans to create a virtual activity for you to connect with your legislators. Also, OEA, in collaboration with NEA, will host a walk-in events across Ohio to stand up against attacks on public education from Columbus and Washington on March 19th. To view NEA’s March 19th toolkit, please click here.

If you have any questions about OEA’s member lobby day, please do not hesitate to reach out to OEA Government Relations by calling 614-227-3056 or emailing govtsrv@ohea.org.

 

January 2025 NEOEA-R Newsletter

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In the NEOEA-R January 2025 Issue:

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  • GPO-WEP Repealed
  • MegaConference is Saturday, March 9, 2025
  • Getting to Know SERS
  • OEA Representative Assembly Report
  • OEA Advisory and 2025 NEA Delegates
  • OEA-R Webinars
  • OEA-R Racial and Social Justice Book Study
  • Avoiding Scams
  • Discounts
  • Calendars
  • Member Information Updates
  • OEA-R/NEA-R Life Membership 

So You’re Turning 65?

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2025 OEA Retired Election for NEA Representative Delegates

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DEADLINE:  Friday, March 21

DEADLINE:  Friday, March 21 

DEADLINE:  Friday, March 21 

OEA-R delegates will be elected through March 21 by online and mail-in ballot. Look for election information by email and US mail.  Please support candidates from NEOEA-R.

OEA-R members should look for an email and/or a postcard “Vote now in the OEA-Retired Elections” from “Ohio Education Association <help@yeselections.com>”.

Everyone will get either a postcard, envelope or an email with an explanation and instructions for requesting a paper ballot.

The email and the postcard or letter provide an “Election Code” and a “Voting PIN” along with a link to the voting page. If your ballot has not been placed in the US mail by March 15, please vote online no later than 5:00 PM on March 21, 2025.

Candidate biographies and campaign statements are available at https://www.ohea.org/retired

Here are the Steps to Vote Online:

  1. Go to the voting website: https://www.ohea.org/retired
  2. Enter your Election Code and Voting Pin in the fields
  3. Click on Continue and follow the voting instructions
  4. All ballots must be received by 5:00 PM on March 21, 2025
  • A change this year is the shortening of the election time periods. Elections will run 21 days and not 30.
  • 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 preparation for delegates and reduces overall cost of the election.

Please support the following candidates from NEOEA:

Valenta Ward-Gravely NEOEA
Peg Ham NEOEA
Verlene B. DeWitt NEOEA
Jene’  Wilson  NEOEA
Diallas York NEOEA
Steven D. Mitchell NEOEA