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Category Archives: OEA-R News
ZOOM with Freedom Fighter Charles Black!
Tuesday, April 23rd at 7pm
The OEA-Retired Racial and Social
Justice Committee is excited to host a
Zoom talk with the civil rights activist,
historian and actor, Charles Black.
Let’s listen to the stories of the past so
we can make plans to win education
justice for our students, schools, and
communities. Come listen to his story
of how he stood with Dr. King and other
foot soldiers to make change happen
then and listen to how we can make
change happen now!
Slide Into Success: Powering Up with PowerPoint
Monday, April 22, 2024 5 PM – 6 PM
Slide Into Success: Powering Up with PowerPoint
Join us to improve your PowerPoint skills.
OEA Retired is hosting an online PowerPoint training for beginners. PowerPoint is a powerful and versatile tool that allows you to create presentations for any purpose. go beyond the bullet points and learn innovative techniques. Facilitated by Rachel Grabowski, OEA Organizer.
https://ohea.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uc-iprjouGNODJ9XxUwcErKNW-smaTrJk#/registration
Understanding the Impact of GPO/WEP Webinar Replay
OEA presented an educational Webinar regarding two provisions in the Social Security Act that were created with the intent of equally treating workers who pay Social Security taxes throughout their careers and those who do not pay Social Security taxes on all of their earnings. The provisions—the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)—have caused nearly 2 million American workers to be denied benefits because they chose to enter public service. We need our police, firefighters and educators, but they are being penalized for the very service they provide. To date, public employees in 15 states are affected by WEP and GPO. Ohio is one of the states impacted.
The Webinar Recording and slides Slides are now available.
March and April 2024 Conferences
Save the Dates for the following Conferences in March and April.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
The name says it all—Megaconference—and it will feature twelve simultaneous breakouts in three one-hour time slots. Topics offered fall into the following three themes: leadership development, personal development, and professional development. Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 9, 2024! Detailed information is at the NEOEA Megaconference site.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
NEOEA-R Spring Conference
This year’s Conference will be held at the NEOEA Conference Center in Mayfield Heights and will feature presentations from STRS Member Education, OEA Legislative Update by an Officer, a Public Education Advocate and a Financial Planner followed by lunch. More information and Registration Form: https://neoea.org/files/RetiredSpringConf2024.pdf
Thursday, April 25, 2024
OEA-R Spring Conference
The 2024 Conference will be held at the Dayton International Peace Museum from 10:00AM-3:00PM
Founded in 2004, The International Peace Museum raises awareness of nonviolent strategies for achieving peace now and in the future. Individual and docent led tour,
Art Project, Lunch, Networking
https://oea-r.ohea.us/files/2024/03/OEAR-2024-Spring-Conferernce-flyer.pdf
OEA-R Advisory Council Elections
This Spring the following offices will be up for election- OEA-Retired Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and District Representatives from Eastern, North Central, Northwest, the ESP Representative and the Higher Education Representative on the OEA-R Advisory Council. Forms can be filed either by email or US Postal Service but all candidacy forms must be in the OEA office by February 15, 2024. Please contact William Baird for this form, bairdw@ohea.org or (614) 227-3169.
Ohio Association of Special Needs Professionals (OASNP) Conference
Conference Interest Form (Link is same as scanning QR code)
NEOEA Scholarship Application (Must be received by January 26, 2024)
OEA-R Racial and Social Justice Committee Book Study
Join the OEA-Retired Racial and Social Justice Committee Book Study for another year of exciting discussions!
All OEA members are invited to join us on this journey. We aim to inspire engaging conversations on 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 most sessions will take place the third Monday of each month from 7pm-8pm with exceptions for holidays.
The January and February 2024 dates will occur on:
Tuesday, January 16th at 7pm, Monday, February 26th at 7pm
Book Reading Schedule:
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (January/February 2024)
- White Rage by Carol Anderson (March/April 2024)
- You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems by Sharon Flake (May 2024)
- Change Sings by Amanda Gorman and Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe (June 2024)
- One Person, No Vote by Carol Anderson (July/August 2024)
A certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants based on the hours they attend. Approval for CEU credits is dependent upon your local LPDC committee.
* If you have registered for an event before, you do not have to register again.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Please contact Bob Maher, Co-Chair, OEA-Retired Racial and Social Justice Committee, rm823990@ohio.edu with questions regarding the study.
Understanding the Impact of GPO/WEP
Stop Penalizing Our Active and Retired Educators!
Information Webinar
| Nearly 40 years ago, two provisions in the Social Security Act were created with the intent of equally treating workers who pay Social Security taxes throughout their careers and those who do not pay Social Security taxes on all of their earnings. However, the provisions—the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)—have caused nearly 2 million American workers to be denied benefits because they chose to enter public service. We need our police, firefighters and educators, but they are being penalized for the very service they provide. To date, public employees in 15 states are affected by WEP and GPO. Ohio is one of the states impacted. |
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OEA-Retired is hosting an informational webinar on
Monday, January 22, 2024, at 5pm. Facilitated by:
Mark Hill, OEA Secretary-Treasurer and Judy Novak, OEA-Retired Advisory Council |
| Learn the facts about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This is your chance to hear the latest information on legislative efforts to repeal WEP and GPO and ask any questions about how you and your colleagues are impacted by WEP and GPO.
Be aware of what you might lose.
Find out what YOU can do and how YOU can help. The Webinar Replay is available. |
2023-2024 OEA-R RA Delegates
The following members were elected to represent the interest of OEA’s Retirees at the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 OEA Representative Assemblies:
The OEA-Retired Guidelines state that the following members of the OEA-Retired Advisory Council shall serve as automatic delegates by virtue of office:
OEA-Retired Advisory Council
Chair, Mary Binegar
Vice Chair, Phil Long
Secretary, Judy Buschle
Past President/Chair, John Hoyes
CAPITAL Representative, Carol Dixon
CENTRAL Representative, Barry Alcock
ECOEA Representative, Kathleen Purdy
EOEA Representative, Rita Walters
NCOEA Representative, Judy Novak
NEOEA Representative, Donna Smoot-Walters
NWOEA Representative, Lisa Scott Marshall
SEOEA Representative, Jeff Slattery
SWOEA Representative, Becky Brown
WOEA Representative, Joni Watson
At-Large Representative, Carol Kinsey
ESP At- Large: Becky Cashell
OEA Board of Directors Representative, Deloris Rome Hudson
Higher Education: Vacant
OEA-R Retired Delegates
Peg Ham – NEOEA
Jeff Corbin
Marti Franks – NEOEA
Christina Wall Swank
Bill Lavezzi – NEOEA
Nancy Wonson – NEOEA
Gretchen Washington
Willie A. Terrell, Jr.
Becky Mayer-Radel
Hank Haynes – NEOEA
Jené Wilson – NEOEA
Steven Mitchell – NEOEA
Lori Moodie
Doris L. Moore
Cheryl W. Hill – NEOEA
Ed Sims
Chuck Steinbower
Norman Hillstrom – NEOEA
Wil Vickery
OEA-R Retired Alternates
Gerry Curran
John Ververka – NEOEA
Janel Travis
Clarice Thomas
Valenta G. Ward-Gravely – NEOEA
Damian Dagenbach
Yuverdia O. Irving
Congratulations to the Delegates and Alternates!
The following Delegates represented NEOEA at the December 2, 2023 OEA-RA
Marti Franks
Peg Ham
Hank Haynes
Cheryl Hill
Norm Hillstrom
Bill Lavezzi
Steven Mitchell
Donna Smoot-Walters
John Veverka
Jené Wilson
Nancy Wonson