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OEA-R Delegate Election

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OEA-Retired Delegate Election

  • Vote During October
  • Please Support Candidates from NEOEA

OEA-R delegates will be elected during October by online and mail-in ballot.  In October, 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 2020 Elections” from “Ohio Education Association <help@yeselections.com>”.  Everyone will get a postcard or an email with an explanation and instructions for requesting a paper ballot by October 15.  The email and the postcard provide an “Election Code” and a “Voting PIN” along with a link to the voting page.  Please vote online no later than 5:00 PM Friday, October 31, 2022.  For more information, candidate biographies, and to vote online; go to https://www.ohea.org/cms/assets/uploads/2022/09/2022-Retired-Delegate-Bios-9-21-22.pdf.

OEA-R members will elect 18 Delegates to the OEA Representative Assembly from a field of 29 candidates.  The 18 OEA-Retired Advisory Council members are automatic delegates by virtue of office, for a delegation of 36 delegates and 11 alternates by order of votes.

Please support the 11 candidates from NEOEA.  Here are the candidates:   Marsh Buckley,  William A. Dorsey,  Marti Franks,  Peg Ham,  Hank Haynes,  Cheryl W. Hill,  Norm Hillstrom,  William Lavezzi,  Steven Mitchell,  Jene Wilson,  Nancy Wonson.

Also on the ballot are candidates from other OEA Districts:  6—WOEA,  5—NCOEA,  2—Central,  2—ECOEA,  1—Capital,  1—SEOEA,  and 1—SWOEA.

Delegates attend both the Fall and Spring OEA Representative Assemblies.  On the day before, the OEA-R  Delegate Assembly meets at the OEA or STRS building to carry out the business of OEA Retired and for a briefing with the OEA officers and reports from the OEA-R Advisory Council.  Delegates from NEOEA also attend the Fall and Spring NEOEA RAs.

The OEA Representative Assemblies will be December 3, 2022 and May 12-13, 2023 (revised dates.).  The NEOEA Representative Assemblies will be November 12 at Lorain HS and April 22 at Mayfield HS.

Please check for meeting summaries and minutes of the OEA-R Advisory Council, OEA-R Delegate Assembly, and the OEA Board of Directors on the Documents/Reports page of the OEA-R website at http://oea-r.ohea.us/.

 

OEA-R Fall Conference

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Register now for the OEA-R Fall Conference.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 9:30 AM—2:45 PM at OEA Headquarters, Columbus.  The Theme for 2022-2023: Relevance, Engagement, and Visibility (R.E.V.).  Pick three of four sessions:

  • Mental Wellbeing by Building Resilience—De Lena P. Scales MPA, TRCC II, Neighborhood Program Specialist, Department of Neighborhoods, Columbus Public Health and Kristen Hicks, LISW, TRCC, CTRP-C, Owner of Seasons Counseling & Consulting, LLC;
  • OEA-R Opportunities for an Active Retirement—Mary Binegar, OEA-R Chair and Makia Burns, OEA Organizer;
  • Physical Wellbeing Through Movement—Janine Harris, Degitz M.S. ,TRCC – II
  • What I Want My Loved Ones to Know—Guy Kendall-Freas, NEA Member Benets.

$25 registration fee.  Register by August 30 with Cvent: https://web.cvent.com/event/4ec6ccdc-6243-44fd-8f70-978972d9e746/summary.

Or you can download a registration form: OEA-R 2022 Fall Conference registration form

 

STRS Retired Elections

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Rita J Walters

Rita J Walters

Vote Rita J. Walters for STRS Board of Directors. 

You should have received your STRS ballot in the mail. Vote NOW!

The stability of STRS is at stake.  Rita is the OEA endorsed candidate.  She has served OEA’s Retired members faithfully since 2017.  Rita understands her responsibility to protect your STRS funds and will not support the risky schemes proposed by some.

While Rita has served on the STRS Board, STRS was able to survive the financial crisis and come out strong enough to reinstate a COLA and health care premium rebates.

Vote Rita J, Walters to continue a strong and stable STRS.

More information: : https://www.ohea.org/get-involved/oea-strs-board-endorsements/

 

OEA-R Guidelines

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On May 6, 2021, the OEA Retired Delegate Assembly approved amendments to the OEA-R Guidelines, subsequently approved by the OEA Board of Directors:

  • Added—Recall procedure for officers and members of the Advisory Council – Article VIII, Sec I
  • Changed—From one year to three years, to establish a three-year term for appointed, non-voting, positions on the Advisory Council, e.g. Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, SERS Observer, and STRS Observer – Article IX, Sec A.2.

Download the new current 340.040-Guidelines-for-OEA-R-Rev.-7-25-21

 

NEOEA-Retired Organizing Committee

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The NEOEA-Retired Organizing Committee promotes the welfare of retired members of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association (NEOEA) by identifying the particular concerns of retired members, topics for training workshops and social opportunities.  Serving as a link between Northeastern Ohio retired members, those in other districts and active members we foster communication within OEA-Retired and NEA Retired. Please also see the OEA-R page on the OEA Website and the NEA-R page on the NEA website. Join our NEOEA Facebook group.

Our goal is to keep you informed and help you locate resources.  Please consider volunteering to serve on one of our Sub-Committees.  NEOEA/OEA-Retired members may use the  Membership  page to update contact information, subscribe to mailing lists to receive communications and action alerts. 

Persons who have retired from a school district within the NEOEA District are automatically members of NEOEA-Retired. But after the first year of retirement, one must join OEA Retired and NEA Retired.

We welcome your input to enable us to better assist you.   Submit your comments, questions or contact updates on our Contact Us page.

SERS Health Care Rule Change

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The SERS Board approved a new health care rule earlier this year impacting some non-Medicare retirees who are currently on the SERS health care plan (approximately 500 current retirees are affected.)  SERS is currently mailing all of the impacted individuals and following up by phone, but  a majority are not reading the letter.

Non-Medicare plan enrollees whose gross benefit amount is below the income amount established for Medicaid eligibility will receive a letter telling them to contact HealthSCOPE Benefits (1-888-236-2377).  HealthSCOPE Benefits will evaluate benefit recipients’ Medicaid eligibility using healthcare.gov.

There are three possible outcomes:

  1. If determined potentially eligible for Medicaid, HealthSCOPE Benefits can forward the application to Medicaid.  SERS HC eligibility will end December 31, 2020, unless the member requests an earlier termination date by submitting a health care waiver form.
  2. If determined NOT potentially eligible for Medicaid, HealthSCOPE Benefits will inform SERS’ health care and coverage will continue as is.
  3. If a benefit recipient fails to contact HealthSCOPE Benefits, their SERS’ health care coverage will be terminated effective December 31, 2020.

HealthSCOPE Benefits will report all of its findings to SERS.

Also posted information on the SERS website:  https://www.ohsers.org/have-you-been-contacted-by-sers-about-medicaid-eligibility-if-so-you-need-to-take-action/

It is in the News and Events section on the homepage and is now the featured article in the Retirees dropdown menu.

Join OEA Retired and NEA Retired

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Talk to Your Friends.  Encourage them to join OEA Retired and NEA Retired.  Members of OEA-R and NEA-R save well over the $350 Life Membership fee when they take advantage of discounts on home insurance, car insurance, or appliance discounts through the Association.

Watch the new OEA-R Membership video on YouTube: “OEA-R Working for your Future” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBsrsn4uVs .

Download the new OEA-R Membership Flyer at http://neoea-r.ohea.us/files/2016/02/OEA-R-Membership-Flyer-.pdf  or for more information or visit the OEA-Retired website at http://oea-r.ohea.us/ .

If you are not a member of OEA-R and NEA-R, consider joining now.  Join online with a credit card at https://sites.nea.org/JoinNea/.