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Thank you for your membership! We appreciate the opportunity to work with and serve you professionally!
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REPRESENT!
Part of your membership is professional representation, especially in disciplinary meetings. Our Member's Rights Officer, Megan Freeman, works closely with our OEA Advocate, Melissa Kaltenbaugh to protect your rights. If you are called into a meeting with an administrator, especially if you believe it will become disciplinary, you have the right to have an advocate present.
How do you do that?
Contact Megan Freeman and let her know what's going on.
Contact your administrator and tell him/her that you intend to have an advocate present. They must have 24 hours notice of an advocate's presence.
Document your concerns so you and your advocate will be prepared for the meeting.
Our negotiated language reads as follows:
1.12 Right to Representation at Disciplinary Meeting:
At a meeting where a teacher will be presented with a written, formal admonishment, the teacher shall be permitted to be represented by a BEA or OEA representative of their choosing. “
Teacher may ask, ‘Is this a disciplinary meeting?” If admin says yes, teacher should respond that they would like to have BEA representation and it is required that both parties get 24 hours notice. Then request a rescheduled meeting date/time.
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OEA Budget Survey
Do you have a minute to take the OEA Budget Survey? Everyone who completes the survey will be put in a drawing where you could win a pair of Thunder tickets, a VISA gift card, or a sub for the day! OEA is a member-driven organization and your input is vital for the budget process. will close at 11:59pm on November 25th 2024. You may take the survey HERE.
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Techy Teachers Opportunity!
The OEA Teaching & Learning Center is looking for talented, tech-oriented educators who will form a member-led professional learning cadre. Complete THIS FORM to find more.
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Mark Your Calendars:
Wednesday, November 13, 4:15 -- BEA Leadership Meeting (JP - Anna Thom's Room)
Wednesday, November 14, 5:30 -- OEA - NE-B Zone Meeting with legislators (Dink's Pit BarBQue)
Wednesday, December 18, 4:30 -- BEA Membership Gathering (Senor Salsa) - BEA will buy the queso and soft drinks!
Wednesday, December 18, 3:00 - 5:00 -- AUTOPAY SIGN UP! Current members who need to switch from Payroll deduction to Autopay, can come to Senor Salsa and switch -- we'll give you $50!
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What Cool Thing Are You Doing?
Traci Bottorff from Wayside is completing the Dyslexia training that is provided through the OSDE. According to the International Dyslexia Association, approximately 15-20% of the population as a whole have some of the symptoms of Dyslexia, which includes slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing, or mixing up similar words. Thanks for being so cool, Traci, and continuing to develop yourself for your students!
Are you doing something cool? If you are reading a good book, or listening to a great podcast, or going to a cool place or doing any cool thing, complete THIS FORM. You could win a gift card to some cool place and be featured in our enews!
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We are at your service!
Please feel welcome to contact your officers or building reps should you need professional advice or assistance. We are always ready and willing to help!
Co-Presidents: Anna Thom (JP) | Nate Vance (BHS)
Vice President: Heather Davis (CMS)
Secretary: Jayleen Mayes (BHS)
Treasurer: Megan Freeman (Kane)
Members Rights: Megan Freeman (Kane)
Chief Negotiator: Alana Murphy (RH)
NEON Rep: Sidnie Brown (Wayside) | Caroline Rojas (JP)
BHS Building Reps: Julie Giovanetti | Laci Chambers
CMS Building Rep: Hadley Davis
MMS Building Rep: Karen Swinford
Hoover Building Rep: Kameron Meyer
Jane Phillips Building Reps: Karla Cunningham | Rita Coale
Kane: Rhonda Kohnle
Ranch Heights: Marrissa Lyon Livingston
Wayside: Gail Stone
Wilson: Laurie Marshall
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Important Links:
Negotiated Agreement & Salary Schedule
Fried Okra OEA's podcast
OEA website
Google Sites
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