Join us on March 9, 2019 at the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel for Central OEA’s Power Up! professional development conference.
Earn CEU’s, hang out with friends, network with colleagues, and Power Up with relevant, timely PD! Through this conference Central OEA offers professional development and CEUs which can be used toward license renewal.

This conference, as with all of Centrals conferences, is free to all Central OEA members.

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you can choose from several options for the day. Whether you are a teacher, bus driver, school counselor, paraprofessional, etc., you will have options that are appropriate for your professional growth.

There will be a two hour presentation on Restorative Practices. Classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse and challenging. We need skills and knowledge to best meet the challenges of leading learning in a diverse world.

There will also be a two hour session on Student Mental Health. We need the knowledge to better understand the unique social/emotional needs of our students.

These sessions will be repeated in the afternoon to provide you with the most flexibility in designing your conference experience.

The conference will also offer one hour sessions on Financial Planning, Gifted Education, Special Education and Legal considerations with the use of Social Media.

Please join us and bring a colleague or two. See you on March 9, 2019 at the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel. Registration is required.

Agenda

8:30 Registration/breakfast
9:00 Welcome
9.15 Session 1
10:30 Session 2
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Session 3
1:45 Session 4
2:45 Closing

Complimentary continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

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OEA Member Lobby Days have been scheduled for April 9 and May 15. A 9 AM legislative briefing will be provided at OEA Headquarters by OEA Officers and Government Relations staff to update members on the latest legislative action at the Ohio Statehouse

Central will arrange meetings for you. Central members can claim up to $50 for travel, parking and lunch expenses. You must register, and sign in at the briefing to be eligible.

You may also apply for a Central Lobby Day Substitute Grant, details here.

Campaigning to Win (CTW) — CTW is an intense hands-on workshop that teaches leaders how to conduct a winning campaign for elected office. The basic skills and strategies provided will help you determine if running for an elected office is truly your goal.

This session is targeted at members new to Association training.

Free for all OEA members.
Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Airport. 2886 Airport Dr, Columbus, OH 43219
When: March 9th, 2019

Agenda
8:30 Registration/breakfast
2:45 Closing

Registration is required.
To register
Log in (or create an account)
Page/Scroll down to "Campaign to Win - Training"
Select "going" from the drop down menu.
Wait a moment for it to register.
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OEA board of Directors Unit 3
(Three-year term ending July 14th, 2022)

OEA board of Directors Unit 4
(Unexpired term ending July 14th, 2020)

OEA board of Directors Unit 6
(Three-year term ending July 14th, 2022)

OEA board of Directors Unit 8
(Unexpired term ending July 14th, 2021)

Central Area 1 Representative
(Three-year term ending August 31st, 2022)

Central Area 2 Representative
(Three-year term ending August 31st, 2022)

Central Area 3 Representative
(Three-year term ending August 31st, 2022)

Central Area 5 Representative
(Three-year term ending August 31st, 2022)

For OEA Board of Directors positions, candidates must submit this form to William Baird no later than February 10th, 2019.
For Central positions, candidates must mail this form to Central no later than February 26th, 2019.

Central OEA/NEA is pleased to announce the candidacy of Adrienne M. Bowden for OEA Vice President. The election will be held during the OEA Spring Representative Assembly in May 2019. Adrienne has served as an OEA Board of Directors, as past OEA District Leader’s Chair, and currently serves as Central’s President and NEA Director. Adrienne has been active on many national, state, district and local committees.

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