Our Members
Interested in being an REA Officer?
The Vice President and Treasurer Officer positions are up for election for a (2) year term beginning July 1, 2023. Anyone interested in running for either of these positions, send Susan Alexander an email expressing your interest by Friday, March 10th. For any contested positions candidates will be given the opportunity to speak at the General Membership Meeting on Monday, March 20th, and also communicate a statment via an REA email notification.
VETERANS DAY ANNOUNCEMENT
Veterans Day is just a couple weeks away and we need your help to make sure our nation’s veterans get the recognition they deserve on November 11th. If you are serving in the National Guard or Reserves or have served in the military in the past and are now serving in our public schools – or if you have a family member currently serving in the armed forces that you would like us to recognize – please send that info our way!
You can either record a short video on Soapboxx or you can email the following to communic@ohea.org:
- A photo of yourself in uniform and a recent photo of yourself as an educator
- Your name, rank, branch and years of military service, if you’d like to share that
- Your current job title and local association
- If you are spotlighting a family member, please send a photo of that person along with their name, rank, and branch of service, as well as their relationship to you.
On November 11th, we’ll use these photos and videos in social media posts to salute all educators and their family members who have served in the U.S. military
Thank You!
VIVIAN BROWN SCHOLARSHIP
The purpose of the Central OEA/NEA Vivian Brown Educational Scholarship for College Students is to provide $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing degrees in education at an Ohio university or college. This scholarship will be awarded each spring to the child of a Central OEA/NEA member.
Criteria & Eligibility
1. Each applicant must be a child of a member of Central OEA/NEA district.
2. Each applicant must be accepted and enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in education at a degree-awarding university or college.
3. Applications will be received beginning January 1, 2023 and no later than February 28, 2023.
4. Each applicant must include two (2) recommendation letters with the application, with one (1) being from a current professor/teacher.
5. The total amount of the scholarship must be used during the school year immediately following the presentation.
6. Previous recipients of the Central OEA/NEA Vivian Brown Educational Scholarship for College Students are not eligible.
7. To download an application go to: www.centraloeanea.org/documents/VivianBrownscholarship.pdf
Postcard Note Writing Volunteers Needed!
Central is still looking for more volunteers to write a short note letting fellow members know about why election 2020 is important, and what the important dates for the election are, together with how to learn who the OEA recommended candidates will be on their ballot.
To volunteer, simply fill out this short form letting us you are interested in helping out.
Party Dates (4PM – 6PM):
10/3 Panera, 1950 N Bechtle Ave, Springfield
10/10 Hofbräuhaus, Columbus
10/11 Rusty Bucket, 1635 W Lane Ave, Upper Arlington
10/24 Panera on Bechtle, Springfield
10/25 Hofbrauhaus, Columbus
10/26 Rusty Bucket, Lane Ave, Upper Arlington
Reynoldsburg Education Foundation and HEART of Ohio Golf Outing
Saturday, October 1, 1:00 pm @ Cumberland Golf Trails
Listen to the start of the OSU -vs- Rutgers football game at 3:30 pm with your radio or speaker while enjoying a round of golf with fellow members. Watch the end of the game at the course with a provided meal.
Click the link below to enter your name in the pool of participants for the REA group by Sunday night, September 25th. A drawing will be held and you will be notified if chosen.
OEA is 175!
Click here to view the video, which was unveiled at OEA’s 175th Anniversary gala earlier this month. Our own Education Advocate, Kim Cooper, is featured.