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OhioSchools
August 2006
A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Member Resource Guide p27
Surveying the charter
school landscape p22
cOVER STORY
22 Surveying the charter
school landscape
What you need to know about the
growth, academic performance and
funding of Ohio’s charter schools
18
FEATURES
2005-2006 Ohio
teacher salaries
20 Pictures and an exhibition
Winterset Elementary Camera Club
captures interest—and images
Artwork by OEA Membership
Reflections Art Contest win-
ner Diane Krieger,
fifth-grade teacher at R.C.
Waters Elementary School
27 MEMBER RESOURcE GUiDE
DEPARTMENTS
2 President’s Message
It’s up to us
Our responsibility t
OhioSchools
cOVER STORY 22 Surveying the charter
PRESIDENT’S MEssAgE It’s up to us OUr reSPONSIBIL
NoTEbook report sets direction for 21st-century
Columbus State employees give no-confidence vote
ExEcuTIvE DIREcToR’S MEssAgE What makes a School
ExTRa CREDIt Teacher tomes Spend some time with
Create a cover for Ohio Schools Ohio Schools is o
Want to contribute to global understanding? Since
MakINg tHE gRADE OeA honors members with 2006 a
JEAN KERSHAW SCHOLARSHIP each year the OeA awards
OEA ESP AWARD The OeA educational Support Profess
BLuE RIBBON AWARDS The OeA Blue ribbon Award is p
Diane Krieger (middle), a fifth-grade teacher at
lEgISlaTIvE uPDAtE Statutory TeL
tHE fOLLOWINg OPINION ON tHE tAx ExPENDItuRE LIMI
PolITIcal ACtION OeA announces 2006 st
Ohio students learn advocacy lesson through suppo
FEaTuRE 2005-2006 Ohio teacher salaries T he sal
Top BA Minimum Top
Pictures and an exhibition: WINTerSeT eLeMeNTAry
(Opposite, top) Bidder number places his bid. (
covER stORy Surveying
While the OeA has never wa- vered in its
With more than a quarter of a million stude
Enrollment growth is most signifi- cant amo
When comparing aggregate test results, in n
your leadership team Guide Member Resource
OeA District Associations O eA’s network of
OeA Board of Directors T he 57-member OeA Board
Phil Long Judith Malinowski
OEA field office information* REGION 1 COLuMBuS E
REGION 3 BOARDMAN Trumbull-Portage A + E Joint Sc
Member Resource Guide Ripley-Union lewis EA
OEA HEADquARTERS OeA headquarters 225 east Broad
Attorney referral A l
Lieberman, Lipez & Berman 415 glensprings Dr., Su
your dues dollars Member Resource Guide Y
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OEA offers members a variety of services designed
dized; personnel file matters if they could have
Benefits of OSeA membershi
OeA awards and scholarships OEA presents awards
2006-07 OeA Membership Promotion and enrollment M
aSSocIaTIoN OeA Board of Directors actions At i
Materials available to local presidents
■ Available from Governmental Services • Member L
■ February 3, 2007* OeA Bylaw 5-8a requires
The elections will be conducted by the Secretary-
OeA ACCeS read what some of your OeA co
HeaLTH and disabiLiTy in- surance Programs NEa Me
Columbus hosts NeA retired east regional Conferen