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<br /> OhioSchools<br /> August 2006<br /> A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br /> Member Resource Guide p27<br /> Surveying the charter<br /> school landscape p22<br /> <br /> cOVER STORY<br /> 22 Surveying the charter<br /> school landscape<br /> What you need to know about the<br /> growth, academic performance and<br /> funding of Ohio’s charter schools<br /> 18<br /> FEATURES<br /> 2005-2006 Ohio<br /> teacher salaries<br /> 20 Pictures and an exhibition<br /> Winterset Elementary Camera Club<br /> captures interest—and images<br /> Artwork by OEA Membership<br /> Reflections Art Contest win-<br /> ner Diane Krieger,<br /> fifth-grade teacher at R.C.<br /> Waters Elementary School<br /> 27 MEMBER RESOURcE GUiDE<br /> DEPARTMENTS<br /> 2 President’s Message<br /> It’s up to us<br /> Our responsibility t<a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=1"> OhioSchools </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=2"> </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=3"> cOVER STORY 22 Surveying the charter </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=4"> PRESIDENT’S MEssAgE It’s up to us OUr reSPONSIBIL</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=5"> NoTEbook report sets direction for 21st-century </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=6"> Columbus State employees give no-confidence vote </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=7"> ExEcuTIvE DIREcToR’S MEssAgE What makes a School</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=8"> ExTRa CREDIt Teacher tomes Spend some time with</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=9"> Create a cover for Ohio Schools Ohio Schools is o</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=10"> Want to contribute to global understanding? Since</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=11"> MakINg tHE gRADE OeA honors members with 2006 a</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=12"> JEAN KERSHAW SCHOLARSHIP each year the OeA awards</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=13"> OEA ESP AWARD The OeA educational Support Profess</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=14"> BLuE RIBBON AWARDS The OeA Blue ribbon Award is p</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=15"> Diane Krieger (middle), a fifth-grade teacher at </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=16"> lEgISlaTIvE uPDAtE Statutory TeL</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=17"> tHE fOLLOWINg OPINION ON tHE tAx ExPENDItuRE LIMI</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=18"> PolITIcal ACtION OeA announces 2006 st</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=19"> Ohio students learn advocacy lesson through suppo</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=20"> FEaTuRE 2005-2006 Ohio teacher salaries T he sal</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=21"> Top BA Minimum Top</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=22"> Pictures and an exhibition: WINTerSeT eLeMeNTAry </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=23"> (Opposite, top) Bidder number  places his bid. (</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=24"> covER stORy Surveying </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=25"> While the OeA has never wa- vered in its </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=26"> With more than a quarter of a million stude</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=27"> Enrollment growth is most signifi- cant amo</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=28"> When comparing aggregate test results, in n</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=29"> </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=30"> your leadership team Guide Member Resource </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=31"> OeA District Associations O eA’s network of</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=32"> OeA Board of Directors T he 57-member OeA Board </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=33"> Phil Long Judith Malinowski </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=34"> OEA field office information* REGION 1 COLuMBuS E</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=35"> REGION 3 BOARDMAN Trumbull-Portage A + E Joint Sc</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=36"> Member Resource Guide Ripley-Union lewis EA </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=37"> OEA HEADquARTERS OeA headquarters 225 east Broad </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=38"> Attorney referral A l</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=39"> Lieberman, Lipez & Berman 415 glensprings Dr., Su</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=40"> your dues dollars Member Resource Guide Y </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=41"> $$$$$$$$$$$$$ OeA dues YOuR OEA DuES DOLLARS p</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=42"> OEA offers members a variety of services designed</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=43"> dized; personnel file matters if they could have </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=44"> Benefits of OSeA membershi</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=45"> OeA awards and scholarships OEA presents awards </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=46"> 2006-07 OeA Membership Promotion and enrollment M</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=47"> aSSocIaTIoN OeA Board of Directors actions At i</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=48"> Materials available to local presidents </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=49"> ■ Available from Governmental Services • Member L</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=50"> ■ February 3, 2007* OeA Bylaw 5-8a requires </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=51"> The elections will be conducted by the Secretary-</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=52"> OeA ACCeS read what some of your OeA co</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=53"> HeaLTH and disabiLiTy in- surance Programs NEa Me</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=54"> Columbus hosts NeA retired east regional Conferen</a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=55"> </a> <a title="August 2006 Ohio Schools page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/843bcb7c?page=56"> </a>