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<br /> A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br /> OhioSchools<br /> F<br /> ebruary 2014<br /> Springfield teacher Melissa McKenna<br /> reads with kindergarten student<br /> Preston bitzan.<br /> Advocacy<br /> in action<br /> When educators at Springfield’s<br /> Snowhill Elementary School saw<br /> problems with the Third Grade<br /> Reading Guarantee, they decided<br /> to do something about it. p15<br /> <br /> COVER STORY<br /> 15 Advocacy in action<br /> When educators at Springfield’s<br /> Snowhill Elementary School saw<br /> problems with the Third Grade<br /> Reading Guarantee, they decided<br /> to do something about it.<br /> FEATURE<br /> 18 Are you ready for Read<br /> Across America Day? photo by Tim Revell<br /> DEPARTMENTS<br /> 2 President’s Message<br /> Taking action<br /> 3 Notebook<br /> Ohio House passes controversial school safety bill<a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=1"> A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=2"> </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=3"> COVER STORY 15 Advocacy in action When educa</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=4"> PRESIDENT’S MeSSaGe Taking action WANT TO MAke A</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=5"> NoTEbook Ohio House passes controversial scho</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=6"> What’s happening with school safety at the local </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=7"> RegisteR NOW NEa Safety, Bias and LGBTQ Training</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=8"> MAKING THE GRADE ESP members: Apply now for NE</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=9"> Law & Leadership Institute accepting student appl</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=10"> Ohio’s Master Tea are part of nation effort to de</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=11"> Professionally and personally, being chosen for t</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=12"> Twenty-three teachers join ranks of more than 3,0</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=13"> OeA congratulates the following members on achiev</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=14"> Ohio educators receive NeA foundation grants Ann-</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=15"> eugène Grasset encre L Marquet 2014 Women’s Histo</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=16"> (Above) A letter written by a Loveland, Ohio stud</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=17"> CovER STOry Kindergarten teacher Marcia Holm</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=18"> Mary Lou Crosbie works with her kindergarten stud</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=19"> Lori Clark, a second grade teacher, works on asse</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=20"> fEATuRE Are you ready for Read Across America Day</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=21"> Do your part to help build a nation of readers. H</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=22"> LEGISLATIvE uPDaTe first Senate Bill 229 hearing</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=23"> PoLITICAL aCTION OeA-endorsed gubernatorial candi</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=24"> OEA announces endorsements for 2014 statewide ele</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=25"> oEA ON THe Web Common Core resources now online </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=26"> ASSoCIATIoN OeA Board of Directors actions At it</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=27"> OeA staff news Scott Maney joined OeA on January </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=28"> Report of the OeA Secretary-Treasurer An inde</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=29"> CONDeNSeD STATeMeNTS Of fINANCIAL POSITION fOR Ye</a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=30"> </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=31"> </a> <a title="February 2014 Ohio Schools page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85f4a5ae?page=32"> aTTeNTION POSTMaSTer: PLeaSe DeLIver NO LaTer THa</a>