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A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br />
OhioSchools<br />
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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 />
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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>