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OhioSchools
april 2006
A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Protecting
our priorities p14
Board candidates Mark Meuser
and conni ramser on their plans
for ensuring a strong State Teachers
retirement System
Should you stay
or should you go? p12
Research finds decision to retire
is influenced by post-employment
health insurance concerns
(Above) OEA-Retired member Gary Howell,
OEA member Conni Ramser, OEA member
Mark Meuser and OEA-Retired member Mark Milless OhiO SchOOlS april 2006 35
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14 protecting
our priorities
Board candidates Mark Meuser
and Conni
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAgE Consider this rETirEMENT SECU
NoTEbook health Care pooling Board moves to addr
(above) OEa member amanda crist, a DYS teacher, a
ExEcuTIvE DIREcToR’S MESSAgE Emerging Local Leade
ExTRa CREdiT Spreading the word of poetry and po
hazlett, who now teaches devel- opmental al
FEaTuRE photos by Michele prater
photos by Michele prater During the read
In late February, the National Museum of th
photos by Julie Newhall (above) Ohio Supreme co
photo compliments of NEA Survey responses can be
in early 2005 the OEa and the Ohio Federa
covER STORy protecting our prior
One of the first things some people think of when
lEgISlaTIvE uPdATE Where do they stand? ThE 2006
Editor’s note: In recent focus groups and survey
heads up: HOW INITIATIVES TO LIMIT TAXES AND RAIS
republican leaders passed a law to raise Ohio’s m
Conference Timeline Registration begins 7:30 a.m.
PROgRAM SELECTION ■ Participants may select first
1.3 Effective Leadership: New Leaders Meeting
2.2 Bargaining Simulation for New Negotiators
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP are you looking for in-de
What It Takes to Take the Lead: Building Leaders
aSSocIaTIoN OEa Spring representa- tive Assembly
Charles W. Riegler (North Canton) Candidate for O
Rita J. Walters (Switzerland of Ohio) Candidate f
gretchen Washington (Sycamore) Candidate for Memb
OEA Executive Committee actions at its meeting he
OEA District RA/Delegate Briefing schedule CAPITA
ScHool STORiES Jimmie Tipton president, West carr
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