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<br /> OhioSchools<br /> NOVEMBER 2005<br /> A PUBLICATION OF THE OHIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br /> Hands and<br /> hearts 13<br /> OEA members and their<br /> students rush to aid victims of<br /> Gulf Coast hurricanes<br /> Clockwise from above: A Mississippi<br /> school library in ruins, bookfairs raise<br /> funds, and students collect donated<br /> items for the coast<br /> Seeking a<br /> solution 23<br /> HCA, STRS hold member<br /> Health Care Discussions<br /> statewide<br /> OHIO SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2005 31<br /> AL381105<br /> 32 OHIO SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2005<br /> COVER STORY<br /> 13 Hands and hearts<br /> OEA members, students offer aid<br /> to hurricane victims<br /> Right: Lakeview (Stow-Munroe<br /> Falls) students collect clothing,<br /> canned goods and personal items<br /> for hurricane victims.<br /> FEATURES<b<a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=1"> OhioSchools </a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=2"> AL381105 32 OHIO SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2005</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=3"> COVER STORY 13 Hands and hearts OEA m</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=4"> PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Re-investing in our infras</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=5"> NOTEBOOK OEA joins bipartisan group in supportin</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=6"> 4 OHIO SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2005 If you're hospital</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=7"> Good government builds great public schools MAKI</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=8"> EXTRA CREDIT NEA Foundation seeks grant applic</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=9"> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE Vote for reform, p</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=10"> MAKING THE GRADE Ohio Schools magazine now avai</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=11"> THINK History SOUTHEASTERN OHIO DISTRICTS RECEIV</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=12"> SUBJECT MATTER Educator Standards Board: Standar</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=13"> CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: BE</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=14"> Active local association members may— throu</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=15"> COVER STORY Empathy and action </a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=16"> HANDS AND HEARTS ➤ FROM 13 Kids at Mason E</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=17"> Hoover medical technology students sold bak</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=18"> HANDS AND HEARTS ➤ FROM 15 Students from </a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=19"> Stories of hope SCHOOL BOOK FAIR PROVIDES READING</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=20"> HANDS AND HEARTS ➤ FROM 16 Fifth-graders a</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=21"> A recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling will preserve </a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=22"> EDUCATION ADVERSARIES Although many educati</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=23"> AWARENESS OF ANTI-LEVY GROUPS ESSENTIAL Local le</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=24"> Welcome to OEA Access! ANOTHER BENEFIT OF YOUR O</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=25"> This fall, the State Teachers Retirement System o</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=26"> 14 percent of your employer’s teacher payroll is </a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=27"> ATTEND A HEALTH CARE DISCUSSION MEETING* P</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=28"> Declaration of Candidacy forms NEA DELEGATE FORM</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=29"> Proposed amendments to OEA’s Constitution and Byl</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=30"> SCHOOL STORIES Local leader OEA MEMBER STRES</a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=31"> Low rates exclusively for NEA members like you. </a> <a title="November 2005 Ohio Schools page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b90dd17c?page=32"> ATTENTION POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER NO LATER THA</a>