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OhioSchools
April 2008
A PUBLICATION Of ThE OhIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
OEA member Lynn Zerkle, left, special
education teacher at Shenandoah Junior
High School, risked surgery and the loss
of an organ to save the life of principal
Mike Romick.
Life lessons p14
OEA member makes life-saving gift to principal
The magic of words p10
Ohio students celebrate Read Across America
in the company of books and friends
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COVER STORY 14 Life lessons OEA member makes
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Power behind the punch OUR ST
NoTEbook Ohio Board of Education votes down effo
State Board of Education responds to OEA in adopt
ExEcuTIvE DIREcToR’S MESSAGE Let dialogue begin
ExTRa CrEDiT National Poetry month celebration
POETRy POINTERS Looking for creative sugge
MakINg THE GrADE Pictured left to right: Lou Lo
photos compliments of Bill Leibensperger
FEaTuRE 1.
5. photos 5 & 6 cop
12. photo by Michele Prater 13.
photos by Michele Prater 13. East Cleveland H
covER STOry Conversation between OEA member Lyn
photos © 2008 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, Inc.
Shenandoah Principal Mike Romick GIVE A GIfT Of
T he OEA and its members
OEA leaders and members participate in STRS Healt
Conference Timeline Registration begins 7:30 a.m.
PROGRAM SELECTION: n Participants may select firs
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING This Bargaining Program off
POLITICAL ADVOCACY The current environment for pu
LEADERSHIP FOR ALL: Building a Bridge to the Futu
aSSocIaTIoN OEA Board of Directors actions At its
financial incentives to teach in “hard-to-staff”
Fourteenth Annual OEA Awards Banquet fRIDAy, APRI
OEA on the Web A GUIDE TO ThE BEST fEATURES ON OE
08-ST-100 12/07 Auto/Home OH 7” x 9.5” PDF (for A
ATTENTiON pOSTMASTEr: plEASE DElivEr NO lATEr THA