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<br /> OhioSchools<br /> March 2012<br /> A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br /> this year’s Collective<br /> Bargaining Conference<br /> offered an in-depth<br /> review of the changes<br /> in ohio teacher<br /> evaluation as a result<br /> of recent legislation.<br /> Rebuilding<br /> Union Strength<br /> attendees at the fourth annual oea<br /> ColleCtive Bargaining ConferenCe prepare<br /> to reBuild union power as ColleCtive<br /> Bargaining advoCates p14<br /> <br /> COVER STORY<br /> 14 Rebuilding<br /> Union Strength<br /> attendees at the fourth annual<br /> OEa collective Bargaining<br /> conference prepare<br /> to rebuild union power as collective<br /> bargaining advocates<br /> DEPARTMENTS photo © 2012 Brent Turner,<br /> 2 President’s Message BLT Productions, Inc.<br /> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=1"> OhioSchools </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=2"> </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=3"> COVER STORY 14 Rebuilding Union Stre</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=4"> PRESIDENT’S MESSaGE Putting our power to work The</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=5"> NoTEbook Dayton EA Pres</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=6"> The report details ALeC-model bills that h</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=7"> Expert tips to help schools, teachers, parents an</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=8"> OeA members must focus on policy issues before St</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=9"> n Creating a sense of fairness, transparency and </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=10"> Governor’s second State of the State address offe</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=11"> Make sure your voice is heard: attend the 2012 oe</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=12"> ExTRA crEDIT Nominate a colleague for the Preside</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=13"> Celebrate words during National Poetry Month Nati</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=14"> National Portrait Gallery announces Teen Portrait</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=15"> </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=16"> CovER STOry 2. photo by Susie Lehman</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=17"> photos © 2012 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, Inc.</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=18"> The conference offered more than 300 local </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=19"> We will have to work harder, smarter and more str</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=20"> “At OeA, and across the nation,” she said, </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=21"> frost-Brooks stressed the central challenge</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=22"> RETIREMENT SYSTEMS UPDaTE pension legislation up</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=23"> </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=24"> ASSoCIATIoN OeA Board of Directors actions </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=25"> OeA District RA and Delegate Briefing Schedule Sp</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=26"> Register today for the nea Black Caucus annual Bl</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=27"> the ohio association for the education of Young C</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=28"> 2012 NeA Annual Meeting and Representative Assemb</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=29"> oHIo EDuCATIoN </a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=30"> SAVE THE DATE August 6-8, 2012 for the OEA SummEr</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=31"> oea to host 2012 Minority leadership training pro</a> <a title="March 2012 Ohio Schools page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e507d239?page=32"> aTTENTION POSTMaSTEr: PLEaSE DELIVEr NO LaTEr Tha</a>