URGENT NEWS......
From President Wojcik
Dear WOEA members,
The state of Ohio must have a budget in place by June 30th. There
are 570+ differences between the Strickland/House version of the
budget and the Senate version. As I'm sure you're aware, the
Strickland/House version is pro-public education and likely meets
the terms of the DeRolph decisions complying with Ohio's
constitution. The Senate version simply continues the
unconstitutional path education funding has been on for nearly 20
years. If you need more information, please visit www.ohea.org.
While the process is now in the House/Senate conference committee,
every legislator is involved in meetings relating to the budget.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TODAY EVERY DAY THROUGH JUNE 30
The legislature
and Governor have only one week to finish the state budget which
includes Governor Strickland’s education reform plan and school
funding proposal.
There will be a lot of fast-breaking changes between now and the end
of that process as policy makers try to reach a compromise and fill
a $3.2 billion budget gap. To keep members and staff informed as we
go, we have begun to host Mon-Wed-Fri conference calls. Our second
conference call will take place on Friday, June 26, at 11 a.m. If
you would like to participate in these conference calls, please call
the OEA office at 800-282-1500 to request the special phone number
and passcode.
Our agenda: Review of
current status of HB1; Update on the
OEA Communication/Member Mobilization Strategy; Questions &
Answers
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Lobby Day Highlights
On June 23, thirty-five
WOEA members made
time in their busy schedules to attend OEA's
Member Day and spoke directly with the legislators from our part of
the state. You can help their efforts by going to www.ohea.org,
following the links and sending an email to your legislators
EVERYDAY UNTIL OHIO HAS A BUDGET.
The following WOEA members attended the OEA Lobby Day: Merita
Adams, Wanda Adams, Letitia Alexander, Stan Bear, Elena Borchers,
Henry Borchers, Nola Brooks, Barbara Brown, Melinda Campbell, Sandy
Coe, Arnetta Depp, Wally Ellinger, Geneva Hinton, Ella Jordan Isaac,
Joan Klein, Sandra Lewis, Phil A. Long, Pamela Means, Zouina Mezache,
Elvira Montgomery, Jamie Peagler, Doug Pittsenberger, Joanna
Robinson Meriwether, Valerie Roldan, Melissa Schreck, Debra Scott,
Nikisha Smith, Phyllis A. Taylor, Linda L. Thomas, Joni Watson, Kay
Welch, Amy White, Kim Wilges, Dawn Wojcik, and David Young
Thank you very much for all that you do everyday for public
education and children in your school and community. When we work
together, we make better learning conditions for our students.
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