Wrecking Physical Ed: Ohio’ p.e. assessment for kids

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Follow their fight and send words of support to:

The Strongsville Education Association

c/o OEA Middleburg Heights Uniserve Office

7539 Lucerne  , Suite 100

Middleburg Heights, OH. 44130

The TELL survey will be received by all licensed Ohio educators in the coming weeks. Teaching, Empowering, Leading, Learning TELL will give teachers an opportunity to participate in a survey about conditions in their school. The survey is anonymous and with 50 percent participation in a building, will give the educators access to the results and other important information. Follow this link for more information. http://www.tellohio.org/

The Senate has passed SB 21 with changes to the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Now off to the House. Read more about it at Join the Future blog.

http://www.jointhefuture.org/blog/1186-sb21-brings-changes-to-3rd-grade-reading-law

Follow this link to read about what OEA is doing to change the current requirements of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee.

https://www.ohea.org/third-grade-reading-guarantee

Read With the Cat!

Do you have plans to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss with your students? Who doesn’t like a Green Eggs and Ham breakfast! Here is a chance to celebrate and share your event and possibly win some OEA/NEA attention and prizes. Click the above link and see how to make your celebration even more special!

https://www.ohea.org/Get/26339

The next NCEA Rep Council meeting is Tuesday, January 15, at 4:00 in The Bistro which is located off the Commons at Hoover High School. All members are welcome.

Just a reminder that there are several events sponsored by ECOEA for you. February 9 is the Retirement Workshop and March 8 is the Legislative Dinner. Both events are being held at the the Courtyard Marriott at Belden Village, a most convenient location for NCEA members. Also, the date to apply for the Quinn Scholarships offered by ECOEA is March 1. Please visit the East Central website for more details at http://ecoea.ohea.org for more details.

The following is from Ohio Education Association President Patricia Frost-Brooks regarding Ohio Attorney General DeWine’s statement on school security:

The Ohio Education Association welcomes Attorney General Mike DeWine’s work to make sure safety plans are up to date and on file for all Ohio schools, and we agree school safety must be a paramount issue. Each school district should develop its plan, train relevant personnel and make careful decisions on school safety and security measures.

However, teachers and other school employees should not be asked to serve a dual role, armed with concealed weapons to face school intruders as Mr. DeWine suggests. We are focused on student success and providing quality education to students. Policy makers should re-examine the expanded availability of weapons in public places, not add schools to the list. Instead of arming educators, they can enhance school safety with more counselors, better mental health services and partnering with local police to deter violence in schools.