Former OEA president Carolyn Crowder has been named interim executive director by the Board of Directors. She replaces Jim Keith, who resigned in mid-November. Many OEA members will remember Crowder as president from 1997-2003. Prior to being elected to the association’s highest office, she taught for 20 years. After a
About OAEA The Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association (OAEA), formerly known as the Student Oklahoma Education Association (SOEA), is a pre-professional organization of undergraduate and graduate students currently preparing for careers in education. As a member of OAEA, students are affiliated with the larger Oklahoma Education Association, an educational professional association
OEA has assembled resources for Oklahoma educators, support professionals, and other school employees about the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. The Latest from OEA OK Education Assoc. 23 hours ago @usedgov will allow #oklaed more flexibility with federal dollars during the #coronavirus shutdown. Read more here: … Read More OK Education Assoc. 2
State Auditor Cindy Byrd today released the first part of her investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools, saying the findings are “deeply concerning.” She is sending her findings to the FBI, IRS, the U.S. Office of Inspector General, OSBI, the Oklahoma Tax Commission and state attorney general. OEA President Alicia
Summer Leadership Professional Development Did you miss a session during our virtual Summer Leadership Academy 2021? We’ve put videos of every session online so you can catch up. Teacher/Leader Engagement Webinars Two new trainings on overviews of the Marzano and Tulsa Models of teacher evaluations: Marzano Model Tulsa Model Members have
Families with children who received free or reduced-price school lunches beginning in March 2020 may receive grocery assistance of $250 per eligible child. Oklahoma was recently approved to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program. P-EBT replaces lost free or reduced-price school meal benefits due to school closures last spring.
Members are finding a new-yet-familiar face on the OEA staff. Union ACT’s Brendan Jarvis recently joined the association as an organizing specialist on the Tulsa Metro Region team. Jarvis was elected in 2017 as the zone director for Tulsa Metro D. As a member of the Board of Directors, he
Briana Flatley brings a unique skill set to the association as the Oklahoma City Metro Organizing specialist. Flatley, who joined OEA earlier this month, was a Gates Millennium Scholar as a student at Western Heights High School. She took an active role in the Gates Minimum Scholars Association as a
Senate Bill 634 targets OEA members by complicating payroll deduction by requiring you to re-register your membership every year. The red tape this bill generates will cost as much as $7 million annually for Oklahoma school districts to implement. This cost is an unfunded mandate. Schools will have to take money
Maternity leave, dental insurance and a $1,220 raise for all teachers were three items in a successful bargaining season for the Vinita Classroom Teachers Association in 2019-20. In honor of the team’s hard work leading up to and the success of negotiations, VCTA has been named winner of the OEA’s
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