Power Up! With Central OEA/NEA PD on March 4th at the new Central Office and training center 2760 Airport Dr. Suite 120B. Columbus OH 43219.
There will be 5 sessions covering the following topics
Registration will open at 8:30 AM with a continental breakfast
09:15 - 10:15 Advocacy and Action
10:15 - 11:15 Using Grants to Rejuvenate Your Local
11:15 - 12:15 Are You (Truly) Ready for Retirement
Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 Keeping yourself and your Association Safe Online
2:00 - 2:45 Time to Unwind - Decoupage and Boards
To register
1. Log in to your Central account (or create an account if you don't have one)
2. Scroll down to “Power Up! Conference” and click “Going”
3. Wait a short moment for it to register. That's it.
Earn Free CEU’s, hang out with friends, network with colleagues, and Power Up with some awesome PD!
Offices Subject to Elections at the 2023 Central OEA/NEA Representative Assembly
Central President
(Three-year term ending August 31st, 2026)
Central Vice President
(Three-year term ending August 31st, 2026)
OEA board of Directors Unit 2
(Three-year term ending July 14th, 2026)
OEA board of Directors Unit 3
(Unexpired term ending July 14th, 2025)
OEA board of Directors Unit 4
(Three-year term ending July 14th, 2026)
OEA board of Directors Unit 7
(Three-year term ending July 14th, 2026)
For OEA Board of Directors positions, candidates must submit this form to William Baird no later than March 7th, 2023.
For Central positions, candidates must submit this form to Central no later than February 21st, 2023.
The Central OEA/NEA Vivian Brown Educational Scholarship for College Students was created in memory of thirty-three-year teacher and Central OEA/NEA member Vivian Brown, who dedicated her life to the purpose of public education and the mentoring of future educators.
The purpose of the Central OEA/NEA Vivian Brown Educational Scholarship for College Students is to provide $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing degrees in education at an Ohio university or college. This scholarship will be awarded each spring to the child of a Central OEA/NEA member.
Criteria & Eligibility
1. Each applicant must be a child of a member of Central OEA/NEA district.
2. Each applicant must be accepted and enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in education at a degree-awarding university or college.
3. Applications will be received beginning January 1, 2023 and no later than February 28, 2023.
4. Each applicant must include two (2) recommendation letters with the application, with one (1) being from a current professor/teacher.
5. The total amount of the scholarship must be used during the school year immediately following the presentation.
6. Previous recipients of the Central OEA/NEA Vivian Brown Educational Scholarship for College Students are not eligible.
7. To download an application go to: www.centraloeanea.org/documents/VivianBrownscholarship.pdf
8. Applications and recommendation letters must be returned to:
Central OEA/NEA
Vivian Brown Educational Scholarship for College Students
2760 Airport Drive Suite 120B
Columbus, OH 43219
Education Advocate Leaders (EALs) are members! They strengthen their Local Associations legislative and political grassroots capacity year-round, by engaging fellow members around legislative and political campaigns.
Each local should try to have at least one Education Advocate Leader to represent primary, one for intermediate, one for secondary educators and one to represent the different classifications in a classified local, SCOPE or Higher Ed.
Central OEA/NEA will provide a $100 stipend to each local Education Advocate Leader who meets the Mandatory Criteria.
To become an Education Advocate Leader, apply online: www.centraloeanea.org/eal
A list of criteria for receiving the Education Advocate Leader stipend follows.
Mandatory Criteria:
• Communicate with your local/colleagues on education issues
• Contribute to the OEA Fund
• Recruit at least 10 colleagues to receive Central ACE's emails and send their addresses to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Attend an Education Advocate Leader training session
• Join the OEA Outreach Circle
Strongly Recommended:
• Play an active role in local election activities
• Attend OEA phone banks or an OEA sponsored canvass
• Like and Share Central Social Media Content
Stipends are paid to Education Advocate Leaders who have completed all the mandatory requirements.
Education Advocate Leader training details: We will have a virtual training on October 5th, 2022 at 5:00 PM via Zoom.
Topics covered will include:
• Communication & Involvement (sign up colleagues to ACE’s list, disseminating info to your local)
• How to sign up for the OEA Outreach Circle
• How to sign up for and use the Hustle App
• Cyber lobbying, and engaging Central, OEA, NEA Social Media
• Understanding what the Fund is & is not
• Statehouse lobbying
• EAL Stipend Criteria
• Campaign 2022
To apply to become an Education Advocate Leader apply online: www.centraloeanea.org/eal
