1100 Wayne St., Suite 2522, Troy, 45373 www.woea.org May/June, 2011

PRESIDENT Dawn Wojcik

VICE-PRESIDENT Phil A. Long

SECRETARY Ella Jordan Isaac

TREASURER Nola Brooks

PAST PRESIDENT RETIRED Wanda Adams

OEA UNIT I Phil A. Long

OEA UNIT I I Sandra Lewis

OEA UNIT I I I David Young

OEA UNIT IV Becky Whited

WOEA AREA 1 Linda Fisher

WOEA AREA 2 Carol DeMaio

WOEA AREA 3 Valer ie Roldan

WOEA AREA 4 Deb Scott

WOEA AREA 5 Sandy Coe

WOEA AREA 6 Ri ta Adams

WOEA AREA 7 Chr ist ine Wiseman

WOMEN’S CAUCUS Janifer Trowles

WOEA-R Jane Rahn

ESP At-Large Selena Crace

WOEA At-Large Joni Watson

OEA At-Large Janifer Trowles

Student Rep. Chr ist ian Dr ye

This year, W OEA

members have had to

fight for themselves like

our colleagues over 27

years. The battles they

fought have returned.

We must repeal Senate

Bill 5.

Today, the memory of the victory of the

1983 Collective Bargaining Law changed to

a comfortable set of rules that allowed

school boards and local associations to

bargain on a level playing field. Our rights to

bargain, expressed in this law protected us

and allowed us to have a voice in the

learning conditions of our students.

Ohio’s Governor John Kasich changed all

that when he signed SB 5 into law on

Thursday, March 31, 2011.

This winter and spring, WOEA members

have proven ourselves to be strong

advocates of the rights that our

predecessors fought so hard to earn for us.

We have attended rallies and OEA Member

Lobby Days, written letters and emails to

our elected officials, made phone calls,

trained to pass petitions, collected

signatures, and continued to do our best in

our work place every day.

Repealing Senate Bill 5 is just the

beginning.

The Ohio legislature also has many other

attacks on public education coming our

way. WOEA members are fighting to

protect public education in our efforts to

impact the budget bill, charter school

legislation, and the pension legislation.

No one of us can do everything, but

WOEA members are proving that each

one of us can do something. Our efforts

to provide high quality education to all of

Ohio’s students will never end. Thanks to

all WOEA members for fighting this good

fight.

Together We Can!

Dawn Wojcik

WOEA President

WOEA MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of this Association shall be to afford

opportunities for its members to improve their

professional knowledge, to foster sound education

policies, and to promote the best interest of children.

WOEA Spring RA 2

OEA Leadership Academy 2

2011 NEA RA 3

WOEA Directory Update 3

WOEA Workshops 3

Were You Represented? 4

OEA RA Photos 5

In the News 5

Rally Photos 6

WOEA Dragons Day 7

Dues Assessment Talking Points 7

Save the Date Back

Directory Update Form Insert

P A G E 2 Gavel to Gavel

WOEA Spring RA ~ April 13, 2011 WOEA held its Spring Representative Assembly at Northmont High

School on Wednesday, April 13 to elect officers and other WOEA

Board of Directors. The following were elected to the WOEA Board

of Directors:

President - Valerie Roldan (Trotwood-Madison EA)

Vice President - Ella Jordan Isaac (Trotwood-Madison EA)

WOEA Area 1 Rep. - Carolyn Annette Johnson (Sidney EA)

WOEA Area 3 Rep. - Terri Browning (Preble Shawnee EA)

WOEA Area 5 Rep. - David Young (Miamisburg CTA)

OEA Unit 3 Rep. - Sandy Coe (Miamisburg CTA)

WOEA Vice President Phil Long received WOEA’s Leader of

Distinction Award during the Representative Assembly. WOEA

President Dawn Wojcik and WOEA Board of Director, Sophia

Rodriguez, who nominated Long, presented the award.

OEA Leadership Academy

Each summer, OEA offers training for OEA

members including Association Leadership,

Collective Bargaining, Political Advocacy,

and Professional Advocacy as well as many

elective sessions and NEA Member Benefit

sessions.

This year the academy will be focused on the

leadership, col lect ive bargaining,

communications and advocacy skills to be a

leader in the current education environment.

The academy will be held August 1, 2011

through August 3, 2011 at the Hyatt

Regency in Columbus, Ohio. The conference

cost to attendees is $100. WOEA offers

scholarships for WOEA members to attend

the conference. The final deadline to apply is

Monday, June 13. Scholarship recipients are

approved at the June WOEA Board of

Director’s meeting. Apply on the WOEA

website - www.woea.org.

The OEA Leadership Academy room rate at

the Hyatt Regency is $129 per night plus all

applicable taxes. Reservations must be made

and guaranteed with a credit card by July

11, 2011, to reserve a room at this rate. To

receive this rate, you must also ask

specifically for the OEA August Leadership

Academy rate.

You may call the hotel to book registration.

Be sure to ask for the OEA Block Rate. If the

hotel is full, you will be directed to a nearby

hotel that will handle overflow. Register for

the academy on the OEA website,

www.ohea.org.

Phil Long (Celina EA) received the WOEA Leader of Distinction

Award from Dawn Wojcik and Sophia Rodriguez

WOEA Board of Director Vacancies

WOEA Recording Secretary - Letters of interest will be taken until June 13 for the position of WOEA Recording Secretary for the WOEA

Board of Directors. This is to fill an unexpired term ending August 31, 2012. Anyone interested in serving the remainder of this term should send an

email (woea@woea.org) or letter of interest to Kim Honeycutt, WOEA Office Manager, no later than 5 pm, June 13, 2011. The candidates will be

reviewed and the position filled by the WOEA Board of Directors at the June meeting.

OEA Unit 1 Rep. - On May 11, 2011, with regret, the WOEA Board of Directors accepted Phil Long's resignation from the WOEA Board of

Directors effective August 1, 2011. Phil is retiring from teaching; thus he is no longer able to serve in the position of WOEA's representative to OEA

Unit I. This resignation creates a vacancy in this office. The remainder of the term of this office is through August 2012. Anyone in WOEA's OEA Unit I

interested in serving the remainder of this term should send an email (woea@woea.org) or letter of interest to Kim Honeycutt, WOEA Office Manager,

no later than 5 pm, June 1, 2011. The candidates will be reviewed and submitted for consideration to the OEA Board of Directors for appointment.

P A G E 3 Gavel to Gavel

2011 NEA RA - Chicago NEA delegates from WOEA will gather June 30 through

July 5, 2011, at the McCormick Place Convention

Center in Chicago, Illinois for the Association's 149th

Annual Meeting and 90th Representative Assembly.

WOEA Delegates have received details from OEA

regarding the meeting.

1st NEA Delegate Caucus and Briefing ~ June 4, 2011:

The NEA Delegate Caucus and Briefing will be held at the

Crowne Plaza Columbus North Hotel, 6500 Doubletree

Ave., Columbus, OH 43229.

Chicago Hotel Information: NEA contracted sleeping

room rates at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza Hotel

are: $159 single/double, $184 triple, and $184 quad plus

15.4% occupancy tax. Current Chicago sales tax is 11.5%.

OEA NEA RA Online Registration for Ohio Delegates:

Online registration for sleeping rooms, committees, June

caucus, etc. should log onto the OEA website

(www.ohea.org) and click on the NEA RA registration icon.

WOEA SUMMER WORKSHOPS

TREASURER’S WORKSHOP July 27, 2011

9 am - 3 pm

Dayton Plaza Hotel

2301 Wagnor Ford Rd., Dayton, OH 45414 Pre-Registration is Required

OEA Secretary-Treasurer Jim Timlin will facilitate the

workshop. The afternoon session will instruct participants on

Quicken with Tim Myers. Please bring a laptop to the

workshop.

Please register online at www.woea.org by Monday, July 18 by

noon. Morning refreshments and lunch are included.

ELECTION WORKSHOP August 17, 2011

10 am - 12 pm

WOEA Office

1100 Wayne St., Troy, OH 45373 Pre-Registration is Required

This workshop is designed to assist Local

Association Presidents and Election Chairs with the NEA / OEA /

WOEA Election process. Election procedures and timelines will be

explained by OEA’s Carol Taylor and WOEA’s Kim Honeycutt.

Please register online at www.woea.org by Wednesday, August 10

by noon.

Members will need their 10-digit OEA membership ID

number to register.

NEA RA Delegate Email Group: When registering online,

please provide a summer email address, as well as a school

email address so we may communicate with you about

important NEA RA tips and reminders after school is

dismissed for the year.

WOEA District Night Out: WOEA Delegates are invited to

dinner on Monday, July 4 at Harry Caray’s Restaurant at 6

pm. Delegates are also given a complimentary WOEA shirt

which can be picked up during the first NEA Delegate

Caucus and Briefing in Columbus on June 4.

WOEA Directory Update

Enclosed in this issue of Gavel to Gavel is the WOEA Local Association Officer Update

Form. Please complete the form and return it to the WOEA office or complete the form

online at www.woea.org. Click on the directory icon on the left side of the home page.

WOEA corresponds with Local Association presidents so it is important to have the

correct mailing address. The WOEA Directory is printed each fall and is available at the

WOEA Fall Forum.

P A G E 4 Gavel to Gavel

Were You Represented? OEA Spring R.A.

WOEA’s elected delegates met in Columbus May 6 and for the OEA Spring Representative Assembly. The 97 delegates represented 29 of WOEA’s 77

local affiliates. Attending were: Merita Adams (Xenia Education Support Prof.), Ryan Adams (Vandalia Butler E.A.), John Adkins (Anna Local T.A.),

Diana Black (Dayton E. A.), Nola Brooks (Xenia Education Support Prof.), Terri Browning (Preble-Shawnee Local E.A.), Elton Burrus (Dayton E A), Nancy

Calvelage (Mad River E.A.), Melinda Campbell (Trotwood Madison E. A.), Brian Cayot (Centerville C.T.A.), Sandra Coe (Miamisburg C.T.A.), Dawana

Coleman (Trotwood Madison E. A.), Brett Collins (Dayton E. A.), Portia Corley (Dayton E. A.), Susan Coughnour (Dayton E. A.), Jeanenne Courtney

(Kettering E.A.), Selena Crace (Huber Heights E.A.), Kevin Craig (Miamisburg C.T.A.), Kathleen Dafler (Brookville T. A.), Gregory Daniels (Dayton E. A.),

Carol DeMaio (Greenville E. A.), Diane Dillman-Elshire (Wapakoneta E. A.), Margie Dilworth (Fort Recovery E. A.), Sandra Dobberstein (Brookville T. A.),

Walter Ellinger (Celina E. A.), Amy Elston (Vandalia Butler E.A.), Linda Fisher (Celina E. A.), Benson Flory (Twin Valley A.C.T.), Amy Fugate (Huber

Heights E.A.), Melissa Gallagher (Kettering E.A.), Ann Ganson (Huber Heights E.A.), Denise Gibson (Miami East E. A.), Karen Gouge (Kettering E.A.),

Mona Grant Holmes (Trotwood Madison E. A.), Cheryl Grimes (Dayton E. A.), Chad Haemmerle (Piqua E. A.), William Hammonds (Beavercreek E.A.),

Alisa Handy (Fairborn E. A.), Dianne Harshman (Wapakoneta Classified Assn.), Lori Hedberg (Sidney E. A.), Jennifer Hess (Beavercreek E.A.), Kimberly

Holloway (Wapakoneta E. A.), Patricia Huber (Vandalia Butler E.A.), Carolyn Annette Johnson (Sidney E. A.), Ella Jordan Isaac (Trotwood Madison E. A.),

Shaun Kelly (Beavercreek E.A.), Sherry Kim (Centerville C.T.A.), Charles Kleemann (Beavercreek E.A.), Kay Klopfleisch (Celina E. A.), Dan La Force (West

Carrollton Classified E.A.), Teresa Leo (Dayton E. A.), Sandra Lewis (Dayton E. A.), Kimberley Liston-Lake (Centerville C.T.A.), Phil Long (Celina E. A.),

David Lucas (Trotwood Madison E. A.), Patricia Lynch (Dayton E. A.), Sheryl Mabry (National Trail E. A.), Katherine McCarthy (Huber Heights E.A.),

Pamela Means (Dayton E. A.), Jeff Mesko (Vandalia Butler E.A.), Steven Mills (Dayton E. A.), Thomas Milord (Dayton E. A.), Doris Moore (Dayton E. A.),

Anita Morton (Parkway E. A.), Shannon Noreikas (Huber Heights E.A.), Joshua Oliver (Kettering E.A.), Willetta Peavy (Dayton E. A.), Patrick Poor

(Beavercreek E.A.), Michael Porter (Northmont Dist. E.A.), Kathy Prater (Wapakoneta E. A.), Marjorie Punter (Dayton E. A.), Sophia Rodriguez

(Coldwater T.O.), Valerie Roldan (Trotwood Madison E. A.), David Romick (Dayton E. A.), Daniel Ruckman (Coldwater T.O.), Debra Scott (Mad River

E.A.), Brian Shimko (Beavercreek E.A.), Rebecca Templeton-Owens (Kettering E.A.), Clarice Thomas (Xenia Education Support Prof.), Linda Thomas

(Northmont Dist. E.A.), Jimmie Tipton (West Carrollton Classified E.A.), Joni Watson (Dayton E. A.), Eric Weibel (Arcanum Butler C.T.A.), Randy West

(Vandalia Butler E.A.), Amy White (Mad River E.A.), Rebecca Whited (Huber Heights E.A.), David Williams (Piqua E. A.), Christine Wiseman (Dayton

E. A.), Dawn Wojcik (Northmont Dist. E.A.), Paula Yablonski (Vandalia Butler E.A.), David Young (Miamisburg C.T.A.), Kathryn Zimmerman (Miamisburg

C.T.A.), Christy Zois (Beavercreek E.A.), Gary Allen (Retired), Arnetta Depp (Retired), Murl Huffman (Retired), and B Joan Klein (Retired).

Report of the OEA Representative Assembly

1. Elected: Mary Binegar, NEA Director #1 (with a term ending 8/31/14); Janifer Trowles, NEA Director #2 (with a term ending 8/31/14); Lillian M.

Tolbert, Board of Director At-Large (with a term ending 8/31/14); Barbara Catalano, Board of Director At-Large ESP (with a term ending 8/31/14).

2. Approved the proposed 2011-2012 Resolutions Report.

3. Approved the appointment of Judith Schneider to the OEA Appeals Board for a seven year term ending August 31, 2018.

4. Approved a New Business Item assessing a one-time dues amount of $54 per active regular member and $25 per ESP member in

accordance with OEA Bylaw 2.4.d The amount shall be collected in equal installments pursuant to the local’s normal dues collection. The OEA

budget shall be amended by the addition of the proceeds of this assessment to a new line item exclusively for the support of actions to support

the Citizen’s Veto of SB 5 including the gathering of petition signatures, the actual campaign for passage and any related legal costs. An

accounting of these expenditures shall be provided to the OEA RA in December, 2011.

5. Approved a New Business Item regarding OEA exploring the organizing of charter school employees. (Note: This NBI was introduced by WOEA

Delegates at WOEA’s Spring Representative Assembly).

Informational: There were 1,064 registered delegates at the assembly. Delegates contributed $50,783 to the OEA Fund for Children and Public

Education. FCPE giveaway winners: Cruise – Kathy Abrahamson (Metzenbaum E.A.); $300 – Melinda Campbell (Trotwood Madison E.A.); $300 –

Susan Selby (Olmsted Falls E.A.); $200 – Meisha Baker (Lorain E.A.); $100 – Rebecca Mele (Chardon E.A.); $100 – Sherri Osterland (Ashland City T.A.)

The following Constitution articles were read by title for amendment at the December 2012 RA: Article I – Names, Goals and Objectives, and Authorities

for Governance; Article II – Membership; Article III – Governance Structure; Article IV – Representative Assembly; Article V – Board of Directors; Article

VI – Officers; Article VII – Appeals Board; Article VIII – Committees; Article IX – Affiliates; Article X – Amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws;

Article XI - Indemnification.

MORE OEA RA PICTURES ON PAGE 5

P A G E 5 Gavel to Gavel

OEA R.A. HIGHLIGHTS

In the News WOEA President, Dawn Wojcik, was featured on the May cover of NEA Today magazine and the article,

The Superhero In You. Dawn was selected because of her dedication to teaching while maintaining an

energetic activism schedule. She has attended countless rallies at the state and local levels to help

repeal Senate Bill 5. She has volunteered her time attending rallies and has collected thousands of

signatures on referendum petitions. Dawn has announced she will retire from teaching at Northmont

High School at the end of the school year. Retirement means Dawn will have more time to devote to

signature gathering to force Senate Bill 5 to a November citizens’ veto vote.

P A G E 6 Gavel to Gavel

Rallies and Signature Gathering

WOEA members have participated in rallies to oppose Senate Bill 5. They have been trained to collect signatures on the

referendum petitions. For locations to sign petitions, please visit the WOEA website. If you know of a petition signing event

in your area, please email (woea@woea.org) Kim Honeycutt so she can add it to the WOEA website.

P A G E 7 Gavel to Gavel

WOEA Dragons Day!

WOEA has only twenty-five tickets left for this game. If you are interested in attending, please contact Christine

Wiseman at clwisema@dps.k12.oh.us or email the WOEA office at woea@woea.org. Include your name, local

association and summer email/phone number. Tickets are free to WOEA members. Guests are $32. Ticket includes

admission to the park, food, and Dragon’s visor.

Tickets subject to availability. Requests processed on a first-come first-served basis. You will be contacted with ticket

pick-up details.

The elected delegates to the Spring 2011 OEA RA passed a one-time dues assessment in the amount of $54 per active member and $25 per ESP member in accordance with OEA bylaw 2.4.d. The amount shall be collected in equal installments pursuant to the local’s normal dues collection. The OEA budget shall be amended by the addition of the proceeds of this assessment to a new line item exclusively for the support of actions to support the Citizen’s Veto of SB 5 including the gathering of petition signatures, the actual campaign for passage and any related legal costs. An accounting of these expenditures shall be provided to the OEA RA in December, 2011.

Virtually everything we value as a union as well as our very foundation in the modern era is at stake unless we defeat SB 5 with the Citizen Veto. In order to effectively campaign for the Citizen Veto we need to work with others in the We Are Ohio coalition to employ staff, hire lawyers, secure signatures on petitions, engage in printing and mailing, conduct polling and focus groups, purchase media time, identify supporters, engage in persuasion of the undecided and Get Out the Vote on November 8th. The biggest expenditure by far will be for paid media in all its forms. Objective observers believe this will be a national campaign with enormous amounts of outside money coming into the state to support the extreme positions that are reflected in SB 5. It is estimated the total cost of the campaign to be successful in the Citizen Veto could be as much as $20 million or more.

Reasons why it’s necessary to raise over $5 million to fight SB 5 through a one-time dues assessment:

1. We are in the fight of and for our lives, beliefs and rights. Virtually everything we value as a union, as well as the very foundation of our union in the modern era, is at stake. Attacks on collective bargaining are just the beginning. If those that oppose us are successful, future challenges will escalate in scope and intensity.

2. Money from outside Ohio will flow into the state and will fund the opposition to our efforts. We must work together with others (both labor and community groups) to help fund the campaign adequately and be the voice of our members.

3. The labor community (both public and private unions) has come together to work collaboratively on this issue (OEA, OFT, AFSME, SEIU, CWA, UFCW, AFL-CIO and others). OEA must pull its weight within the labor community and help fund this unprecedented effort to defend hard-won rights. We must insure our place at the table in this campaign to have OEA members’ voices heard and considered in this battle.

4. At least $20 million will be needed to run an effective campaign with the public. The campaign needs dollars for signature collection, paid media, direct mail, etc. to keep the momentum and support of Ohioans.

5. All OEA members will be impacted by some portion of SB 5. We must raise money to defend our members from the devastating effects of SB 5. The referendum petition will stop SB 5 from being effective until the election.

6. This is not a slam dunk. We need to have resources to run an effective campaign. Our opposition is strategic and well-funded. We must do the same to be successful in this battle. We will need to lobby members of the public to vote no on this issue in order for the citizen’s veto to be successful. We cannot do this alone.

Dues Assessment Talking Points

The WOEA Gavel to Gavel Newsletter is

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Mother’s Day

WOEA will

sponsor four

buses to the

Stand Up For

Ohio Rally on

Saturday,

August 20.

Registration

will soon be

available on

the WOEA

website.