December 13, 2014 - OEA Annual Toy Drive and Christmas Party

Come. Give. Make Merry!!! Don't miss   our annual  OEA Toy-Drive Social.  While out shopping this week, pick up a new toy and give it to your OEA Rep to bring to the 12/2 Rep Council. BETTER YET! Bring the toy to the OEA on December 13 and enjoy food, drink, music, and fun with your colleagues! Friday, December 13, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. OEA Offices  272 East 12th Street, Oakland, CA The suggested price of admission:  A toy.  New.  Unwrapped.  For the OEA's annual toy drive.  The celebration will feature food, drink, and good cheer. A wonderful chance for all of us to come together, to see friends and meet colleagues.

December 11, 2013 - Retirement Seminar

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

OEA Center 272 East 12th St. @ 3rd Ave.
CalSTRS Workshop
CalSTRS Formula and Options
Recent CalSTRS Benefit Changes
Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans
Inflation Protection - Pension Maximization
Nathan Ladyzhensky, President



Mosher Financial Group

256 Laguna Honda Blvd., Suite A

San Francisco, CA 94116

www.mosherfinancial.com

Tel (415) 681-2000 x 12

Fax (415) 681-2017

December 11, 2013 - ACTION ALERT! Attend School Board Meeting

ACTION ALERT!

ATTEND

OUSD School Board

Wednesday, Dec. 11

Promises to Keep, Resolutions to Make
Member Mobilization
December 11 5:30 pm
OUSD School Board Meeting
Public Comment 6:30

At the only School Board meeting of December, Superintendent Yee and State Trustee Naylor will be reminded of the IOU owed to OaklandEducators. We are still waiting for our 0.05% retro pay.

As the school year completes its first trimester, we need to let OUSD administration and governance know our expectations and hear our suggestions for their Resolutions for 2014.

With a new Bargaining Proposal, Common Core implementation, Local Controlled Funding Formula, a Superintendent search and more in store for 2014, OEA Members must let their voices be heard.

Download the flyer and community petition to demand respect and inclusion of the parents, students, and educational workers in the key decisions of OUSD in 2014.

Email respectful suggestions for New Year Resolutions for Superintendent Yee, School Board Members, any other OUSD department, and Carlene Naylor, State Trustee.oaklandea@oaklandea.com

You might want to share your Resolutions for the New Year on Dec. 11!

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OUSD Resolutions for the New Year:

-Pay OEA members .05% money owed;

-Ensure public access to 1000 Broadway;

-Full transparency and engagement in LCFF and LCAP decisions;

-Maintain commitment to limit class sizes in Special Ed;

-Rid the District of the failures in Results Based Budgetting

which reward inequity and instability.


Add your own suggestions for OUSD Resolutions in 2014!

Flyer and Petition for Dec. 11: English Spanish
Click here to tell friends you are going and to invite them too!

December 9, 2013 - AFT candlelight action

ACTION ALERT

Monday, December 9

Our AFT brothers and sisters are holding a candlelight action tomorrow, 12/9 to highlight the income gap and tax loopholes. More information here.

December 10, 2013 - Ethnic Minority Involvement and Human Rights Reception

December 10 Reception

Ethnic Minority Involvement
and Human Rights
6:00-8:30
Lake Merritt Sailboat House

Learn about OEA/CTA's commitment to address issues and promote involvement of Ethnic and Gender minorities.
See flyer to RSVP.

December 2, 2013 - Rep Council NEW LOCATION at Bret Harte Middle School

NEW LOCATION for

OEA Representative Council

Bret Harte Middle School

3700 Coolidge Avenue

Monday, December 2

4:00-6:30

November 29, 2013 - OUR WALMART BLACK FRIDAY Action

JOIN

OUR WALMART

BLACK FRIDAY

NOVEMBER 29
3:00 P.M.


SAN LEANDRO WALMART

15555 HESPERIAN BLVD.


*The action at Oakland Walmart is cancelled. All are joining forces at 3 pm in San Leandro.*

Wear OEA green in solidarity with OUR WALMART green!

October 16, 2013 - Contract Convention

Oakland Education Association

Bargaining Update

October 14, 2013

CONTRACT CONVENTION

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

4:00 - 6:30 @ Oakland High

N0vember 12, 2013 - Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher! How Blaming Teachers Distorts the Bigger Picture

Event Type:

Events and Lectures

Location:

McLaren Conference Center 250 - Venue

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Calendar:

Public Events

Contact:

Broullon, Adriana

diversity@usfca.edu

422-2821

Department:

Office of Diversity and Community Engagement

June 15, 2013 - Alcosta Tailgate Party

 

 

ALCOSTA DAY at the Oakland A's

  

Celebrate end of the school year with a tailgate party and game for only $20.00!

 

Send in your reservation NOW.

May 31st, 2013 - Last Day for Gareenteed Alacosta A's Tickets!

ALCOSTA DAY at the Oakland A's

Celebrate end of the school year with a tailgate party and game for only $20.00!

Send in your reservation NOW.

May 28, 2013 - Special Education Focus Group

Special and General Ed Teachers

An Invitation to join OUSD "Focus Group" on Special Education Issues on May 28. Read here.

Many Special Ed Teachers appreciate the opportunity to have their voices heard since that hasn't happened all year.

However, we wonder if this will be a real and ongoing discussion and not merely a front for the District to say we "heard" from all stakeholders, thereby attempting to give legitimacy to policy not properly vetted by these same stakeholders.

May 22, 2013 - What Else Can You Do?

Phone Bank at the OEA Center 

Monday and Tuesday from 4-7 to get members out on 5/22.

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Your OEA Bargaining Team may still be in negotiations as we face the School Board on Wednesday. We cannot let them down at this critical point. Give them the energy to continue to advocate for a fair contract


NOW!

May 22, 2013 - ALL OUT SOLIDARITY AND MOBILIZATION DAY

ALL OUT SOLIDARITY AND MOBILIZATION DAY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22


5:30-7:00

OUSD School Board Meeting

La Escuelita School

2nd Avenue and 10th Street

We know that the OUSD Budget for next year will contain ample resources to provide for more than "up to" a 1.5% raise.

We have waited long enough.

We will:

- Join with Adult Ed and GED teachers, parents, and students to keep programs;

- Unite to demand a FAIR CONTRACT NOW that includes adequate health coverage, and compensation;

- Support our Special Education brothers and sisters who are struggling with case load and safety issues;

- Tell the School Board that OEA has moved at the table and we expect OUSD to move, also.

Support your OEA Bargaining Team! Stand up!

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FLYERS


MAY 22 Flyers for Parents and Staff here


MAY 22 Flyers in Spanish here


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HOUR OF POWER!

May 22 Schedule


WEAR GREEN!

All leave school in solidarity at the same time.

4-5 Poster Making at OEA Center


5:30-6 March/Car Rally at School Board, 2nd Ave. and E. 10th St.


6-7 Support speakers during public comment.

May 22, 2013 - SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ALL OUT MOBILIZATION

HOUR OF POWER 5:30-6:30
OUSD School Board Meeting
La Escuelita School
2nd Avenue and 10th Street

We know that the OUSD Budget for next year will contain ample resources to provide for more than
"up to" a 1.5% raise.

We have waited long enough.

We will:

- Join with Adult Ed and GED teachers, parents, and students to keep these programs;

- Unite to demand a FAIR CONTRACT NOW that includes adequate compensation, health coverage, and class size maximums for Special Education classes

Support your OEA Bargaining Team! Stand up!

May 14, 2013 - The Radical Educators Study Group Meets

The Radical Educators Study Group
meets on Tuesday, May 14. Details here

May's Radical Educator Study Group
TOPIC: Strategy for building a movement of Oakland parent,
teachers, students and staff for the funding and transformation of our
school district
DATE: Tuesday 5/14 6-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sol House - 1236 23rd Ave, Oakland (off International
Ave)
FOOD: $5 donation requested for Thai take-out order
RSVP: classroomstruggle@gmail.com if you would like us to include
you in food order (let us know if you are vegetarian)
and mark your calendars! Wed May 22nd 5:30pm Mobilization at
School Board meeting to Rebuild Adult Education, Reduce Special
Ed Caseloads and Demand a Fair Contract for Oakland teachers

May 14, 2013 - May 17, 2013 OEA General Election

The Elections Committee Can't Do It All!

OEA General Election May 14-17

PLEASE PICK UP BALLOTS FOR YOUR SITE

Saturday, May 11 9:30-12:00

OEA Center, 272 E12th St.

PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!

If your site does not have election materials by Wednesday, May 15, please contact the OEA Center 510-763-4020.


Below are links to candidate information.

All candidate statements written on declaration forms. click here


Click on names to read flyers submitted by candidates:


OEA 2nd Vice President
Mark Airgood
Kei Swensen (We apologize that a glitch prevented pics to be included.)


OEA Executive Board Seat 3Stella Collins
Toni Morozumi


OEA Executive Board Seat 4
Tania Kappner 
Jesse Muldoon 



CTA State Council Seat 2
Betty Olson-Jones
Tania Kappner


CTA State Council Seat 5
Keith Brown
Mark Airgood


It does make a difference--Please Vote!

May 9, 2013 OUSD Blended Learning Event

There are currently four OUSD schools (Korematsu, EnCompass, Elmhurst and Madison) fully engaged in the Blended Learning pilot. Blended Learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace. This also means that teachers have the ability to work with small heterogeneous groups. Blended Learning offers one very powerful way to transform teaching and learning. This event provides the opportunity to hear about lessons-learned so far and a platform for discussing how to truly prepare our students to be literate in the 21st Century. The outcome of this event is that teachers, principals and parents leave with tools to begin their own design thinking process.

Click HERE to print the flyer

May 8, 2013 OEA Membership Meeting, Bargaining Update, Resolution Vote and California Day of the Teacher Celebration

Thank you for your patience in dealing with an ever-changing bargaining landscape. While we held out the hope that May 8 would be a ratification meeting, it is now an informational meeting for members to get questions answered and to decide on next steps. AND a Day of the Teacher Celebration!

FLYER FOR MAY 8 click here
RESOLUTION TO BE VOTED ON MAY 8 click here

Wednesday, May 8, Oakland High
4:00-5:30 Membership Meeting
5:30-7:00, Day of the Teacher Celebration

This is your opportunity to get the information that you need to make decisions about how we address bargaining and membership issues. It is especially important to those sites without elected OEA Reps.

The current Bargaining Update will be available with information about OUSD's proposal to have Health Net members pay significantly more per month for their coverage. It will explain why health benefits are bargained as part of a district-wide Health Benefits Insurance Committee.

Your OEA Site Representatives unanimously adopted the Resolution Declaring the Current offer by the District unacceptable at Monday's Representative Council. TOMORROW, you get to vote! Join your colleagues at this important (but short!) meeting.

The District has also made no movement from their original compensation offer.
Come to the meeting to get the latest information and stay for Food and Live Music.

So many have shown your Bargaining Team support this year. Let's keep it up!

Sincerely,

Trish Gorham
Oakland Education Association

April 30, 2013 - Locally Controlled Funding Formula

Locally Controlled Funding Formula

While it is still a legislative moving target, with a final version still unknown, the proposal to create a more equitable funding formula to provide needed resources to the most needy students would bring millions of dollars in additional funds to OUSD.

To receive the latest information and to participate in an action to support Governor Brown's proposal:

5:30-7:30pm

Tuesday, April 30

Castlemont High School, 8601 MacArthur Blvd.

April 30, 2013 - Tell Arne Duncan: "EDUCATION IS A RIGHT, NOT A RACE!"

Tell Arne Duncan: "EDUCATION IS A RIGHT, NOT A RACE!"

While the time is not convenient for most, I want to invite all who can to join other educators to picket Arne Duncan's speech in San Francisco at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Tuesday, April 30
2:00-3:30
Hilton Union Square
333 O'Farrell Street

Virtual support:

Follow @reclaimAERA on Twitter and Facebook
Post about the protest on your own Facebook and Twitter accounts, using the hashtag #reclaimAERA or #edjustice.
Sign the petition at http://dumpduncan.org

April 22, 2013 HOUR OF POWER! INSPIRATIONAL PICKETING AT YOUR SITE!

WE EXPECT IT! 

WE DEMAND IT! 

WE CAN GET IT!


OUSD wants to settle the contract........but on the cheap.
The money is available to give us the modest 4% raise we proposed.
But only a show of solidarity will give your OEA Bargaining Team the leverage needed at the table to make it happen.


EVERY WEDNESDAY IS OEA GREEN WEDNESDAY.

HOUR OF POWER! WEDNESDAY, OEApril 22, 2013


At your school site:

Before School

Lunch

After School


ASK YOUR PARENTS TO JOIN YOU:
English flyer click here.
Spanish flyer click here.
Sign click here.

MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN---BRING NOISEMAKERS!

April 20, 2013 African-American Parent conference

Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

MyClymonds High School

2607 Myrtle Street Oakland, CA 94607

Featuring:

Information Workshops, Student Performences, Family Resources, and a Book Giveaway

Keynote SPeaker:

Wade W. Nobles, Ph.D

Click HERE to print flyer

April 17, 2013 HOUR OF POWER! THIS WEDNESDAY!

WE EXPECT IT!

WE DEMAND IT!

WE CAN GET IT!

OUSD wants to settle the contract........but on the cheap.

The money is available to give us the modest 4% raise we proposed.

But only a show of solidarity will give your OEA Bargaining Team the leverage needed at the table to make it happen.



EVERY WEDNESDAY IS OEA GREEN WEDNESDAY.

HOUR OF POWER! WEDNESDAY, OEApril 17, 4:00-5:00


At these intersections:

7th and Market

51st and Broadway

Splashpad Park across from Grand Lake Theatre

35th and MacArthur

98th and International



ASK YOUR PARENTS TO JOIN YOU:

English flyer click here.

Spanish flyer click here.

Sign click here.



MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN---BRING NOISEMAKERS!

April 16, 2013 PUSH BACK THE CORPORATE EDUCATION AGENDA

Merit-based pay, test-based teacher evaluations, longer contractual workdays (without smaller class sizes), elimination of tenure, principals with even more power... Do any of these trendy education reforms make you nervous? If so, you are invited to join the

Radical Educator Study Group and ClassRoom Struggle

For a discussion about the NCTQ "Teacher Quality Roadmap" commissioned by GO Public Schools, that advocates for many of these policies to take root in Oakland schools.

Tuesday 4/16, 6-8:30pm @ 1236 23rd Ave, Oakland

RSVP to classroomstruggle@gmail.com if you would like us to order you LANESPLITTER pizza and salad (we're asking for a $5 donation to cover costs).

We will eat together, read sections of the report, and talk about how we can organize to prevent these corporate reforms from sneaking their way into our contract and schools.

OEA press release on NCTQ Report: click here