Dear Members, Please read and register today, I look forward to seeing you in Columbus! Click Here to Register (if you are on a work computer, this link may not be valid) SCOPE professional development day is on November 9, 2026. Where? :Quest Conference Center , located on  9200 Worthington Rd., Ste. 400 in Westerville.Ohio (near Polaris). You do not have to take your own leave time to attend this function. It will be provided to you. Registration deadline is Sept 28, if you want to request a shirt. (SHIRTS ARE ORDERED), Registation deadline is October 9, to go to the event. There will be no exceptions for late registration since we must provide our final number to the venue in advance of the event. Members who choose not to attend the event will need to make sure that you follow your respective agencies’ applicable policies for the day. We want all our members to join us for the day it is an excellent opportunity to network.  This year’s keynote address will be on Artificial Intelligence.  The email you have on file will be used for registration, AI survey, and upcoming negations communications. Update it by sending an email to marsano2112@gmail.com and membership@ohea.org. In addition to a great venue and tasty menu this will be an opportunity to learn more about the various agencies that SCOPE represents. As a benefit to you SCOPE day has no registration fee, but non-members have to pay $500 to attend SCOPE day. IF you do NOT register by October 9, 2026, you will have to purchase your own lunch. NO EXCEPTIONS – unless you are a new hire after October 10. This system tracks the date you registered. See you soon at SCOPE day! (Please note: This is not CEA-O, that’s a different education organization and that conference is in October) Nicole Marsano, SCOPE President

Here are the positions that are up for election this year:

• Vice President (SCOPE VP Declaration of Candidacy Form)
• Treasurer (SCOPE Treasurer Declaration of Candidacy Form)
• NEA Representatives-2 (SCOPE NEA Rep Declaration of Candidacy Form)
• OEA Representatives-5 (SCOPE OEA Rep Declaration of Candidacy Form)

• Department Representative OSD-1
• Department Representative OSSB-1
• Department Representative State Library and Misc-1
• Department Representative DYS-1
• Department Representatives DRC-5

SCOPE Dept Rep Declaration of Candidacy Form

Interested in running?  Fill out the appropriate Declaration of Candidacy form and send to Annette Geckler.  If sent by email, she needs it by April 27th.  For snail mail, get it postmarked by April 21st.

Everyone else, be on the lookout for your ballots in the mail in the second half of May.  Mail them back with a postmark of June 1st or earlier.

The event will be held at the The Union Terminal – Cincinnati Museum Center located at 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203 . The doors will open at 8:00 AM and the event starts at 10:00, with the keynote starting at approximately 10:30.

You are registering for the teacher’s union professional development day on November 10, 2025. The event will be held at the The Union Terminal – Cincinnati Museum Center located at 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203 . The doors will open at 10:00 AM and the event starts at 10am, with the keynote starting at approximately 11:00. Lunch is provided. The event is free to all union members, non-union members who are state employees may attend for a $500 registration fee. Check with your local professional development committee to obtain points to renew your teaching license. Contact Ian Westcott at IWestcott2@gmail.com with any questions.

IF you do NOT register by October 10, 2025, you will have to purchase your own lunch. NO EXCEPTIONS – unless you are a new hire after October 10.

CLICK HERE or copy and paste the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYi9n-ifuYTfMUbM7ny0dFv_8_G34spn-C2UzuByfUPLbOlQ/viewform

So come on down to SCOPE Day
And meet some friends of mine

For the first time in a bit here in Ohio, we have some election results that aren’t disappointing.

President – Nicole Marsano
Secretary – Tammy Shelton
NEA delegates – Ian Westcott and Nicole Marsano
OEA delegates – Tamara Lane, Lynnmarie Fye, Lynne Graves, Jason Wyant, Tammy Shelton, Eric Sottosanti, and Zina Scott

Also, the by-law change was approved and now elections can be held cheaper and easier.

Be on the lookout for contract books, keep in touch with your elected officials, and stay solid.

Check your mail, SCOPE members!  You should be seeing your official ballot any day.  This particular ballot is a little different than normal because it has a bylaw change to vote on at the bottom.Fill it out, seal it in the return envelope, and sign the back on the line.  Vote early and vote oft—only once!

Also, FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINALY the new contract is available digitally.  The books are coming later, but we promise they won’t be outdated by the time you get them.

Registration is now open for the 2025 OEA Minority Leadership Training Program.  The OEA Minority Leadership Training Program (MLTP) provides OEA members of color with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully serve as leaders at all levels of the Association: local, district, state and national.  This program includes leadership development experiences and support throughout the year to develop each participant’s ability to match their leadership interests with leadership opportunities to positively impact OEA’s growth as an inclusive and diverse organization.

This program is scheduled for May 16 –17, 2025, at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel, 409 Altair Parkway, Westerville, OH, 43082. Additional details and the link to registration are available here. If you have questions, please contact Demetrice Davis, OEA MLTP Staff Liaison, at davisdem@ohea.org

Whether you have a ticket to ride, or you would like to ride your bicycle, it’s a long way to SCOPE Day if you wanna rock n roll!

No worries though, because here are some directions to help you and your Crüe get to SCOPE at the Great Lakes Science Center on November 4th.
Directions from Cincinnati Columbus to GLSC

Directions from Dayton to GLSC

Directions from Southeastern Ohio and Akron Canton Area to GLSC

Directions from Toledo to GLSC

Directions from Youngstown area to GLSC

Well SCOPErs, the time has finally come.  There is nothing really to say, but check back here in the future for updates.