Category Archives: OEA News

SCOPE 2014 Election Documents Available

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Declaration of Candidacy forms and Biography forms are now available for the following positions:

SCOPE Vice-President (2-year term)

SCOPE Treasurer (2-year term)

SCOPE Executive Board (DRC-5 seats; DYS-2 seats; OSB-1 seat; OSD-1 seat, MIS-1 seat)

OEA Representative Assembly for 2014-2015

NEA Representative Assembly for 2014-2015

If you have trouble downloading these forms, they can also be obtained through your Site Representative, or by contacting Elections Chair Sally Kendall at el_dorado90@hotmail.com or 419-368-6635.

All candidacy and biography forms must be postmarked by March 31st, 2014. Ballots will be sent back out to you on April 7th and will be required to be returned by April 28th. Ballots will be counted at the Mansfield-Richland County Library on May 8th at 5:00 p.m.

Please send your completed forms to:

SCOPE Elections Committee
c/o Sally Kendall
P.O. Box 305
Hayesville, OH 44838

OEA Association Dues and Tax-Deduction Eligibility

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If you choose to itemize your deductions on your personal income tax returns, please be aware that the amount of your OEA association dues that is used for lobbying are not deductible on your federal tax return. Please see the linked document below for the deductible portion:

2013 Federal Income Tax Deductible/Non-Deductible Portion of Dues

The full amount of NEA dues is deductible.

If you plan to take a deduction for your Local Association or OEA District dues, you will need to get that figure from the appropriate organization’s President or Treasurer before filing your 2013 tax return. (It will not be necessary for Students or Retired members to contact a local or an OEA District since they do not belong to a particular local or an OEA District.)

Association (Union) dues qualify as a miscellaneous deduction, the total of which must equal at least two percent (2%) of Adjusted Gross Income to be deductible.

 

Dygert Presents Testimony; Amendment Added

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SCOPE Legislative Liaison and Executive Board member Todd Dygert (Education Specialist at Pickaway Correctional Institution) recently presented testimony to both the Ohio House and Senate Finance sub-committees regarding House Bill 59 (budget bill).

Dygert’s legislative testimony, as well his amendment request added to House Bill 59, can be viewed here. (Amendment is the last page of the linked document.)

Thank you, Todd, for your hard work on behalf of SCOPE!