ALERTS

Monday, August 30, 2010

FEA / Retired
Grant Application for Classroom Enhancement

Saturday, August 07, 2010

UPDATED -
Directory of Participating Dental Providers (42 KB)

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Two Memorandums you should read!
Go to Negotiations site

to see the Memorandum of Understanding
for the Associate Teacher Position
AND
Technical Assistance Paper (TAP)
for the Associate Teacher Position

Friday, July 09, 2010

SUMMER UPDATE

Sunday, May 23, 2010

FEA Video: Victory over SB6 (6:29)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Dillon Clary

Dillon Clary
2010 OCEA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Saturday, May 01, 2010

FEA Frontline Final Report

Monday, April 26, 2010

FEA Frontline Report #8

Saturday, April 17, 2010 5:52 PM

Governor Charlie Crist Veto letter

FEA Frontline Report April 16, 2010

Friday, April 16, 2010

OCEA Scholarship Forms

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:46 PM

Update on pending retirement bills

Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:01 PM

SB 6 is VETOED!!!!
Click for FEA press release.

Monday, April 13, 2010 08:49 PM

Pictures from the Veto 6 Rally 4/12/10
and rally March 23, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 11:44 PM

FEA Frontline Report

Monday, March 30, 2010 5:30 PM

Call and email your local State Senator and House Rep
and tell them to vote NO on H7189!

Sen. Don Gaetz        (850) 833-3910    (850) 487-5009
gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Durell Peaden   (850) 689-0556    (850) 487-5000
peaden.durell.web@flsenate.gov

Rep. Greg Evers       (850) 983-5550    (850) 488-8188
greg.evers@myfloridahouse.gov

Rep. Brad Drake      (850) 892-8431    (850) 488-4726
brad.drake@myfloridahouse.gov

Rep. Marti Coley     (850) 718-0047     (850) 488-2873
marti.coley@myfloridahouse.gov

Also:
Governor Crist at 850-488-7146;     Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com

Speaker of the Florida House Larry Cretul at 850-488-1450;     larry.cretul@myfloridahouse.gov

Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater at 850-487-5229;     atwater.jeff.web@flsenate.gov

Monday, March 31, 2010 5:12 PM

Click Here to view parents' video against SB6!

Monday, March 29, 2010 9:53 PM

Bush Myths about SB6 with FEA Response

Friday, March 26, 2010 8:03 AM

SB 6 "Teacher Quality Bill"
FAQ (provided by a legislative asst)
Read how DOE "sugarcoats" it!

Wednesday, March 25, 2010

Florida House PreK-12 Policy Committee contact numbers

FEA president condemns Senate passage of SB 6

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Today SB passed the Senate by a vote of 21 to 17 - Four Republicans joined the Democrats in voting NO! Be sure to thank Republican Senators Dean, Dockery, Jones and Villalobos for standing up against the Republican Party of Florida Chair and sponsor of the bill John Thrasher for their courageous vote. We have seen before the wrath that going against the Party can bring upon members. These folks deserve our thanks and support for doing the right thing. We also thank the Senate Democrats for standing strong for us against this bill.

Now we move to the House ...

So far PKP2 (which will be numbered after it passes the committee) looks very similar to SB 6. We will be working today with the House Republicans and Democrats to attempt to amend the House version, but we need to turn up the volume in the House. The proposed committee bill will be heard Thursday in the House Education PreK-12 Policy Committee- please contact the following members and urge them to vote against the House version of SB6. You should be able to click on their names for their contact information.

Legg, John (R)     Chair
Fresen, Erik (R)     Vice Chair
Bullard, Dwight M. (D)     Democratic Ranking Member
Burgin, Rachel V. (R)
Coley, Marti (R)
Flores, Anitere (R)
Gonzalez, Eduardo (R)
Jones, Mia L. (D)
Kiar, Martin David (D)
Plakon, Scott (R)
Rader, Kevin J. G. (D)
Schwartz, Elaine J. (D)
Stargel, Kelli (R)
Weinstein, Michael B. (R)

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Latest update on SB 6

The bill is on the floor of the senate this morning for "final" vote. Late last night a house bill became public. The house bill will be on a fast track as well and appears to be very similar. Our action will move to the House after the Senate vote.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

FEA Statement of Position on All Retirement Bills

Find your Senator

Find Your Representative

Saturday, March 20, 2010

FEA Frontline Report #3

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Disappointed with Administration's ESEA Blueprint

Hundreds of AFT members already have weighed in on the future of ESEA

Monday, March 15, 2010

Ways and Means Senate List

Next stop for SB6. Senators' emails/phone numbers

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Become an E-Activist for Public Education in Florida! Sign up today for FEA's Pump Up the Volume!

pump it up

Saturday, March 13, 2010

FEA Frontline Report #2

In this issue:
Teacher Assault Bill slithers through first committee
Budget process cranks up
High School Graduation Requirements bill passes committee
PTA "Rally in Tally" on March 25
Darts and Laurels
Member Lobbyists in Tallahassee

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Senate Bill 6
by Senators Thrasher, Gaetz, Detert, Wise, Constantine, Richter, Peaden, and Storms

Thursday, February 26, 2010

Follow OCEA on Facebook! Click here: Facebook
(OCEA members only with Facebook accounts)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Part 1 of School Board discussion of school calendar on February 22, 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/oceatube#p/a/u/0/n9z_Zl_wE9E

Part 2 of School Board discussion of school calendar on February 22, 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/oceatube#p/a/u/1/u0k78d6GgcI

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Please Help in the Haiti Relief Effort

Thursday, January 14, 2010

URGENT Calendar Committee.

Please take a moment to view the calendar options and take our survey (above)

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Letter from Andy Ford, President FEA
An EXCERPT:

"I know that you have been very busy in your classroom working with your
students, but I am reaching out to you as the President of your state
organization because I think it is important that you understand FEA's concerns
and issues surrounding the state's grant application and what it could mean for
you. "

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Unions v. Race to the Top

From AFT - American Federation of Teachers:
Last week's Wall Street Journal editorial, Unions v. Race to the Top, caught our attention.
Here is what AFT president Randi Weingarten submitted in response to WSJ:

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Florida Dept of Education "Race to the Top"

FLORIDA'S RACE TO THE TOP APPLICATION - PARTICIPATING LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

FEA's Education Reform On-line Survey

The Florida Education Association (FEA) is asking members to provide their input on potential education reforms, and the FEA would like you to participate. As you may know, massive reforms to our public education system are being considered by state and national officials, many of which will be decided within the next few months. That is why the FEA is asking for your input.

This survey should take between 15 and 20 minutes of your time and the survey will ask for your telephone number as your unique id at the end of the survey.

Click here to take the survey: http://tinyurl.com/FEAeducationreformsurvey

Monday, November 09, 2009

2009-2010 Teacher of the Year Nominees

Monday, November 09, 2009

Differentiated Accountability Q&A from FEA/DOE

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

New Grants Available

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

clorox offer
Go to www.cloroxclassrooms.com to register!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Tell us what drives you, encourages you, and persuades you to devote your life to education?
Click here

Friday, August 21, 2009

2009-10 contract ratification documents.

Monday, August 10, 2009

See Downloads section:
Removal of a Disruptive Student

Monday, August 03, 2009

Update from Pres. Karen Peek: Board Votes Against Step

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

School Calendar 2009-10    pdf icon (PDF 14KB 1 pg)
Acrobat

May 30, 2009

FEA Non-Renewal Assistance

A helpful guide for filing unemployment claims and AFL-CIO, state and federal
websites with valuable information.

June 06, 2009

Jonathan Reid Hester
OCEA Scholarship Winner

May 08, 2009

FEA Legislative Update for week ending 5/08/09

March 15, 2009

School Board Contact Information

March 14, 2009

FRS Pension Funds Decline
Benefits Not Impacted

March 13, 2009

State Legislator Contact Information

Check out the above links

The Okaloosa County Education Association bargains the contract for all teachers, but we do not enforce the provisions of the contract for non-members. OCEA has a policy that restricts its officers, staff, building reps, and other employees from providing services for non-members or for those who join after experiencing a job-related problem. As a result, we are unable to provide professional protection for non-members.

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