OCEA January 03

Scholarship

OCEA is acceping applications for the 2003 OCEA Scholarship.

Applicant must be an OCEA member dependent and enrolled as a high school senior.

Students can obtain scholarsip applications from the OCEA office. Completed packets must be submitted to the OCEA office no later than April 15.

Reminder

If you would like a refund of your PAC contribution, you must submit a letter in writing to the OCEA office no later than February 28.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW TO ATTEND THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECEPTION

March 25 5:15 P.M. to 7:30 at Niceville CC. More information will be sent to your Building Representative in the near future.

OCEA Officer Nominations

Nominations for the 2003-4 OCEA officers, numbered district representatives and minority representative are open through the BR meeting on March 13, 2003. Election day is April 3. The deadline for typed resumes is March 17. See Diane for a copy of the official resume form. NOW is the time to get involved. If you have questions or would like more information on any of the offices, please call the OCEA office.

FEA and NEA Conventions

The FEA Convention will be held May 8-10 in Orlando. (Delegates will receive TDE for Thursday and Friday.) The NEA Convention will be held in New Orleans July 1-6. A portion of your expenses for these conventions will be supplemented by OCEA.

If you are interested in attending one or both of these conventions, please complete the form and return it to the OCEA office no later than March 13. Due to state and national timelines, this information needs to be submitted early. If you are elected as a delegate to either convention, please mark the dates on your calendar and understand that you are committed to attend. If the number of nominations i sless than or equal to our allocation, we will not hold an election. You must adhere to this deadline in order to be considered.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM

Sheila's Shouts

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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards News:

Congratulations to the three newest National Board members! They are Anita Fuller, Laura Steele, and Jennifer Yelverton. They join Karyn Biggs, Patricia Cave, Pam Creel, Carol Flumerfelt, Angelica Jackson, and Paula Kozelka. If you are interested in finding out more about National Board Certification, you can contact anyone of these teachers or your OCEA office.

In more news:
Mentoring Mondays has started at Wright Elementary from 3:30-5pm. They are designed to help current candidates with portfolio development and/or assessment center exam preparation.

Standards are now available for certificates in EMC Literacy: Reading-Language Arts, Health Education, and School Counseling. While online application for the next candidate cycle opens this week...in Florida candidates need to wait until we know the outcome for funding support (unless you want to pay the full $2,300.⁰⁰ on your own.) All potential candidates are encouraged to download your standards and portfolios but please wait until funding sources are known before applying. For further information, log on to the district's website and go to "Teachers", then "National Board".

Megiel's Nest!
Tax Tips

..A timely topic of interest to all members.

Pre-Retirement Seminar

January 28, 2003
Edge Elementary School - 6 PM

Speakers:: Doug Cherry - Florida Retirement System; Bob Shlerf - President FEA-Retired; Virginia Bowles - O.C. Retirement
Come get information and ask questions!