Wishing you a peaceful and productive New Year!

Wishing you a peaceful and productive New Year! See below for your OEA Bargaining Team's Sunshine Proposal for a new contract. Please read the Prologue to better understand how the contract proposals arrived at place us ethically and strategically as advocates for the conditions that produce the stability and support necessary for student success and teacher recruitment and retention. Please: HOLD a site meeting on Monday, January 6, after student dismissal to discuss the contract proposals. SEND a representative to the OEA Representative Council on January 6 to Bret Harte Middle School at 4:30. SAVE January 29, 5:30-6:30 to support your OEA Bargaining Team as they present the proposal to the OUSD School Board. READ next week's email. Critical information about CTA's Strategic Plan and OUSD's draft Site Governance Plan. Click to read: Prologue  OEA Sunshine Proposal

OEA members will receive pay warrants on ...

OEA members will receive
pay warrants on

DECEMBER 20, 2013

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Marcus Foster Education Fund for Teachers

Marcus Foster Education Fund for Teachers grants support teachers' professionalism and leadership, through self-defined professional development. Since 2001, Fund for Teachers has invested $20 million in more than 5,500 teachers. 

Video describing the program.
Application for grant.

If you would like MFEF to make a presentation at your school site or if you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Alicia Dixon, Executive Director at MFEF at

(510) 777-1600 x100 or email her atadixon@marcusfoster.org.

Learn about Computer Science Education Week Dec 9 -15

Learn about Computer Science Education Week.

A local resource is Eugene Lemon elemon@pacbell.net.

Message for OEA President Trish Gorham

Greetings!

The approaching holidays create the much needed space for connecting with family and friends. I hope that you enjoy the company of your loved ones, but also find personal time to renew and refresh yourself.

Please take some time to review the information in this week's mailing.

In Unity,
Trish Gorham, President

Oakland Education Association

CTA is conducting a Statewide survey on Special Education.

CTA is conducting a Statewide survey on Special Education. 

The views of General Education teachers is especially appreciated. 

Your brothers and sisters in Programs for Exceptional Children have asked that all members support increasing the knowledge about issues which affect all classrooms. 

Please take the CTA Survey on Special Education.

OEA Supports Bart Workers!

Go to http://www.wemakebartwork.com/  for more information.