Dean Dennis: Ohio's Legislature Needs to Adjust STRS Elected Board Seats

From Dean Dennis

October 8, 2021

Ohio's Legislature Needs to Adjust STRS Elected Board Seats

There are 162,000 active teacher members in STRS and 157,000 retired teachers in STRS. This breaks down to a ratio where 51% are active members and 49% are retired members. Our Legislators currently allow active teachers to have 5 elected Board members for a representation ratio of 1 Board seat for 32,400 members. Our Legislature currently allows retired teachers to have 2 Board members for a representation a ratio of 1 Board seat for 77,500. There is something clearly wrong with this picture. This disproportionate representation needs to be addressed by Ohio's Legislature. Immediately.

Dean Dennis is a retired teacher from Cincinnati and a strong advocate for the restoration of teachers’ earned benefits, particularly their COLA, from STRS Ohio. He is also a noted leader for the Facebook group Ohio STRS Member Only Forum.