Active teachers - you need to read this one!

Sweet Deal?

From John Curry

March 9, 2022

Don't you just love public documents? Following are two pages of a public document between the Elida (Ohio) Local School District and the Ohio Education Association and the former OEA Secretary/Treasurer Tim Myers. While serving as Secretary/Treasurer of the Ohio Education Education Association Tim was "on leave of absence" from the Elida Local Schools....just like today's OEA officers are also on leave with their respective school systems so that they can work full time for the OEA. 

Yes, the OEA did compensate the Elida schools for all of these costs while he was on leave and an additional fee for handling the paperwork. This procedure follows the Ohio Administrative Code and is perfectly legal. 

What I find interesting, in the second page below, is the fact that, while on leave, this OEA full time employee HAD HIS STRS CONTRIBUTION RATE PICKED UP BY THE OEA! How many of you OEA active teacher members have YOUR current 14% STRS contribution of YOUR paycheck picked up by the OEA? Don't laugh.....YOU ARE PAYING FOR THS SWEET DEAL!