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ROEA REPORTER

ROEA ELECTIONS

There are 12 Executive Board positions open this year. If you are interested in one of the positions listed please contact the ROEA Nominations Committee Chairperson, Connie Gill, at Oak Ridge elementary in writing between March 1st and March 31st to declare your candidacy.

Members of the ROEA-RA may nominate candidates for any office at the April 27th meeting of the ROEA-RA.

Should you decide to run after the April 27th ROEA-RA meeting, you may still become a candidate by having a petition signed by ROEA members comprising no less than ten percent of the active membership and submitted to Connie Gill three weeks prior to the election. You will need 43 signatures.

If you have any questions about the duties and responsibilities of any office, contact a member of the Elections Committee. They are: Steve Lawson (Chairperson), Bill Spurgeon, Lois Mann, and Cherilynn Ross.

Offices open this year:

President/NEA Delegate: June 2004 - June 2006
Executive Vice President: June 2004 - June 2006
Program Vice President: June 2004 - June 2006
Secretary: June 2004 - June 2006
Treasurer: June 2004 - June 2006
PAC Chairperson: June 2004 - June 2006
Middle School Director: June 2004 - June 2007
MEA-RA Delegate (2 to be elected): June 2004 - 2006 
MEA-RA Delegate Representative of Third World Concerns (1 to be elected): June 2004 - June 2006
NEA-RA Delegate (1 to be elected): June 2004 - June 2006
NEA-RA Alternate (1 to be elected): June 2004 - June 2006
NEA-RA Delegate Representative of Third World Concerns (1 to be elected): June 2004 - June 2006

The following information is from the ROEA Constitution:

ARTICLE IV
DUTIES AND POWERS OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

President - The President shall preside over all meetings of the Association, appoint the chairperson and members of standing committees, serve as ex-officio member of all standing committees, and be the executive officer of the Association. 

The President shall represent the Association before the public, either personally or through delegates, and shall perform all other functions attributed to the office. The President shall be a delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly and the Region 7 Council, Coordinating Council and the first alternate to the MEA Representative Assembly.

Executive Vice President - The Executive Vice President shall assume all duties of the President in case of absence or resignation of the President, until the next scheduled election.

The Executive Vice President shall be a delegate to the Region 7 Council and the second alternate to the MEA Representative Assembly, and be a member of Joint Committee.

Program Vice President - The Program Vice President shall be responsible for special programs and public relations.

The Program Vice President shall be a member of the Curriculum Sub-Committee, a delegate to the Region 7 Council and the third alternate to the MEA Representative Assembly.

Secretary - The Secretary shall maintain the official minutes of each meeting of the Executive Board, ROEA-RA and General Membership.

The Secretary shall maintain a list of officers and committee members, including their terms of office.

The Secretary shall be an alternate delegate to the Region 7 Council.

Treasurer - The Treasurer shall be responsible for the funds of the Association. The Treasurer shall disburse funds upon authorization of the Executive Board. The Treasurer shall maintain a roll of the members. The Treasurer shall keep accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements, and shall provide a written report to each meeting of the ROEA-RA and Executive Board.

Further, the Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial statement for publication to members.

The Treasurer's records shall be audited annually.

The Treasurer shall be an alternate delegate to the Region 7 Council.

Directors
1. There shall be one (1) Director from Senior High, one (1) from Middle School and one (1) from Elementary to be elected by their respective groups.

2. The three (3) Directors shall constitute the Grievance Committee; they shall determine the chairperson of the committee.

They shall prepare policies, programs, and procedures for the redress of grievances.

They shall advise the Executive Board in situations of censure, suspension or expulsion of members.

ROEA PAC Chairperson - The PAC Chairperson shall be the delegate to the Coordinating Council Political Action Committee.

The ROEA-PAC Chairperson shall serve as the liaison between the NEA-PAC, MEA-PAC, Coordinating Council PAC and the local Association. 

The ROEA-PAC Chairperson shall be responsible for coordinating and implementing the legislative and political activities of the Association.

The ROEA-PAC Chairperson shall be an alternate delegate to the Region 7 Council.

Other Responsibilities of Officers - The Executive Board shall be responsible for the management of the Association, approve all expenditures, carry out policies established by the ROEA-RA, report its transactions and those of the ROEA-RA to the members, and suggest policies for consideration by the ROEA-RA.

The Executive Board shall represent the Association in negotiating with the employers, and may make decisions binding the Association in these matters.

Under policies adopted by the ROEA-RA and within the annual budget, the Executive Board shall have the power to employ a staff and maintain an office for the efficient management of the Association.

Here is additional information about some of the positions.

President The president gets release time, a small stipend, and an expense account in order to effectively represent the Association.

Treasurer The treasurer does not have to keep ongoing records of receipts and disbursements. Our office staff does that for us.

Directors Our directors represent us at monthly curriculum subcommittee meetings with administration.

MEA Delegates Our delegates represent the ROEA at the twice yearly MEA Representative Assembly in Lansing. Expenses are covered.

NEA Delegates Our delegates represent the ROEA at the annual NEA Representative Assembly. The RA meets during the first week in July in different cities. (The RA is in Washington D.C. this year.) Expenses are covered.

Please consider serving your fellow teachers. Being a member of the Executive Board requires time and work, but the rewards are great. As a result of my service on the Executive Board, I have a much better appreciation of professionalism and how a teacher's professionalism is enhanced and protected by our union. I also better appreciate and understand the interplay of politics and our jobs. As public school teachers, our jobs are wholly regulated by politics. As NCLB looms before us, as the United States Secretary of Education calls teachers "terrorists", and as people with inordinate wealth attempt to undermine public education with vouchers and tuition tax credits, we need teachers who are willing to fight for our professional dignity, job security, wages, and the needs of our students.

Thank you for considering an Executive Board position.

Sid

Each school has taken Reading Month and made it their own. At Whittier, students are following the theme "Hats Off to Reading!" They started the month with a used book sale. Oak Ridge has changed its name to "Seuss Ridge." They have various activities, including Oak Ridge "Unplugged" where students exchange a week of television for a week of reading. Other buildings are using the NEA's "Read Across America" theme. At Northwood students are reading and keeping track of their minutes. For each minute, they move a car one mile across America. Some classrooms are trying to visit every state. Upton is catching students reading, by having teachers call students at home to see if they're reading at certain times. 

For the media centers of Addams, Keller, Dondero and Kimball the ROEA has donated $181 to purchase eleven books on a variety of topics ranging from "Detroit Red Wings" to "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls."

With professional materials given to our dedicated members, Reading Month is a time to help students increase their enthusiasm for books and their literacy skills.

CLASSIFIED

All of the people who advertise in the REPORTER are connected to the ROEA. They are either members of the union, spouses of members, or retired teachers. You can expect a high quality of service and commitment to the needs of fellow union members as a result. Classified ads are also posted on our web site, ROEA.com!