Visit our website to access info on OEA's Negotiation Proposals

We have posted the following information on our website at www.ogdenweber.org

1. A summary of the non-financial (contract language) changes.
2. A complete list of each contract agreement change.
3. A summary of the financial proposal.
4. You can access the Ogden School Salary Schedule (to check for amount of steps)
5. Announcement of the OEA Ratification Meeting-Jan. 10, Monday at 4:15 at Ben Lomond High's auditorium

Doug Stephens will also be sending out information on how the meeting will work.

Hope to see you Monday. If you have any questions, please email me at rick@ogdenweber.org or Doug at stephensd@ogdensd.org

Thanks Rick

OEA Ratification Meeting, Jan. 10, Monday at BLHS Auditorium

All OEA members are invited to a negotiations ratification meeting to discuss the financial and non-financial proposals. We will be sending out more info on the non-financial items today. The meeting will be held at BLHS Auditorium at 4:15 pm next Monday, Jan. 10. We hope you can all attend. Please email myself or Doug Stephens with any concerns or questions. Doug's email is stephensd@ogdensd.org and you can reach me at rick@ogdenweber.org

Thanks Rick

OEA Building Reps Vote to hold a ratification meeting

OEA Building Reps met Monday evening to discuss the latest district negotiations proposal. After much discussion, they voted to call a ratification meeting for next Monday at 4:15 at Ben Lomond High School (probably in the auditorium) . President Doug Stephens will be sending out a summary of the proposal and more information to each member. we invite all members to attend this crucial meeting.

The proposal includes a one-time payment to those teachers who are eligible for a step increase. It will count for retirement, but will not move the teacher up one step on the salary schedule. The proposal also includes 1/2 day of additional salary at the end of this year and another 1/2 day of inservice in the next school year.

You can access the Ogden Licensed Salary Schedule on our website http://www.ogdenweber.org/ to see the dollar amount of the steps. Look for your position for the 2008-9 year and move to the next step to see the amount to be paid.

Please speak with your reps or email Doug or myself if you have any questions. stephensd@ogdensd.org or rick@ogdenweber.org

Thanks Rick

Weber State Presentations

Hope you all have had a great holiday break and will be excited to start a new year. January 3rd I will be up at Weber State University to talk to new student teachers (around 130) and new teacher education students (around 100) during their orientation meetings. I give them a little info about what I do and how joining the UEA as a student member offers them savings and benefits down the road. I hand out membership forms and materials. WSU has one of the largest student membership groups in UEA and we hope to organize a unit there along with our strong Future Educators Association Pro Chapter advised by Stephanie Heath.

Also Monday, Jan. 3, our OEA Building Reps will be meeting to listen to our latest proposal from the district. They will be deciding whether or not to present the tentative agreement to the membership at a meeting to be determined.

Rick

Ogden Education Association Executive Board Meets

The members of the OEA Executive Board met Tuesday afternoon to discuss the proposal offered at our last mediation meeting with the district. The board will present the proposal to our Building Reps at the regularly scheduled AR meeting January 3rd at our UniServ office. Secondary Reps will attend at 3:30 and then we will have a "crossover" meeting with both Secondary and Elementary Reps at 4:15. The AR's will decide rather or not to call for a ratification meeting of the general membership.

Rick

OEA negotiations team to meet with OEA Executive Board

Our OEA Negotiations Team (Doug Stephens, Whit Freund, Clay Kirkham) met with the Ogden District Team (Brenda Ruffier, Rich Moore, Bruce Penland and Eugene Hart) and our mediator, Lynn Trenbeath last evening to discuss non-financial items and a financial proposal from the district. Doug has called a meeting of the OEA Executive Board for this afternoon to discuss the proposal. We will be discussing more about it at our regular OEA Building Rep Meeting January 3. Have a great holiday break.

Rick

Board is exploring grading schools

Sara Lenz has a front-page article in today's (Monday, Dec. 20) Deseret News discussing the possible grading of Utah public schools. To read it go to: www.deseretnews.com

Rick