BUDGET HEARING “WEBINAR” 2012-2013

Oklahoma Education Associationputting education first

Members of the Budget Committee

Alicia Priest-OEA Vice President and Chair of the Budget Committee

Alicia Priest (Chairperson) Lela Odom (Staff Liaison) Debbie Callison (Board Liaison) Lyndal Caddell Todd Crabtree Brittany McCalvin Chuck Pack Matthew Trosper Carolyn White Lorna Williams Jordan Kelley (SOEA President)

Chuck Pack

Lela Odom-Executive Director

Linda Hampton-President

Budget Cycle• Member Input (that’s you filling out the

survey at the end)• November 3rd -Budget Open Hearing

noon at the OEA Building• Managers take input and develop drafts• January 25&26-Budget Committee meets

to adopt budget• February 2nd -Presented to the BOD• February 15th -Board Meeting for

adoption• April 26 & 27-Delegate Assembly

OEA BUDGET

OEA REVENUE:

Member Dues NEA grants Other smaller

sourceso ads in publicationso interest on

investmentso legal

reimbursements

through Kate Frank/

DuShane Fund

Graph of Projected Expenditures for 2012-13

Legislative & Political Organiz-ing5%

Teaching

& Learning7%

Gover-

nance

13%

Fa-cili-ties and Pro-gram

Op-era-tions15%

Commu-nica-tions4%

Finance & Technology10%

Le-gal and Corpo-rate Service

s12%

Advocacy10%

Field Operations20%

Media Campaign2%

Ballot Initiative & Crisis Fund2%

Proposed Budget2012-13

Center for AdvocacyRichard Wilkinson, Manager

Members want to know their professional rights are going to be protected and they want to participate in making decisions that affect salaries and working conditions. It is the mission of this center to provide ADVOCACY assistance to help empower members in their professional lives.

Member advocacy Collective Bargaining

training & assistance Local Assoc. Advocacy Research Compilation of and

online access to local bargaining agreements and information

Advocacy Conference and member trainings

Center for Legal & Corporate Services

Richard Wilkinson, Manager

This Center coordinates OEA’s efforts to protect the professional and legal rights of our members. Our staff is skilled in school law, provides connections to statewide assistance through an attorney referral program, and offers a unique personal legal services program that ensures efficient and comprehensive services to members.

Protects member rights and legal representation in employment disputes

In-house lawyers and legal personnel

Personal Legal Services Program (PLSP) and Statewide Attorney Referral Program

Educators Employment Liability Insurance

Representation of local associations in bargaining disputes and contract enforcement

Statewide litigation to ensure protections of rights and public education

Center for Legislative & Political Organizing

Amy Sparks, Manager

Political action clearly tied to educational goals guides the efforts of this Center. This includes the coordination of Association lobbying and political fund-raising efforts and the oversight of legislative and agency actions that impact the professional lives of members.

Lobbying activities Oversight of state agencies Organizing and expanding

political activities and involvement

Providing information to members

Recruiting voluntary contributions for candidates

Coalition building

Center for CommunicationsLela Odom, Manager

We know the tremendous things being accomplished by public education, and we know the key role played by the Association in helping to bring them about. Continued public support is vital to our future, and it is the task of this Center to make sure that our message is communicated effectively to the public and to enlist support for our common cause.

Membership materials and recruitment

The Education Focus (magazine)

OEA Insider OEA website Social Media Legislative e-newsletter Campaign e-newsletter Association communications Public and media relations Promotion of public education Member Benefits programs

and services

Center for OrganizingDavid Williams, Manager

The purpose of the Center for Organizing is to improve the capacity of local associations. This is done through leadership development and member engagement. Leadership development is identifying and training new and potential leaders. Identifying important issues and developing techniques and strategies for members to organize around are key objectives for this center.

OEA Student program Building and maintaining

strong locals Leadership identification and

training Assisting local leaders in

promoting your professional organization

Being a resource to OEA members and the needs of our locals

Center for Teaching and LearningLela Odom, Manager

Up-to-date teaching techniques, ways to incorporate new technologies into instruction, and a strong emphasis on closing the achievement gap are core objectives of this Center. It helps OEA remain “head of the class” in providing quality, accessible professional development opportunities.

Quality Professional Development including TLE and Common Core Cadre Training

Certification & licensure Parental involvement including

Community Conversations for Minority Outreach

Leadership development OEA Fall Professional Day NBPTS-National Board for

Professional Teaching Standards

Please take the Budget Survey.

For questions or comments, please contact Alicia Priest:budget@okea.org. When you are ready,

click on the link below to take the online budget survey.http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/c2dg51787.*The information in the “webinar” and survey are intended for the sole purpose of

seeking budget input from OEA members. Any other use is prohibited.