CEA Special Fall Election: The following elected positions will be filled in the 2023–2024 Special Fall Election: Governors for High School At-Large, Middle School At-Large, and 1–2 OEA Delegates and Alternates. The declaration period begins Monday, Oct. 2. Declaration forms may also be obtained by contacting Jen Gable (gablej@ceaohio.org). Declaration forms must be received by…
CEA Mini Grant Committee is Growing
Are you interested in learning more about how your union supports transformative and creative instructional strategies? Have you been thinking about how you can become more active in your CEA membership? Would you like to support your colleagues and CEA members in creating superior learning environments including ways to support school counselors, psychologists, special education…
2023 Mini Grant Application Window Now Open!
The CEA Foundation Mini Grant application window opens today and closes Monday, Oct. 25, 2023, 4:30 p.m. to align with the first Records Day of the year. To apply for this year’s grants, sign in to your personal Google Drive and go to https://bit.ly/ceaminigrant. There have been significant changes to the Mini Grants: There will…

Joint Statement: Board of Education and CEA Building Substitutes Vote to Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Board of Education and nearly 300 building substitutes employed by Columbus City Schools (CCS) have taken a significant step by approving a first-ever collective bargaining agreement for building substitutes. The two-year agreement, which adds building substitutes to the Columbus Education Association (CEA) bargaining unit, was ratified unanimously by building substitutes…
CEA Member Lindsay Rice Attends International Summit For The Teaching Profession
CEA member Lindsay Rice, a third grade teacher at Ohio Avenue Elementary School, recently had the opportunity to attend the International Summit for the Teaching Profession (ISTP) in Washington D.C. The 13th annual ISTP brought together 22 countries to discuss how to strengthen the teaching profession and ensure all students have access to a quality…