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Rhonda Johnson, President www.ceaohio.org Volu me XXXIX, No. 11 Columbus Education Association November 3, 2008 CEA endorsed candidates Tomorrow is Election Day. CEA has endorsed the candidates listed below. ey are proven friends of education. Some of them have proven this by their leadership in supporting positive education legislation and policies. Others have shown they know what’s best for our children through other activities, their positions in other arenas and through their repeated state- ments and acts of support. It is important to vote for candidates who will help strengthen and preserve public education. CEA has also endorsed our own Issue 75, all school issues in other districts in Franklin County and the City of Columbus bond package. Your future and the future of our children depend on it. For President and Vice-President For Sheriff For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas For President Jim Karnes Richard S. Sheward Barack Obama For County Recorder Vice President For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Robert G. Montgomery Joe Biden is area of Tim Horton For County Treasurer For Ohio Attorney General For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Edward Leonard Richard Cordray e Voice Domestic Relations Division For County Engineer Dana Suzanne Preisse For Representative to Congress Deanhas C. Ringle been David Robinson (12th District) For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Mary Jo Kilroy (15th District) For Coroner Janintentionally M. Gorniak Probate Division For State Senator Eric Brown For Member of the State Board Jim Hughes (16th District) ofle Education blank because #14–19 Proposed Bond Issues For State Representative Kristen McKinley for the City of Columbus Marian Harris (19th District) For Justice of the Supreme Court For the Bond Issues Nancy Garland (20th District) it contains a Joseph D. Russo Kevin Bacon (21st District) John Carney (22nd District) politicalFor Justice of the endorsement Supreme Court #75 Proposed Bond Issue and Tax Levy Ted Celeste (24th District) Peter Sikora . Columbus City School District Dan Stewart (25th District) For the Bond Issue and Levy For Judge of the Court of Appeals Tracy Heard (26th District) (10th District) W. Carlton Weddington (27th District) John A. Connor Proposed School Bond Issues and For County Commissioner For Judge of the Court of Appeals Tax Levies Paula Brooks (10th District) #74 Canal Winchester LSD For County Commissioner Lisa L. Sadler #76 Dublin City SD John O’Grady #77 Groveport Madison LSD For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas #78 Hilliard City SD For Prosecuting Attorney Daniel T. Hogan #79 New Albany-Plain LSD Ron O’Brien #80 Reynoldsburg City SD For Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas #81 Southwestern City SD #82 Whitehall City SD Maryellen O’Shaughnessy David W. Fais Bring your friends to the polls and join the 1 Mill Club. Show your support for our efforts. CEA has clout, and you are a big part of that. Todonate, Turnout this election is expected to be huge. Let’s make download a form from the CEA Web site, and send it to sure friends of education comprise a vast Sally Oldham at the CEA office. majority of voters. CEA urges you to get The following members are the newest contributors: on the phone, send e-mails or text mes- Club 75: Cynthia Dybik-Doherty ((Independence HS), Nancy Dowling sages encouraging everyone you know to (Medina MS), Ann North ((Africentric ES), Jeff Corbin (CEA-R), Jill Cohen get to the voting booth. We need every (Champion MS), Maree Bednar (Livingston ES), Deborah Walter (Neil Ave), person who supports education to cast a vote, especially Gloria Lombardi (Shepard Ctr.), Neil Moore (Whetstone HS), Bethany Taylor (Fifth Avenue ES), Robin Holland (Salem ES), Pam Reisch (Shepard Ctr.), Pete those who support our endorsed candidates and issues, es- Trautmann (AIMS), John Spack, Jr. (AIMS), Annabelle Van Meter (Colerain pecially Issue 75. ES), Channon Gross (Eastmoor MS), Janet Giacobbe (Gables ES), Jennifer Reed (Maize ES), John Giacobbe (Maize ES), Sandy Cox (NECC), Sue Hard- esty (Neil Ave.), Karen Fiedler (Northgate), Cathy Nelson (PAR), Lois Dosky Not too late to donate in support of Issue 75 (Woodward Park MS), Patricia Wilson (Africentric ES), Pamela Smith (Afri- centric ES), Kyra Krier (Africentric ES), Deb Matan (Welcome Center HS), Jeff Even though the election campaign is coming to an end, Cox (East HS), Mike White (East HS), Valorie Rushing (East HS), Martha we still need your sup- Dahya (East HS), William Irvin (JDC), Michael Mundew (JDC), Nancy Alley port to cover all the ex- (Shepard Ctr.) and Carole Moyer (Shepard Ctr.). 1 Mill Club: Yeh-fen Chin (Duxberry Park ES), Christie Lukasik (Alpine penses from the promo- ES), Doreen Appel (Hamilton ES), Deborah Avery (Heyl ES), Myra Spisak tion of Issue 75. Now is the perfect time to make a donation (Trevitt ES), Alicia Maynard (Shepard Ctr.), Mark Kaethow (Elem. Art), Matt Columbus Education Association • 929 East Broad Street • Columbus, Ohio 43205 • (614) 253-4731 • Fax: (614) 253-0465 Berkal (Gifted & Talented), Gary Theil (NWCC), Hali Robinson (Brookhaven risk of not graduating from high school. Almost half of HS), Susan Turner (Cedarwood ES), Lauren Sferrella (Counselors), Kathleen Freund (Elem. Art), Pat Hamilton (Elem. PE), Nancy Papineau (Health Serv- America’s kindergarteners are behind—those from low-wage ices), Alan Barnes (Medina MS), Maggie Davis (Neil Ave.), Tracy Winkfield households by two years. (OT/PT), Christie Johnson (OT/PT), Elizabeth Kennedy (Psychologists), Ar- Let’s provide the power to attack these needs. When you lene Ross (Psychologists), Donna Davis (Valley Forge ES), Lisa Frissora (Valley Forge ES), Kimberly Walden (Westmoor MS), Joe Monda (Whetstone HS), Jan- receive your pledge form, give generously. Give United. Live ice Bowman (A .G. Bell), Judy Burns (A. G. Bell), Rita Hinz (Beechcroft HS), United. For more information about United Way, surf to Julia McCormick (Colerain ES), Victor Kapostasy (Easthaven ES), Renee Wat- www.liveunitedcentralohio.org/site/. son (Hilltonia MS), Michelle Houston (I-PASS), Liliana Rossi (Marion-Franklin HS), Scott Heiss (Mifflin MS), Tamara Harris (Nurses), Courtney Ingram (Oak- land Park ES), Rebecca Touchman (SuccessWorks Acad.), Kevin Smith (Welcome Ingram grants for teachers Ctr. @ Mifflin), Leanne Moorman (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Barbara Sheridan (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Samba Sow (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Jane Jonea Each year, the Ingram-White Castle Foundation gener- (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Omar Ahmed (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Ellen Cao ously contributes funds to CCS to support educational im- (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Dolores Smith (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Joyce provement grants for teachers. Grants ranging from $100 to Tewksbury (Welcome Ctr. @ Mifflin), Julie Meyer (West Broad ES), Marvella Dade (Whetstone HS), Jennifer Rogers (Woodward Park MS), Evelyn Harris $1,500 are awarded for a variety of projects. Successful pro- (Work Study), Kristin Roth (AIMS), Karen Distefano (Arlington Park ES), posals share a common trait: They support the district’s goal Theresa Barber (Arlington Park ES), Lori Barton (Arlington Park ES), William of increased academic achievement for students. Shrum (Avalon ES), Michael Hancock (Brookhaven HS), Michael Bradley (Brookhaven HS), Jeanne Reid (Brookhaven HS), Willa Mullins (CEA-R), J Application information has been e-mailed to all teachers, Groff (Centennial HS), Dustin Grime (Centennial HS), Lou Thanasack (Cen- principals and senior faculty representatives. For more infor- tennial HS), Nancy Klendenen (Centennial HS), Suzanne Thompson (Coun- mation, visit the CCS Web site under the grants section. selors), Robin Ripley (Counselors), Virginia Newby (Counselors), William Moore (Elem. PE), Amy Lee (Forest Park ES), Jan Reitzel (Gables ES), Loretta Completed applications are due to the Grants Office no Stofocik (Independence HS), Sandra Harris (Lincoln Park ES), Tina DeCesare later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21. All applications must be (Lincoln Park ES), Christina Godsey (Maize ES), Christine Burgess-Marrell originals. No faxes will be accepted. If you have questions, (Maize ES), Amy Glowark (Maize ES), Paulette March (Maize ES), Mary Jo Reinhard (Northgate), Greta Robertson (Northgate), Laurene Halloway (North- please call John Farley at 365-8733. land HS), Jose' Rosa (Northland HS), Ronda Stewart (Northland HS), Diana Turner (Northland HS), Mary Ann Goetz (Northland HS), Kathleen Budd (Nurses), Jacqueline Jones (Oakland Park ES), Heather Allen (Oakland Park ES), NEA Member Benefits financial seminar Julie Smith (SECC), Jean Miller (Shepard Ctr.), Vicki Boddeker (Sherwood MS), CEA, in collaboration with NEA Member Benefits busi- George Dietz (Sherwood MS), Cynthia Fulton (Sherwood MS), Elizabeth Hig- ginbotham (Sherwood MS), Joanna Kraynak (Sherwood MS), Kimberly Kyle ness partners, is sponsoring a free workshop on 23 Financial (Sherwood MS), Dustin O'Neil (Sherwood MS), Robert Jackson (Sherwood Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make. MS), Lawrence Murray (Sherwood MS), Debby Allen (Sherwood MS), Suzanne is presentation helps members understand financial French (St. Vincent), Leslee Gantner (Walnut Ridge HS), Pamela Artrip (Wedgewood MS), Christine Pax (West Broad ES), Steve Paletti (West HS), mistakes commonly made in areas, including home financ- Kimberly Webber-Wilson (Whetstone HS), Jeanne Schulte (Whetstone HS), ing, life insurance selection, retirement savings, high-debt in- Julie Quackenbush