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Members:
In Honor of our Member, Gregory K. Davis
The Homecoming Celebration Service for Gregory K. Davis will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Saint Philip AME Church located at 240 Candler Road SE Atlanta, GA 30317
There will be a Public Viewing on Monday, June 10, 2013 from 9:00am until 9:00pm and the Wake will take place at 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Gregory B. Lovett & Sons Funeral Home, Inc. 351 North Clarendon Ave. Scottsdale, GA 30079
The Burial Service will be held at the Georgia National Cemetery 1080 Veterans Cemetery Road Canton, GA 30114
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Teaonne J. Davis at 404-642-2575
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We are proud to announce that
Dr. Helen Britton Zappia
has been chosen as the
2013 NEA-Retired Distinguished Service Award Winner!
>> View Flyer! <<
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The Organization of DeKalb Educators awarded 25 scholarships to graduating seniors in DeKalb County Schools at its Annual Scholarship Banquet on May 3, 2013 at the St. Philips AME Church.
The scholarships are administered in collaboration with The Family Support Center, Inc.
The $1,000 Grand Prize was awarded to Edgar Carranza, Redan High School.
$750 Scholarships were awarded to:
Evan Daniels, Stephenson High School
Janna Koffman, Dekalb School of the Arts
Emmanuel Smith, Dekalb School of the Arts
$500 Scholarships were awarded to:
Gift Dornu Baanen, Redan High School
Jared Howard, Redan High School
Jayan Anderson, Redan High School
Craig Schultz, Stephenson High School
Karen Campbell, Stephenson High School
Kijon Renfroe, Southwest Dekal
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Messa Evans, Dekalb School of the Arts
Alexis Barnes, Arabia Mountain High School
$300 Scholarships were awarded to:
Jerome Cox, Lakeside High School
Naomi Coats, McNair High School
Jordan Bennett, Redan High School
Natasha Monroe, Redan High School
Micah Richards, Redan High School
Jalissa Shealey, Redan High School
Nathaniel Stowe, Dekalb Early College Academy
Chloe Brantley, Chamblee Charter School
Candace Moon, Miller Grover High School
Jahi McNabb, Martin Luther King Jr., High School
Caviaye Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., High School
Whitney Grier, Miller Grove High School
Taylor Brown, Miller Grover High School
Legislators of the Year:
Rep. Stacey Abrams
ODE Community Service Awards:
Senator Jason Carter
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The ODE Luncheon honoring ODE members retiring in December 2012 and/or May, 2013 will be held May 11th.
Please contact Gloria Slaughter, ODE-Retired Committee Co-chair and give her your name.
>> Click Here to send eMail <<
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The Voice of DeKalb Educators
An affiliate of the Georgia Association of Educators and
the National Education Association
Organization of DeKalb Educators
Levi A. Simon, III Scholarship Criteria
Scholarship applications will be distributed to each DeKalb County high school counseling center. Completed scholarship application packets must be received in the ODE Office by
5:00pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Scholarship application packets received after
March 22, 2013
will not be eligible to receive full credit.
>> 2013 Simon Scholarship Criteria and Tips and Application <<
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Members,
As you all know beginning in January 2012 all DCSS employees will be paid on a semi-monthly basis. Due to this change, the deduction amounts for members who were paid monthly will be altered. Certified and classified members will now pay $24.63 or $13.50 respectively per pay period.
We ask that you please share this information with members in your building. Should there be any questions regarding the aforementioned changes, please contact the ODE Office.
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I am please to announce a 10% discount for ODE members at:
J & L Meat Market
3546 Panola Road
Lithonia, GA 30058
The business is owned and operated by June and Orin Lowell.
Show your GAE Access Card when placing your order.
David Schutten
President. ODE
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Subject: AJC Editorial page on teacher quality for 9/25, op-eds sought
Dear Mr. Schutten:
I got your name from my colleague, Jaime Sarrio. As the AJC begins an occasional series on teacher quality this Sunday, I’m planning my editorial page package for Sun., 9/25 around that subject. To that end, I’m seeking teachers from around the metro area who would be willing to write a short op-ed essay for us on the best, attainable and realistic ways to improve the skills/abilities of Georgia’s classroom teachers and, by inference, improve learning of our students. The essays are pretty short: 300 words max and I would need them in hand by close of business next Wednesday.
I would appreciate your help and insights in this matter. Feel free to post this query wherever you think it might elicit good responses.
Thanks for your help.
Andre Jackson
Editorial Editor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and AJC.com
Andre.Jackson@ajc.com
404.526.5882
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Urgent Call to Action!
After months of preparation and few questions, the DeKalb Board of Education voted Monday evening to delay approval of the 2011-2012 budget after Board Vice Chair Paul Womak raised vague questions and concerns. Voting with Mr. Womak to delay adoption of the 2011-2012 budget were Nancy Jester, Don McChesney, Pam Speaks, and Sarah Copelin-Wood.
The Interim Superintendent's proposed 2011-2012 budget would restore furlough days to 10 and 11 month employees, keep the pre-K program for the full year, remove fingerprint fees for employees, fund crossing guards, among other critical needs.
The move to delay adoption of the budget was done at the 11th hour with no plausible explanation, and prior to Chief Financial Officer Marcus Turk's presentation of the budget. This action by the five BoE members serves to further erode confidence, trust and respect for the DeKalb Board of Education, further undermines their ability to find viable Superintendent candidates, and could serve as a major blow to the morale of DCSS employees, already reeling from years of scandal and budget challenges. Why didn't Mr. Womak raise his questions and concerns at earlier meetings? Why did Jester, McChesney, Speaks and Copelin-Wood go along with this blatant grand standing? Is Mr. Womak trying to put the furlough days back in next year's budget? Is there a hidden agenda here? Have we now moved from the Keystone Cops Search for a Superintendent to the Keystone Cops Adopt a Budget? It is time we demand they explain their actions!
Please contact the five Board members who voted to delay adoption of the budget, and urge them to pass the 2011-2012 DCSS Budget as presented by Interim Superintendent Ramona Tyson and her staff. Please ask your friends, family members, neighbors and church members to contact them as well.
Mr. Paul Womak h_paul_womak@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
404-680-8790
Ms. Nancy Jester nancy_jester@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
404-394-8750
Mr. Don McChesney don_mcchesney@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
404-664-2458
Ms. Pam Speaks pam_speaks@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
404-931-7971
Ms. Sarah Copelin-Wood sarah_copelin-wood@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
404-371-1490
This is an urgent call to action!
David Schutten
President
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What You Need to Know About
What's Happening Right Now
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Do You Need Help?
If you've been contacted by the PSC or law enforcement officials regarding alleged CRCT cheating, contact GAE Legal Service ASAP.
Call GAE at
678-837-1100 or 800-282-7142.
Talk to GAE before you talk to anyone else.
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Talk to Your ODE/GAE
UniServ Director
Do you have other questions about this situation?
Do you need assistance?
Talk to your ODE/GAE UniServ Director (UD).
>> Find your UD here <<
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Or call ODE at
(678) 837-1170
How You Can Help:
Keep us posted on what's happening at your school and with your colleagues.
Talk to ODE.
"While we do not condone cheating, we expect a fair process--and that our members' rights will be honored."
--David Schutten
ODE Presdident
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ODE Members:
As many of you have heard by now, 24 DeKalb educators were removed from the classroom and administrative offices due to allegations of CRCT cheating. Currently, these employees have been temporarily reassigned while the state investigates their certification.
While, neither the Organization of DeKalb Educators (ODE) nor the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) condone cheating of any kind, we do stand committed to protecting the rights of all members.
Currently, there is no direct evidence of cheating. ODE is in the process of gathering information.
Rest assured, ODE and GAE will be there to defend, counsel, and assist any member who needs us. We'll be there. Remember this: As an ODE member, you never stand alone. Never.
Our ultimate goal is to get good teachers back in the classroom and good educators back to their schools.
I promise to keep you informed of the latest developments as we find out more. If, at any point, you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Sincerely,
David Schutten
ODE President
Email David
What ODE is doing to HELP
We stand by our members and for our members. That's always been our promise to you. That will always be our promise to you.
Here's what we're doing to help.
For any members affected by this situation, we're matching them with UniServ Directors skilled in member defense. ODE UniServ Directors are available to go with members to any meetings with the school system's internal investigators.
We will be there to make sure that our members are treated fairly, equally, and with the respect they deserve as professional educators.
While our UDs assist members, the GAE Legal Department is contacting the PSC to see what its next moves will be and how those moves will affect our members.
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