Letter from Pres. Gourley: Happy Classified School Employees Week!

Dear OSEA members, Today marks the beginning of Classified School Employees Week, and I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all the hardworking classified staff across the state who keep our schools running and help students learn. OSEA members like you have shown genuine class in the face of challenging work environments, student needs, a global pandemic, wildfires, staffing... Read More

Contact the SOESD School Board

 Read More

ROSE Meeting

 Read More

SOESD School Board Outreach

 Read More

Newsy Award Nomination

The Newsy Awards are presented by the Public Relations Committee each year to recognize the excellent work OSEA chapters do to inform, educate and entertain their members. Awards honor the best use of newsletters, websites and social media. Entries will be judged based on content, design, graphics, interactivity, grammar, originality and ease of use. Awards will be given out for... Read More

Kathy Melzer Mini-Grants

 Read More

Conference 2021 Recap

OSEA’s 83rd Annual Conference wrapped up on Saturday, June 26. Catch up on all that happened!  Read More

Free Trauma Informed Care Workshop for OSEA Members on Aug. 21

Free Trauma Informed Care Workshop for OSEA Members, facilitated by the Trauma Healing Project and hosted by OSEA’s Civil and Human Rights Committee Supporting Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Care Saturday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Remote via Zoom REGISTER NOW School employees are some of the most vital and accessible staff supporting children while also carrying a significant... Read More

2021 School Board Endorsements

We are in the last days of the 2021 special election. Election Day is Tuesday, May 18! It’s too late to mail your ballot, but you can drop it in an official ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Tuesday. If you haven’t received your ballot, contact your county elections office right away. There’s still time to make your voice heard. OSEA chapters have endorsed candidates... Read More

Mini-Grant Recipient is Earning a Degree in Arboriculture

OSEA member SK Gaskell from Eugene Chapter 1 is a recent recipient of the Kathy Melzer Mini-Grant. Hired in June 2020, she’s the Eugene 4J School District Grounds Lead & Integrated Pest Manager. She’s applying her grant towards achieving certification through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) to be a Municipal Specialist working with urban trees. Full certification... Read More