AFSCME
As most of you are aware, two weeks ago a tragic accident occurred involving students, staff, and parents of Tuscarawas Valley Local School District. As the community and school district work through this tragedy, there are now ways to donate to those who were affected. In support of Tusky Valley and OAPSE Local 634, which […]
Pam Thomas of OAPSE’s Coshocton City Schools Local 387, is an Attendance Secretary at the High School, but there’s so much more to Pam’s story. She started as a part-time cook for Coshocton City Schools back in the mid ‘80s, almost 40 years ago. During her first couple of years with Coshocton Schools Pam went […]
OAPSE has received a lot of questions regarding recent changes to the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS). We want to make sure all OAPSE members covered under SERS have the most up to date information, so you are not blindsided when it comes time to retire. This summer, the Ohio Legislature passed a […]
After a tragic fatal accident early this school year, Governor DeWine formed a School Bus Safety Working Group to study student transportation and shape recommendations to improve safety. On October 12, that group met and OAPSE was there. Lois Carson, OAPSE State President, and the members of the Transportation Safety Committee that she formed attended […]
As OAPSE members are aware, there was a fatal crash involving a school bus three weeks ago. Since then, school bus safety has been a major topic for Governor DeWine and officials across the state. Governor DeWine has since created the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group, a 13-member group tasked with examining school transportation […]