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Alert! What to do if Identity Theft Hits You

To: OAPSE Members From: Executive Joe Rugola Date: February 22, 2021 Re: Identity Theft on the Rise in Ohio — What to Do if it hits You! Tens of thousands of Ohioans — including OAPSE members and staff — have been impacted by a new scheme to defraud the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services […]

Update from Executive Director Joe Rugola

SCROLL DOWN FOR A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOE RUGOLA To: OAPSE Members From: Executive Joe Rugola Date: February 10, 2021 Re: COVID Update It has been almost a year since Governor Mike DeWine declared a state health emergency and closed our school buildings, libraries, Head Start agencies and other public institutions where OAPSE […]

U.S. Census Recognizes OAPSE Northeast District and the Coalition of Labor Union Women – Ohio Region

Congratulations to OAPSE Northeast District and the Ohio Coalition of Labor Union Women Ohio Region for being recognized by the U.S. Census for their efforts in acting as invaluable members of the 2020 Census Community Partnership and Engagement Program. The recognition from the director, Dr. Steven D. Dillingham, was in appreciation for the work done to […]

Updates on Licensure, Vaccines and Willoughby-Eastlake

To: OAPSE Members From: Executive Director Joe Rugola Re: Member Update Date: January 25, 2021 Greetings and Happy New Year to OAPSE members across the state. With the holiday season behind us and school back in session in some form – remote, hybrid or in-person, this member update celebrates a big win for our members […]

Barb Ward is a National RISE Award Finalist!!

Below is a press release from Governor Mike DeWine’s office about Ohio’s finalists for the national Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award. OAPSE’s own Barb Ward, a school bus driver and member of Local 345 at Fairland Local Schools, is one of the state’s two winners. Barb is the OAPSE Southeast District Executive Board Member. […]