The year is already underway, and as your NEOEA President, I would like to officially welcome everyone to the 2018-2019 school year. I hope the excitement and energy of August sustains our enthusiasm all year long. Public education is a puzzle of many connected pieces with each place playing a critical role in the life of a child. This responsibility is both awesome and humbling at the same time. I hope you and the students you work with have an incredible, rich, and rewarding experience this year! I grew up attending public schools in the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District. I

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As the curtain comes down on the 2017-18 school year, building custodians and cleaners grow anxious for their fellow educators and students to be released for summer recess. This is their annual oppor-tunity to prepare the buildings for the upcoming school year without being interrupted by jammed lockers or untimely spills. Also in preparation for the 2018-19 school year, educators will take advantage of professional learning opportunities. NEOEA’s summer opportunities begin with the Greet and Grill cookout on Friday, June 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the NEOEA Conference Center. The purpose of the event is to network

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The second semester has begun, and we are in the home stretch to successfully conclude the 2017-18 school year. NEOEA leadership and staff continue to engage local associations in order to understand their needs so that NEOEA can offer local leaders the training that is required to keep their associations visible and relevant to members. On February 24, NEOEA’s Megaconference was held at Corporate College East. Two hundred eighty-five members attended three breakout sessions from a choice of 33 options which focused on the areas of professional, personal, and leadership development. Due to the valuable information that leaders take back

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