Stewardship

About Stewards
Many different hats are worn by OCSEA's stewards: Leader, communicator, organizer, workplace representative, grievance handler, problem solver, and others.

The OCSEA Board of Directors established Board Policy No. 15 (PDF) regarding steward:

• selection
• education
• functions
• incentives
• maintenance

Stewards are technicians, not officers. A steward's length of service, however, is tied to the term of the appointing president. Also, education requirements, set by the board, must be met.

Basic Steward training is now available online

Basic Steward Training is now available on-line for those members who are unable to attend any of the monthly Basic Steward Training classroom sessions held in Columbus, and for those members in chapters who do not have enough people interested to get Basic Steward Training classroom sessions scheduled on-demand through your Staff Representative.

The training will be provided in six one-hour webinar sessions. You must attend all six sessions to receive certification for having completed Basic Steward Training. You will need to have internet access and a phone line to participate. The current schedule is:

• Session 1: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
• Session 2: Thursday, August 5, 2010
• Session 3: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
• Session 4: Thursday, August 12, 2010
• Session 5: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
• Session 6: Thursday, August 19, 2010

All sessions will run from 11 a.m. to noon.

Registration
Registration will be open through 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 27.
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