Bowling Green Education Association records

 Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0081

Collection Organization

The records of the Bowling Green Education Association document the history and evolution of the teaching profession in the city of Bowling Green, Ohio, from 1954 to 1978. The information contained in these records will be most useful to both historians and sociologists. Composed of executive committee and general minutes, negotiations, and a large number of publications, the growth and impact of this organization on the local community and the education system of the area can be seen clearly.

The minutes of the executive committee and the general membership of the BGEA are complete from 1954 to 1975. The provide the researcher with information about the operation of the BGEA on an annual basis. The names of key members of the organization, the committees and their functions, the social activities, the professional activities, and the negotiations with the City Board of Education are all included in the minutes. These combined with the extensive negotiation files document the changes in the education profession in Bowling Green.

A large amount of published research reports by the Ohio Education Association as well as the publications of the BGEA included in the collection document changes in the teaching profession within the State of Ohio. The records of the negotiations over the years and the teachers' strike of 1974 show the impact of the change in the United States. While this collection is not large, it covers a period of history when great changes were being made in the education systems in this country.

Proceedings, 1954-1976, undated

 Series – Box 1

This series includes the following contents:
  1. CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS, April 20, 1974: Includes articles establishing purposes, membership, officers and committees, and procedures of this organization.
  2. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES, August 1954-April 1975, arranged chronologically: Contains a record of the proceedings of committee meetings, strike information, negotiations with Board of Education, some correspondence, a list of Board of Education members, contracts, and the constitution of the education association.
  3. GENERAL MEETING MINUTES, April 1954-April 1975, arranged chronologically: Contains a record of salaries, social events, committee meetings, negotiations, strike information, rights and responsibilities of teachers, and fringe benefits.
  4. MASTER AGREEMENTS 1969-1976, undated, arranged chronologically: Includes negotiated agreements between BGEA and the Board of Education on such items as teaching conditions, salaries, and fringe benefits, leaves and grievance procedures.
Dates
Creation: 1954-1976, undated

Minutes--general meeting, April 1954-April 1975

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1-7
Dates
Creation: April 1954-April 1975

Minutes--Executive Committee, August 1954-April 1975

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8-12
Dates
Creation: August 1954-April 1975

Constitution and bylaws, April 20, 1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: April 20, 1974

Incorporation papers, 1975

 File – Box 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1975

Master agreements--BGEA and Board of Education, 1969-1976, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 15-17
Dates
Creation: 1969-1976, undated

Subject files, 1960-1978, undated

 Series – Multiple Containers

This series includes the following contents:
  1. NEGOTIATIONS, 1960-1978, undated, arranged by subject: Contains a record of the various negotiations between the Bowling Green Education Association and the Bowling Green Board of Education on the topics of salaries, fringe benefits, agreements, proposals, counter proposals, timetables, hearing records, strike proposals, counter proposals, timetables, hearing records, strike sheet, correspondence, settlements, impasses, committee reports, legislature voting analysis on education issues, negotiation summaries, and news clippings on the 1974 teachers' strike.
Dates
Creation: 1960-1978, undated

Summary of negotiations, 1973-1975

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1973-1975

Strike of 1974--news clippings and fact sheets, May-June 1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: May-June 1974

Impasse report, 1976

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1976

Impasse background information, 1975-1976

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1975-1976

Report of committee to study index for additional duties, 1973-1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1973-1974

Advisory arbitration report, 1972

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1972

Committees--miscellaneous, 1976-1977, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1976-1977, undated

Salary schedules, 1960-1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1960-1974

Proposed salary schedules, 1970-1977

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1970-1977

Correspondence, 1970-1977

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1970-1977

Background information, 1964-1978

 File – Box 2, Folder: 11-13
Dates
Creation: 1964-1978

Background information, 1973-1978

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1-4
Dates
Creation: 1973-1978

BGEA--Blue Cross/Shield correspondence, 1973-1976

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1973-1976

Printed materials, 1956-1978

 Series – Multiple Containers

This series includes the following contents:
  1. BGEA CHECKMARK; 1956/57, 1967/68, October 1968-September 1971; arranged chronologically. The newsletter of the BGEA, containing information on social events, professional activities, and notes and articles of interest to the area teachers.
  2. BGEA UPDATE; September 1975-June 1978; arranged chronologically. The newsletter of the BGEA which replaced the Checkmark and contains much of the same type of information plus information on contracts and negotiations.
  3. OEA--EDUCATOR'S DIGEST; 1970-1971; arranged numerically. Includes a collection of materials designed to assist the local association such as the structure of OEA; negotiation methods; negotiating items such as salary, fringe benefits, types of leave, etc., and OEA's legislative functions.
  4. OEA--INFO-ITEM; #1020, 1040, 2040, 2071, 4060, 5070, 8020, 8021; arranged numerically. Specific subjects covered in the Educator's Digest which have been expanded and separately published. Subjects include affirmative action, class size, human relations goals, teacher evaluation, in-service planning, and educational accountability.
  5. OEA--LEADERSHIP ACADEMY; 1976-1977; arranged by type of academy and chronologically. Includes programs, proceedings, and articles from leadership academies for presidents and negotiators of local educational associations.
  6. OEA--REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY; 1976-1978; arranged chronologically. Includes program, proceedings, business conducted, and reports of the OEA state representative assembly.
  7. OEA--NEGOTIATIONS SETTLEMENT REPORT; August 1975-June 1978; arranged chronologically. Includes county-by-county report of salary schedules and fringe benefits negotiated.
  8. OEA SCOPE; September 1975-June 1978; arranged chronologically. A newsletter which contains information on leadership and methods for improving administrative skills.
  9. OEA--IPD DIVISION; 1974-1975; Includes a pamphlet describing the purposes, policies, and resources of the Instruction and Professional Development Division of OEA.
  10. OEA--MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH DATA; 1972, 1975-1977; arranged chronologically. Includes research data on teachers' salaries, negotiating procedures, and devising master agreements.
  11. OEA--CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS; 1976-1977, 1977-1978; arranged chronologically. Includes articles establishing OEA, its purposes, officers and committees, and official procedures.
  12. OEA--RESEARCH REPORTS; 1970-1978; arranged by subject and chronologically. Contains information on teacher's salary schedules and evaluation schedules, financial data of Ohio school districts, and extra pay for extra services recommendations.
  13. BLACK SWAMP UNISERV; 1977-1978?; arranged by volume. This one-page newsletter contains information on a variety of topics of interest to northwest Ohio teachers.
  14. TOLEDO AREA GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION; March-April 1977, March 1978; arranged chronologically. Three bulletins dealing with the subjects of comparisons of salary scales and fringe benefits in area public schools, area teachers salary schedules, and school costs per pupil.
  15. BGEA STRIKE MATERIAL; 1978; arranged chronologically. Flyers, leaflets, and a chronology of the 1978 strike action.
Dates
Creation: 1956-1978

BGEA--The Checkmark, 1956/57-September 1971

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2-3
Dates
Creation: 1956/57-September 1971

BGEA--Update, September 1975-June 1978

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: September 1975-June 1978

OEA--Educators Digest, #0-1410.02, 1970-1971

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5-8
Dates
Creation: 1970-1971

OEA--Educators Digest, Officers Handbook, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

OEA--Info-Item, #1020, 1040, 2040, 2071, 4060, 5070, 5080, 8020, 8021, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

OEA Leadership Academy--presidents school, 1976-1977

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976-1977

OEA Leadership Academy--negotiators school, 1976

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1976

OEA Representative Assembly--proceedings and programs, December 1976-May 1978

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3-4
Dates
Creation: December 1976-May 1978

OEA--negotiations settlement report, August 1975-June 1978

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: August 1975-June 1978

OEA--Scope, September 1975-June 1978

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: September 1975-June 1978

OEA--Instruction and Professional Development Division pamphlet, 1974-1975

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1974-1975

OEA--miscellaneous research, 1972, 1975-1977

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1972, 1975-1977

OEA--constitution and bylaws, 1976-1977, 1977-1978

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976-1977, 1977-1978

Teachers' Salary Schedules for Ohio School Districts, 1970-1971, October 1970

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1970-1971, October 1970

Teachers' Salary Schedules and Schedule of Evaluations for Ohio School Districts, 1972-1975

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3-5
Dates
Creation: 1972-1975

Teachers' Salary Schedules and Fringe Benefits for Ohio School Districts, 1975-1978

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6-8
Dates
Creation: 1975-1978

Basic Financial Data of Ohio School Districts, 1970-1975

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9-14
Dates
Creation: 1970-1975

Extra Pay for Extra Services Athletic and Co-Curricular, 1975-1978

 File – Box 6, Folder: 15-18
Dates
Creation: 1975-1978

Black Swamp Uniserv newsletter, 1977-78?

 File – Box 6, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1977-78?

Toledo Area Governmental Research Association Bulletin, March-April 1977, March 1978

 File – Box 6, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: March-April 1977, March 1978

BGEA Strike flyers and printed material, 1978

 File – Box 6, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1978