Resolutions from our 2026 OFT Convention
Career Technical Education Committee
Education Issues Committee
- Resolution in Support of Fully Funding MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) for Students
- Resolution Calling for the Restoration of Educator Professionalism and Voice in Ohio State Policy and Governance
Higher Education Committee
- Higher Education Funding and Affordability
- In Support of Higher Education, Academic Freedom, and the Protection of Federally Funded Research
- Collective Bargaining in Higher Education
Human Rights Committee
- Resolution in Support of Free Speech and Academic Freedom
- Resolution in Support of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Resolution Supporting the Well-Being of All of Ohio’s Children
OFT Legislative and School Finance Committee
Retirement Committee
Resolutions from our 2024 OFT Convention
Career Technical Education Committee
Education Issues Committee
Human Rights Committee
- Resolution Expressing Concerns With Chaplains in Public Schools
- Resolution Against Bias-Motivated Offenses and Hate Crimes
- Resolution Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community in Ohio
- Resolution To Address Gun Violence and Its Effects on Ohio’s Youth
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
Retirement Committee
- Resolution on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors
- Transparency, Accountability, and Restoring the Original Promise To Ohio’s Teachers
Special resolutions — February 2023
- In Support of Organizing Charter School Teachers and Staff
- Opposition to Senate Bill 1 (Reorganization of Department of Education)
- Opposition to Senate Bill 47 (Restructions on union leave time)
Resolutions from our 2022 OFT Convention
Education Issues Committee
- OFT Input into the New 2 Year Resident Educator Program Components
- Ohio’s Commitment to Social Emotional Learning
- OTES 2.0: The Use of HQSD and Goal Setting
- Support for Democracy Lessons
Higher Education Committee
Human Rights Committee
- Resolution Reaffirming the Need To Make Voting Accessible to All Eligible Voters in Ohio
- Resolution Supporting the CROWN Act
- Advocating for Honesty and Truth in Education
- Resolution Supporting the Rights of Sexual Assault Survivors
- Resolution Supporting Transgender Students
Retirement Committee
Special resolutions — September 20, 2021
Special resolutions — July 1, 2020
Resolutions from our 2020 OFT Convention
- Member Election Engagement Resolution
- Beating the Billionaires’ Assault on Our Union
- OTES 2.0 and High Quality Student Data (HQSD) Resolution
- Ohio’s Social Emotional Learning Implementation
- Ohio’s Resident Educator Program
- Student Assaults and Threats on School Personnel
- College Credit Plus Resolution
- Resolution Supporting Women’s Health and Women’s Inclusion in Healthcare Decisions
- Resolution Endorsing Ohio Business Competes
- In Celebration of Voting Rights Milestones
Legislative & School Finance Committee
- Legislative Tax Abatement (TIF)
- Fund Our Future – School Funding
- Student Debt
- A Resolution in Support of State Health Standards
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
- Our Mandate—Combat Groups Who Want to Destroy Public Education
- Resolution Supporting the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award
- STRS Member Benefits
Resolutions from our 2018 OFT Convention
Education Issues Committee
- Resolution to Promote Ethnic and Racial Sensitivity Training for School Employees
- Supporting Ohio Resident Educator Program
- Supporting Ohio’s Strategic Plan
Higher Education Committee
Human Rights Committee
- Resolution Supporting Rights of Immigrant Students
- Resolution Opposing Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- Resolution Supporting the Ohio Fairness Act (HB160 and SB100)
- Resolution Supporting Ohio Sanctuary Cities
- Resolution in Support of Measures to End Gun Violence in Schools
- Resolution Opposing Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Legislative Committee
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
Retirement Committee
Resolutions from our 2016 OFT Convention
- A Resolution in Support of Laws, Policies, and Practices That Ensure Services for English Language Learners
- A Resolution in Support of Services That Provide Educational Access to Refugees and Unaccompanied Minors
- Resolution in Support of Efforts to Raise Ohio’s Minimum Wage
- Resolution for the Promotion of Inclusive Restorative Justice Practices in Ohio’s Schools
- Resolution in Support of the Development and Retention of Teacher Workforce Diversity
- Ensuring Equitable Access to Excellent Educators
- Ohio Federation of Teachers Resolution: College Credit Plus Revisions
- Ohio Teacher Evaluation System
- Oppose HB 48
- Completion Model
- Shared Services
- Budget Bill
Legislative and School Finance Committee
- Promulgation and Implementation of Changes in State Education Policies in Response to the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Ohio’s Unemployment Compensation (UC) Should Provide a Social Safety Net
- Responsible and Fair and Constitutional Budgeting for Education in the State of Ohio
- Member Engagement 2016
- Engaging All School Personnel in the Work to Eliminate Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Ray Peck Scholarship
- Oft Bill Pasztor Summer ULI Funding
Resolutions from our 2014 OFT Convention
- Resolution in Support of a U.S. House Floor Vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
- Resolution Opposing the Ohio General Assembly’s Efforts to Implement Laws That Disenfranchise Voters
- Resolution Supporting Ohio Civil Rights Law Expansion
- Resolution in Support of Training Ohio School Personnel on the Prevention of Human Trafficking
- Resolution in Support of “Why Marriage Matters Ohio” in Its Public Education Campaign to Achieve Marriage Equality in Ohio
- Resolution Addressing Student Needs for Student Success
- Resolution on Excessive Standardized Testing
- Alignment of the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System Model During Residency
- Common Core State Standards and High Stakes Assessments Resolution
- Best Practices from High Performing Education Systems in Countries Around the World
Legislative and School Finance Committee
- Reclaiming the Promise of High Quality Public Education and Public Services
- Improved Public Accountability, Transparency and Voice in Charter Schools
- Community Learning Centers
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
- The Role of the School Nurse in a School Based Health Clinic
- School Access to Emergency Epinephrine
- Opposing Privatization of Public School Services
- Resolution to Support the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Standards 67 and 68
Resolutions from our 2013 OFT Convention
- Resolution in Support of Non-Discriminatory Employment Practices
- Resolution in Support of Non-Union Employees to Organize and Advocate for Themselves
- Resolution Promoting the Responsible Use of Social Media in the Classroom
- Resolution on the Prevention of Teen Dating Violence (HB 19)
- Resolution in Support for Quality Diversity Training for Teachers and Administrators
- Resolution Recommending the Inclusion of Enumeration in School Anti-Bullying Policies
- Ohio Accountability Advisory Committee
- Ohio Teacher Evaluation System
- Third Grade Reading Guarantee: Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plans — Legislative Requirements
- Value Added (VA) as a Prescribed Percentage of the Student Growth Measure (SGM) in Teacher Evaluations
Legislative and School Finance Committee
- Preschool Education
- School Funding
- Expanding Medicaid
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
- The Role of Volunteers in Our Public Schools to Support and Supplement the Work of Paraprofessionals and School Support Staff
- The Role of the PSRPs in the Common Core State Standards Process
- Ray Peck Scholarship
- Oft Bill Pasztor Summer ULI Funding
- Appreciation for Election 2012 Efforts
Resolutions from our 2012 OFT Convention
- Bullying Free Environment Requires Stronger Policies (Sub. HB 116), Active Enforcement, Open Discussion
- Stronger and Deeper Community Engagement Is Necessary for the Union to Make a Difference in Ohio
- Ethnic Intimidation: Law Should Expand to Prohibit Such Treatment of Persons with Disabilities
- Racial Profiling Must Be Eliminated
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Document Used in Schools to Teach and Support Student and Human Rights
- Voter Suppression: Fair Elections Require Open Access to Voting
- Resolution on Digital Learning
- Resolution on State Teacher Value-Added Reports
- Resolution on Licensure Retesting
- Assessment of Special Education Students
- Professional Compensation
- Early Childhood
- Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
- Senate Bill 82
- House Bill 296
Legislative and School Finance Committee
- Opposing Tax Credit Vouchers
- Cleveland Mayoral Education Plan
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
- Exemption from Public Records
- Student-To-School Nurse Ratio Improvement
- Ray Peck Scholarship
- Ohio Summer ULI Funding
- Appreciation for Issue 2 Efforts
- Resolution to Oppose the Shift in Pension Contributions from 14%-10% to 12%-12%
- Resolution to Expedite Pension Reform Legislation
- Resolution on Adverse Selection
Resolutions from our 2011 OFT Convention
- Individualized Instruction to Raise Student Achievement
- Race to the Top Implications for Alternate Assessments
- Race to the Top Funding Stream
- Professional Development Needs of the Teaching Professional When Dealing with the Various Forms of Bullying Acts in Public Schools
- Race to the Top Implications for Students. Parents. Teachers and Community
- Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
- Resolution in Support of HB 1, “The Education Opportunity Act”
- Resolution on Race to the Top: Teacher Evaluation
- Resolution on School Improvement Grants
- Resolution on Race to the Top: Helping Locals Network
- Strengthening Accountability for For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education
- Preparing Students and Workers for Good Jobs and Rewarding Public and Private Sector Careers in a Green Economy
- Improvement and Expansion of Career and Technical Education Programs
- Support Free Access to a National Library of Digitized Resources
Legislative and School Finance Committee
- Community Engagement
- Ohio One Now Coalition
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
- Adult Workplace Bullying
- School Lunches
- Indoor Air Quality
- Ohio Summer ULI Funding
- Ray Peck Scholarship
- In Support of Quality, Affordable Healthcare
- Resolution Opposing Consolidation of Five State Pensions
- Resolution to Oppose the Release of Information to the Public Regarding Retired Members of Ohio’s Public Pension Systems
- Oppose Linking of Age and Years of Service for Retirement Eligibility
Resolutions from our 2010 OFT Convention
- Resolution Homeless Public School Children and Youth
- Resolution on Opposing Unreasonable and/or Extreme “Zero Tolerance” Policies
- Resolution on Ohio Students Learn 21st Century Skills
- Resolution on Ohio’s Schools, Families, and Communities Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap
- Resolution on Race to the Top
- Resolution on Teachers on the Model Curricula Committee
- Resolution on the Operating Standards from the Governor’s Educational Reform Plan
- Resolution on House Bill 1
- Resolution on Ohio’s New Licensure Requirements
- Resolution on Tying Teacher Licensure Renewal to Student Assessment Scores
- Resolution on AFT Faculty and College Excellence Campaign
- Resolution on AFT Standards of Good Practice in the Employment of Part-Time Adjunct Faculty
Legislative and School Finance Committee
- Environmental Resolution
- Resolution on Childhood Obesity
- Health Reform Must Continue
- Resolution on Reporting of Workplace Violence
PSRP & School Healthcare Providers Committee
- Resolution on Motor Coach Enhanced Safety
- Resolution on Recognition of National Board Certification for School Nurses
- Resolution on Taxing of “Cadillac” Health Care Plans
- Resolution on Infectious and Contagious Diseases
- Resolution on Defined Benefit Plans
- Resolution on Other Options for STRS Contingency Planning