Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE OHIO CENTER FOR LAW RELATED EDUCATION IS A NON-PROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS ABOUT LAW AND CITIZENSHIP FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS INVOLVING VOLUNTEERS FROM GOVERNMENT AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
OCLRE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ABOUT THE LEGAL PROCESS AND SYSTEM, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE BETTER INFORMED AND EFFECTIVE CITIZENS.
MOCK TRIAL: THE OHIO MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED BY THE OHIO CENTER FOR LAW-RELATED EDUCATION IN 1983, IS A STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BECOME AWARE OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FIRST HAND ABOUT LAW, COURT PROCEDURES AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM WHILE ALSO BUILDING INTERPRETATION, CRITICAL THINKING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. STUDENTS WHO COMPETE IN THE MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM COME AWAY WITH A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF NOT ONLY THE PRINCIPLES OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS FOUNDED ON BUT ALSO OF THEMSELVES AND THE SKILLS THEY POSSESS.
WE THE PEOPLE: THE CITIZEN AND THE CONSTITUTION IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM ON THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON CURRICULAR MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION AND ACCLAIMED BY LEADING EDUCATORS. SIMULATED CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, EXCELLENT FOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT, ARE BUILT INTO THE CURRICULUM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELS. CLASSES MAY CHOOSE TO ENTER A COMPETITION STRUCTURED AS A SIMULATED HEARING WHERE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS TESTED.
LAW AND CITIZENSHIP CONFERENCE: THIS IS A ONE-DAY FALL CONFERENCE THAT GATHERS EDUCATORS AND PRESENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND COUNTRY TO LEARN ABOUT AND DISCUSS "HOT TOPICS" IN THE FIELD OF CIVICS AND LAW-RELATED EDUCATION. TEACHERS ARE INTRODUCED TO INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES AND METHODOLOGIES TO HELP THEM BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kate Strickland | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $62,436 |
| Thomas Friedman | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Pfeiffer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Dauterman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Stiffler | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Dukes | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Farley | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Marion Smithberger | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Karyn Justice | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Hollingsworth | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Young | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanna Jacobus | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Daniels | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Candice Suffren | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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