Below you will find the guidelines from our bylaws on Association Representatives. Section 7.3 pertains to retired members and has not been included.
Article VII. Association Representatives (Directors)
7.1 Association Representatives shall serve as Directors of the Association as stipulated herein.
7.2 In each school and at each work site, Active members shall, following open nominations, elect by secret ballot for a term of one year one Association Representative and Alternate for each twenty (20) Active members or major fraction thereof. Elections shall be held in April and May within each school and at each work site. Association Representatives shall take office on July 15 following their election. The results of such elections shall be reported to the Chairperson of the Elections Commission of the Association. There shall be an alternate for each position. Each school shall be guaranteed a Director on the Board of Directors. In any case when the membership at a work site is less than five (5), these work sites shall be clustered in an effort to provide representation on the Board of Directors.
7.4 Association Representatives shall:
a. be voting members of and shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors;
b. conduct meetings of the Association membership in their school to discuss Association business;
c. enroll members;
d. engage in two-way Association communications within the building; and
e. organize and oversee voting for State, District, and local officers where such takes place as well as the subsequent election of Association Representatives and Alternates. In the event an Association Representative is a candidate for an election, the alternate shall oversee the election. The Association Representatives in each respective school and at each work site shall tally the ballots for all elections under
their supervision, and they shall submit the results and the ballots to the Elections Commission in the form and manner prescribed by
that commission.
7.5 Alternate Association Representatives shall:
a. assist Association Representatives in the duties outlined in Section 7.4;
b. attend meetings of the Board of Directors in the temporary absence of the Association Representative. In such cases they may speak to the issues being discussed; however, they may not vote; and
c. assume the office of Association Representative in any circumstance in which the position becomes vacant during the course of a membership year. In such case the individual shall immediately become a Director of the Association with all the related rights and privileges.
7.6 Proportional Representation for Certain Membership Categories
a. The Association shall guarantee that representation on the Board of Directors shall reflect the proportional membership of the Association
of ethnic minorities, classroom teachers/administrators, educational support personnel, and retirees.
b. The Elections Commission shall determine the number of members necessary, if any, to be elected in order to guarantee that
membership in those categories identified in section a above will be proportionally represented on the Board of Directors.
c. The Elections Commission shall conduct elections consistent with the procedures outlined in Article IX in order to provide for the election of individuals to provide representation as outlined in sections a and b above.
Article VII. Association Representatives (Directors)
7.1 Association Representatives shall serve as Directors of the Association as stipulated herein.
7.2 In each school and at each work site, Active members shall, following open nominations, elect by secret ballot for a term of one year one Association Representative and Alternate for each twenty (20) Active members or major fraction thereof. Elections shall be held in April and May within each school and at each work site. Association Representatives shall take office on July 15 following their election. The results of such elections shall be reported to the Chairperson of the Elections Commission of the Association. There shall be an alternate for each position. Each school shall be guaranteed a Director on the Board of Directors. In any case when the membership at a work site is less than five (5), these work sites shall be clustered in an effort to provide representation on the Board of Directors.
7.4 Association Representatives shall:
a. be voting members of and shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors;
b. conduct meetings of the Association membership in their school to discuss Association business;
c. enroll members;
d. engage in two-way Association communications within the building; and
e. organize and oversee voting for State, District, and local officers where such takes place as well as the subsequent election of Association Representatives and Alternates. In the event an Association Representative is a candidate for an election, the alternate shall oversee the election. The Association Representatives in each respective school and at each work site shall tally the ballots for all elections under
their supervision, and they shall submit the results and the ballots to the Elections Commission in the form and manner prescribed by
that commission.
7.5 Alternate Association Representatives shall:
a. assist Association Representatives in the duties outlined in Section 7.4;
b. attend meetings of the Board of Directors in the temporary absence of the Association Representative. In such cases they may speak to the issues being discussed; however, they may not vote; and
c. assume the office of Association Representative in any circumstance in which the position becomes vacant during the course of a membership year. In such case the individual shall immediately become a Director of the Association with all the related rights and privileges.
7.6 Proportional Representation for Certain Membership Categories
a. The Association shall guarantee that representation on the Board of Directors shall reflect the proportional membership of the Association
of ethnic minorities, classroom teachers/administrators, educational support personnel, and retirees.
b. The Elections Commission shall determine the number of members necessary, if any, to be elected in order to guarantee that
membership in those categories identified in section a above will be proportionally represented on the Board of Directors.
c. The Elections Commission shall conduct elections consistent with the procedures outlined in Article IX in order to provide for the election of individuals to provide representation as outlined in sections a and b above.
