NEA Representative Assembly
Represent Ohio and Your Local
at the 2011
NEA RA
This
year's NEA Representative Assembly will be held in
Chicago, Illinois from
June 30 through July 5.
The following information should help you, if you are interested in
becoming a delegate to the
2011 NEA RA.
State At-Large Delegate Status:
State at-large delegates are determined by election in each of the
three Northwestern Units. The declaration of candidacy form for
state delegates is sent to local presidents and is also available
through OEA. The form must be filed with the OEA Secretary-Treasurer
no later than January 31,
2011. If membership numbers remain the same as last year,
there will be four delegates elected from NWOEA Unit I, three
delegates from Unit II, and three delegates from Unit III. Last year
candidates running in Unit I were elected by acclamation. State
delegates will receive at least a $1000 stipend from OEA to offset
expenses at the NEA Representative Assembly. Last year
state at-large delegates received
$1,550 from OEA.
Cluster Delegate Status:
Local Associations with 75 or fewer members may join together
(cluster) with other locals of like-size within the same electoral
unit to elect cluster delegates. OEA will determine the “clusters”
upon receiving the cluster delegate forms. Interested members may
request a Cluster Delegate Declaration Form and additional
information by contacting the OEA Executive Offices. Forms need to
be submitted to
Carol Price, OEA Manager of Governance Relations, by April
10,
2011.
This year NWOEA also offers the NEA Engage Grant to fund an
additional delegate eligible for the NWOEA Cluster Delegate.
Local Association Delegates:
Local Associations with 76 or more members may elect local delegates
to the NEA RA. Allocation of delegates is based upon a formula of
one delegate per 150 active members or major fraction thereof. For
example locals with 76 – 225 members would have 1 delegate while
locals with 226 – 375 members would be allocated 2 delegates. NEA
will mail official election report forms to presidents of locals
with 76 or more members in early February. The NEA official election
report form must be received at the OEA offices by April 10,
2011. Funding for local delegates is determined by the
local association’s funding policies.
NWOEA Local Delegate Assistance to NEA RA Engage Grants provide $750
of funding to delegates from eligible locals with 76 or more
members. The deadline to apply for this Engage Grant is February 1,
2011.
