NEA Representative Assembly
Represent Ohio
and Your Local
at the 2009 NEA RA
This year's NEA
Representative Assembly will be held in San Diego, CA from July 1
through 6.
The following information should help you, if you are interested in
becoming a delegate to the 2009 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, 2009. 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
$1,500 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 Becky Slaughter, OEA Manager of Governance
Relations, by April 10, 2009. NWOEA provides at least
($625.00) partial funding for each of three cluster delegates (one
per unit) and one at-large cluster delegate. In past years NWOEA has
been able to provide at least $1000 per cluster delegate. The
number of delegates requesting funds will determine the amount to be
funded.
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, 2009.
Funding for local delegates is determined by the local
association’s funding policies. There is no NWOEA or OEA funding
available for local delegates.
