TSTA-Retired Annual Meeting

The TSTA-R Annual Meeting (formerly known as the TSTA-R House of Delegates) is April 10-11 at the Downtown Houston Hyatt.  All members are eligible to attend and vote.  The retired host committee is working with the active host committee on an entertaining time for participants.  You are invited to take part in the business as well as the fun parts of the meeting.  Watch for details in the spring issue of the Advocate.

TSTA House of Delegates

The 2012 TSTA House of Delegates Convention will be held in Houston, April 12-13.  Watch for your winter or spring editions of the Advocate for more details.

The Advisory Committee and Board of Directors normally meet on the Thursday prior to the state convention.  Registration opens on Friday, followed by open hearings, professional development workshops and an open ceremony.  The House of Delegates begins Friday afternoon and continues through Saturday.  The House of Delegates establishes goals for TSTA, amends its bylaws and acts on recommendations of the TSTA officers, board and committees.  Delegates also elect officers.

NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly

Visit www.nea.org for more information.

NEA’s Annual Meeting takes place during the final week of June and the first week of July.  Various committees, constituencies, caucuses, leadership groups, and delegates from state and local affiliates gather to set policy and chart the direction of NEA business.

The Representative Assembly (RA) takes place during the final four days of the Annual Meeting.  It is the primary legislative and policymaking body of the Association and derives its powers from, and is responsible to, the membership.  The Representative Assembly adopts the strategic plan and budget, resolutions, the Legislative Program, and other policies of the Association.  Delegates vote by secret ballot on proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws.  Those delegates with full voting rights elect the executive officers, Executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors, as appropriate.

The RA consists of some 9,000 delegates representing state and local affiliates, student members, retired members, and other segments of the united education profession.

Retired delegate ballots must be returned by March 7, 2013.