Nominations sought to fill vacancy for At-Large Ethnic Minority Executive Committee member
The seat on the MTA Executive Committee for At-Large Ethnic Minority Executive Committee Member has become vacant, and the process is underway to fill that vacancy. Members are hereby notified of the current vacancy and the nomination and election process described below.
Any active member of MTA is eligible to be a candidate for At-Large Ethnic Minority EC Member. Members may self-nominate to run for this seat by sending an email to [email protected]. Nominations may also be made by letter sent via U.S. mail to Division of Governance, MTA, 2 Heritage Drive, 8th Floor, Quincy, MA 02171-2119. Nominations must be received no later than March 15, 2023, regardless of postmark.
The vacancy shall be filled by election conducted among the delegates to the 2022 Annual Meeting. The election period will commence on April 4. Voting ballots and candidate material will be provided to the appropriate delegates. The election period will close on May 3. Ballots received by that date will be tabulated under the direction of the Credentials and Ballot Committee. A majority of the valid ballots cast is required for election. If there is only one candidate for the position, the election shall be waived and the candidate declared elected.
The member elected shall take office immediately and serve for the remainder of the current unexpired term, through June 30, 2023.
Each candidate is invited to submit promotional material for distribution to the voters with the ballot. A statement of up to 100 words and a photograph (color, head shot) should be provided no later than the nomination deadline of March 15 to [email protected].
The duties of the Executive Committee are defined in Article VI Section 1B of the MTA Bylaws, which are available on request. Executive Committee members are ex officio members of the Board of Directors. In addition, Article IX, Section 2B provides that members of the MTA Board of Directors shall be official delegates to the MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates and entitled to vote at meetings of delegates.
INQUIRIES WELCOME:
Inquiries regarding the nomination and election process may be directed to John Connelly, MTA Division of Governance, at MTA Headquarters, 2 Heritage Drive, 8th Floor, Quincy, MA 02171-2119, 617.878.8305, or [email protected].
2023 NEA Director election waived, candidates declared elected
Two MTA members presented the requisite nomination papers with member signatures by the deadline and have been declared elected to the NEA Board of Directors. Deb Gesualdo, of the Malden Education Association, and Yan Yii, of the Canton Teachers Association, have been elected as two of MTA’s NEA Directors, for three-year terms on NEA’s Board, Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Per NEA Bylaws and MTA’s election policy for these seats, if the number of candidates does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the election is waived, and the candidates declared elected.
MTA currently has six seats on the NEA Board of Directors. MTA’s active members are eligible to run for and serve in these elected positions. Two of the six seats are up for election every year for three-year terms.
MTA’s NEA Directors also serve as members of the MTA Board of Directors, as MTA Annual Meeting Delegates, and as delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly during their terms.
In addition, one candidate has been declared elected under the election waiver provision to the position of Alternate NEA Director. Nicole Prevost has been elected to that role for a three-year term, Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Virtual preconvention meetings to be held in April, Annual Meeting information
Each year, Annual Meeting delegates receive information and materials at preconvention sessions that are critical to their decision-making on organizational matters. This year’s preconvention meetings will be held virtually, in early April, in advance of the 2023 MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates.
The Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. Delegates will receive preconvention information and registration materials as soon as they become available.
More details on the virtual preconvention sessions as they are finalized will be posted on the massteacher.org/precons website.
MTA Chorus to open Annual Meeting
MTA members who are interested in joining the MTA Chorus this year may contact Choral Director Bob Lague at [email protected].
Three rehearsals will be held at Lague’s house.
Rehearsals start at 7 p.m. and usually last about an hour. Rehearsals will be held on March 27, April 10 and April 24.
The chorus will perform at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Delegates, which will begin April 28 in Springfield. It is not necessary to be a delegate to participate in the MTA Chorus.
