ratoday The Official Newspaper for the 2018 NEA Representative Assembly

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1 ra online BE PREPARED Make note of the exits near you. Text RA2018 to for Emergency Alerts. Listen to announcements from the stage in case of emergency. Report an emergency: 1. Have someone with a radio call the command center. 2. Dial 2013 from a house phone. 3. Dial from a cell phone. Know your location and stay in the area (if it is safe to do so) until responders locate you. nea.org/ra Your source for everything RA, including meeting business, updates, and more. CGPS CENTER FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Providing professional development programs and materials for educators at all levels. ratoday The Official Newspaper for the 2018 NEA Representative Assembly 2018 RA ISSUE 2 MINNEAPOLIS, MN JULY 2, 2018 Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standing rules Proposed amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standing Rules are published in full in this issue of RA Today. Please keep this copy with you to help you follow the discussion about these proposals on the RA floor. If this discussion results in changes to the text of these amendments, RA Today will publish the revised text. Note: Proposed insertions of language are underscored; proposed deletions are shown in strikethrough. RA Today will feature the full text of NBIs submitted by delegates here in Minneapolis, MN. When first printed, each NBI will include its strategic objective as well as the preliminary estimate of the cost of each item and whether the item is covered in the proposed Strategic Plan and Budget. Delegates should also note that, per Standing Rule 6, adopting an NBI does not include approval of any appropriations. Once an NBI has been considered, RA Today will record the action taken and, if approved, will reprint the NBI text along with any amendment. The final edition of RA Today will include the full text of all enacted NBIs. Save the date! 2019 NEA Education Support Professionals Conference March 22-24, 2019 nea.org/espconference NEA President Lily Eskelsen García s take on public education and student advocacy. Lilysblackboard.org Legislative and political news affecting education and ways to get involved. EdVotes.org Activisim in the fight for racial and social justice in public education. NEAEdJustice.org Political activism by America s most powerful voice for public education! Contribute today: NEAFund.org Hashtag #neara18 connecting all of the NEA social media properties. FACEBOOK.COM/NEATODAY TWITTER.COM/NEATODAY INSTAGRAM.COM/NEATODAY YOUTUBE.COM/NEAABS FLICKR.COM/NEAPR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 TITLE: To open NEA membership to public education allies while preserving NEA governance positions for education professionals and active equivalents. Article II. Membership Section 2. Membership Eligibility: Provisions and Limitations. a. Membership, as provided in the Bylaws, shall be open to persons who are: (i) engaged in the profession of teaching or in other educational work; or (ii) members of a state affiliate in the state affiliate s membership category that is equivalent to the Association s Active membership category; or (iii) persons interested in advancing the cause of public education. All members of the Association shall agree to subscribe to the goals and objectives of the Association and to abide by its Constitution and Bylaws. b. Members engaged in teaching or in other educational work shall adhere to the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession. c. An application for membership shall be subject to review as provided in the Bylaws. d. The Association shall not deny membership to individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, handicap, marital status, or economic status, nor shall any organization which so denies membership be affiliated with the Association. e. Persons interested in advancing the cause of public education who are granted membership pursuant to section 2a(iii) above and who are not eligible for any other category of membership shall not have the right to serve as officers of the Association, as members of the Board of Directors, or as delegates to the Representative Assembly. Article II, Section 2 of the NEA Constitution sets out the eligibility parameters for membership in the Association. Currently, membership is open to persons who are engaged in the education profession or are members of a state affiliate in a category equivalent to the Association s Active membership category. Within the parameters set forth in the Constitution, NEA Bylaw 2-1 further defines six membership categories Active, Student, Retired, Substitute, Reserve, and Staff. If adopted, the amendment would open membership to other persons interested in advancing the cause of education. The amendment would further prohibit individuals eligible for membership only under this new category from serving as Association officers, members of the Board of Directors, or delegates to the Representative Assembly. Specific details of the new membership category, including the rights and benefits afforded to such members, would be established via amendments to the NEA Bylaws and other appropriate policies. Submitted by: Majority Vote of the Board of Directors Contact Person: Joshua Brown, Iowa, NEADirectorBrown@gmail.com CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2 TITLE: To change the allocation of delegates to the Representative Assembly. Article III. Representative Assembly Section 2. Allocation of Delegates. a. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) below, allocation of delegate credentials to state affiliates shall be based on the ratio of 1:1,000 Active members of the Association within the state. No state shall receive fewer than fifteen (15) delegate credentials. Other delegate credentials shall be allocated as provided in the Bylaws. Beginning with the 2022 Representative Assembly, the allocation of delegates under this subsection will be based on a ratio of 1:1,200 Active members of the Association, and no state shall receive fewer than eight (8) delegate credentials. b. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) below, allocation of delegate credentials to local affiliates shall be based on the ratio of 1:150 Active members of the Association or major fraction thereof. Local affiliates within a state may similarly join together to form membership units for the purpose of representation. Allocation of delegate credentials for such clustered local affiliates shall be based on the ratio of 1:150 Active members of the Association or major fraction thereof. Beginning with the 2022 Representative Assembly, the allocation of delegates under this subsection will be based on a ratio of 1:300 Active members of the Association. c. The ratios to be used for the allocation of delegate credentials to state affiliates, dual-national state affiliates, and dual-national local affiliates shall be proportionately adjusted to reflect the reduction in Association dues paid by Active members of such affiliates pursuant to Bylaw 2-7.m., provided that this Article III, Section 2 (c) shall not apply to Active members of a dual-national local affiliate (i) in a state that does not have a dual-national state affiliate, and (ii) that became affiliated with the Association as a dual-national local affiliate prior to September 1, d. The Bylaws shall define the term ethnic minority and shall seek to achieve ethnic minority representation in the Representative Assembly. Article III, Section 2 of the NEA Constitution provides for the allocation of state and local delegates to the Representative Assembly. Under this section, state affiliate delegate allocations are based on a ratio of one delegate for every 1,000 Active

2 members, with no state receiving fewer than 15 delegate seats. Local affiliate delegate allocations are based on a ratio of one delegate for every 150 members or major fraction thereof. If adopted, the amendment would change the ratios and minimum delegate allocations beginning with the 2022 Representative Assembly. State affiliate delegate allocations would be based on a ratio of one delegate for every 1,200 members, with no state receiving fewer than eight delegates. Local affiliate allocations would be based on a ratio of one delegate for every 300 members. In 2017, the total number of allocated state plus local delegate seats was 16,327 (2,288 state and 14,039 local) based on the current ratios provided under the Constitution. Under the ratios proposed by the amendment, the number of allocated state and local delegate seats in 2017 would have been 7,947 (1,846 state and 6,101 local). In 2017, a total of 7,191 delegates attended the RA. This included state and local delegates plus retired, student, and ex officio delegates. Because future membership totals are not known, it is not possible to estimate the number of allocated seats for 2022, when the amendment would go into effect. Contact Person: Bob Brown, Connecticut, chopin7777@aol.com CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 3 TITLE: To replace the word student with the term Aspiring Educator when referring to student members. Article III. Executive Officers Section 3. Election of Delegates. b. Election to the Board of Directors by the Active NEA members within the state shall constitute election to the Representative Assembly for all purposes. Election to the Board of Directors as an at-large director or a retired or student Aspiring Educator director shall constitute election to the Representative Assembly for all purposes except voting in elections for Association officers. Selection as chairperson of the Advisory Committee of Student Members Aspiring Educators shall constitute election to the Representative Assembly for all purposes except voting in elections for Association officers... Article III. Executive Officers Section 6, Committees. All appointive bodies of the Association except the Review Board shall be designated by the term committee. A Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules shall be established by the Representative Assembly. All other committees shall be established or discontinued as provided in the Bylaws. All committees except the Advisory Committee of Student Members Aspiring Educators shall be comprised of at least one (1) classroom teacher and one (1) education support professional. There shall be a minimum of twenty (20) percent ethnic minority representation on each committee. Article V. Board of Directors Section 1. Composition. The Board shall consist of (a) at least one (1) director from each association affiliated with the Association as a state affiliate, (b) six (6) directors for the retired members of the Association, and (c) three (3) directors for the Student Aspiring Educator members of the Association. The executive officers and other members of the Executive Committee shall be members of the Board of Directors ex officio. h. Student Aspiring educator and retired representation on the Board of Directors shall not be computed in determining the representation entitlements of administrators, classroom teachers in higher education, or Active members employed in education support professional positions. Article V. Board of Directors Section 2. Terms of Office. b. NEA state and at-large directors shall serve no more than two (2) terms. Prior service as a student an Aspiring Educator director shall not be counted toward the two (2) term limit for state and at-large directors. f. One (1) student Aspiring Educator director shall serve a term of two (2) years and two (2) student Aspiring Educator directors shall serve terms of one (1) year. No student Aspiring Educator director may serve more than two (2) years. The directors shall be student Aspiring Educator members of the Association. In 2017, delegates to the Representative Assembly approved an NBI changing the name of the NEA Student Program to NEA Aspiring Educators beginning with the Budget. The amendment would update language in the NEA Constitution, changing the term student to Aspiring Educator only where referring to student members of the Association. The amendment would not change any references, including in the preamble to the Constitution, where student refers not to Association members but to the students educated by NEA members. The amendment would also not change the student membership category, established under Bylaw 2-1(a). Contact: Ashley Muscarella, Pennsylvania, amuscarella8@gmail.com CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 4 Withdrawn CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 5 TITLE: To establish the Representative Assembly as the only body to recommend or endorse presidential candidates for both the primary and general election. Amendments Article III. Representative Assembly Section 7. Functions. j. Recommend, endorse, or actively choose not to recommend or endorse a candidate for president of the United States during both the primary and general election process. Any recommendation, endorsement, or other action carrying the weight of a recommendation or endorsement by any other person or body in NEA shall not constitute a recommendation, endorsement, or official position of NEA. Article III, Section 7, sets out the functions of the Representative Assembly, including: a. Establish Association policies and objectives; b. Elect the president, the vice president, the secretary-treasurer, the at-large members of the Board of Directors, and the members of the Executive Committee; c. Adopt the budget; d. Establish dues; e. Approve or ratify the establishment of subsidiary corporate structures; f. Exercise final authority in all matters of the Association; g. Amend this Constitution and the Bylaws in accordance with Article IX hereof; h. Adopt the rules and agenda governing its meetings; and i. Enact such other measures as may be necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the Association which are not in conflict with the Charter, this Constitution, or the Bylaws. The Representative Assembly currently has authority to establish a procedure for the recommendation of presidential candidates and has exercised such authority through the NBI process to establish the current process. This process is set out in the Guidelines for the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education, as adopted by the NEA Board of Directors. For a primary recommendation, the Guidelines provide that, at any time, the NEA Fund Council may recommend the official primary election recommendation of a presidential candidate or candidates to the NEA Board of Directors. Concurrence of the Fund Council s recommendation by the NEA Board requires 58 percent of those voting. An NEA primary recommendation of one or multiple candidates requires the concurrence of the appropriate state association governance body before implementation and before any NEA resources can be expended on behalf of the recommended candidate in that state. For the general election, the Guidelines provide that, at any time, the NEA Fund Council may put before Representative Assembly delegates the recommendation for a presidential candidate. Delegates may vote either by a secret mail ballot or appropriate electronic means, or by secret ballot at the NEA RA. If the official ballot contains three options (e.g., two candidates and no recommendation ), a majority of those voting is required for recommendation. If the official ballot contains two options (e.g., a yes or no choice), 58 percent of those voting is required for recommendation. If adopted, the amendment would require that only the Representative Assembly itself recommend, endorse, or actively choose not to recommend or endorse a candidate for president of the United States during both the primary and general election process. The amendment would further provide that any action carrying the weight of a recommendation or endorsement by any other person or body would not constitute an official recommendation, endorsement, or position of NEA. If the amendment is adopted, the NEA Fund Council and other appropriate governing bodies will determine the timing of sending primary and general election recommendations elections to the Representative Assembly. Contact: Joshua Rubin, Maryland, jrubin818@gmail.com CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 6 TITLE: To move the deadline to submit a proposed amendment to the Constitution from the end of the previous RA to 120 days preceding the RA. Article IX. Amendment of Constitution and Bylaws Section 2. Amendment of the Constitution. A proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be presented in writing to the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and read by title to the Annual Meeting immediately prior to its proposed adoption postmarked no later than one hundred twenty (120) days preceding the Annual Meeting. Documentation of timely submission of an amendment shall be the responsibility of the contact person for the amendment, provided that the time of submission of an amendment that is proposed by a majority vote of the NEA Board of Directors shall be when the language of the amendment is approved by the Board of Directors. Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised states that Article IX of the NEA Constitution sets out the requirements for submission of amendments to the NEA Constitution and Bylaws. Under Section 2, amendments to the Constitution must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules one year in advance of their consideration. The titles of amendments submitted to the committee are read to the Representative Assembly in the year in which they are submitted and are then published and sent to all members via NEA Today, along with impact statements, the following spring. Under Section 3, amendments to the NEA Bylaws must be submitted to the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules postmarked no later than 120 days preceding the Annual Meeting. This deadline falls in early March. Amendments to the Bylaws are published and sent to all members via NEA 2 RA TODAY MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018

3 Today, along with impact statements, in the spring at least 60 days prior to their consideration at the Representative Assembly. NEA Standing Rule 5.C.2. sets the deadline for amendments to the Standing Rules at 120 days preceding the Annual Meeting. Amendments to the Standing Rules are published and sent to all members via NEA Today, along with impact statements, in the spring at least 60 days prior to their consideration at the Representative Assembly. If adopted, the amendment would strike language requiring submission of amendments to the Constitution a year in advance and would, instead, align the deadline with that for amendments to the Bylaws and NEA Standing Rules. The deadline for submission of constitutional amendments would fall in early March, on the same day as the deadline for Bylaw and Standing Rule amendments. All proposed amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standing Rules would continue to be printed in the spring issue of NEA Today and sent to all members. Contact: Mike Beranek, Iowa, bluereality@hotmail.com BYLAW AMENDMENT 1 TITLE: To create a new membership category of Community Ally and charge the NEA Board of Directors with establishing the dues, benefits, and services for such members, while preserving NEA governance positions for education professionals and active equivalents. Bylaw 2. Membership 2-1. Categories. a. There shall be six (6) seven (7) categories of membership in the Association: Active, Student, Retired, Substitute, Reserve, Community Ally, and Staff. g. Community Ally membership shall be open to any person who demonstrates support in advancing the cause of public education, advocates for the mission, vision, and core values of the Association, and is not eligible for any other membership category. The NEA Board of Directors shall establish the dues, benefits, and services for such members, including the qualifications and application process for such membership. Community Ally members shall not have the right to vote, nominate candidates for elected office, or hold elected or appointed positions within the Association Membership Dues. l. Dues of Community Ally members shall be established by the Board of Directors. Bylaw 2-1. establishes six categories of membership in the Association Active, Student, Retired, Substitute, Reserve, and Staff. If adopted, the amendment Amendments would create a seventh membership category for Community Ally. The amendment defines Community Ally membership as open to any person who demonstrates support in advancing the cause of public education, advocates for the mission, vision, and core values of the Association, and is not eligible for any other membership category. It also directs the Board of Directors to establish the dues, benefits, and services for Community Ally members, including the qualifications and application process for such membership. Community Ally members would not have the right to vote, nominate candidates for elected office, or hold elected or appointed positions within the Association. Article IX, Section 4 of the NEA Constitution provides that amendments to the NEA Constitution and Bylaws take affect at the beginning of the fiscal year following their adoption unless otherwise provided in the amendment. Thus, if adopted by the 2018 Representative Assembly, the new membership category would become effective on September 1, However, the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules notes that there will, by necessity, be a lag time in implementation, as the Board will need to adopt the required guidelines, and staff will need to develop appropriate materials and administrative practices. Full implementation and enrollment of new members could, therefore, take up to a year. Standing Rule 5.B.2. states that a proposed amendment to the Bylaws, which is dependent upon adoption of a proposed amendment to the Constitution, shall be deemed to have failed unless the proposed amendment to the Constitution is adopted. Passage of this Bylaw amendment is dependent on adoption of Constitution Amendment 1, which would open NEA membership to public education allies while preserving NEA governance positions for education professionals and active equivalents. Thus, if Constitutional Amendment 1, which needs a two-thirds vote to pass, fails, this Bylaw amendment will also be deemed to have failed regardless of the actual vote on the Bylaw amendment. Submitted by: Majority Vote of the Board of Directors Contact: Eric Brown, Illinois, erbrown@ nea.org BYLAW AMENDMENT 2 TITLE: To replace the word student with the term Aspiring Educator when referring to student members. Bylaw 2. Membership 2-1. Categories. a. There shall be six (6) categories of membership in the Association: Active, Student Aspiring Educator, Retired, Substitute, Reserve, and Staff. c. Student Aspiring Educator membership shall be open to any student Aspiring Educator (i) who is enrolled in a postsecondary program that is preparatory for employment in a position that would make him or her eligible for Active membership or (ii) who is serving as chairperson of the NEA Advisory Committee of Aspiring Educators Student Members. A student An Aspiring Educator who is eligible for Association membership in both the Student Aspiring Educator and Active membership categories may, with the approval of the Executive Committee, join the Association as a Student an Aspiring Educator member. Student Aspiring Educator members shall be eligible to be voting delegates at the Representative Assembly. Student Aspiring Educator members shall maintain membership in the state affiliate provided the affiliate has a membership category for student Aspiring Educator members Membership Dues. c. The Association shall allow credit to first-year Active members who join the Association during their first year of membership eligibility, the reduction of their dues being twenty dollars ($20) per year for each year of their membership in Student Aspiring Educator NEA and/or for each year of their NEA Student Aspiring Educator membership up to four (4) years. The first-year Active member shall provide proof of membership in Student Aspiring Educator NEA to be eligible for credit, and the Association shall verify NEA Student Aspiring Educator membership. g. Annual dues of Student Aspiring Educator members shall be established by the Representative Assembly in the program budget. n. The annual membership dues of Student Aspiring Educator members of the Association, as established pursuant to Bylaw 2-7.g., shall include one dollar ($1.00) to be allocated to the Ballot Measure/Legislative Crises and Media Campaign Fund. Bylaw 3. Representative Assembly 3-1. Allocation of Delegates. d. Except as otherwise provided in Bylaw 3-1.k., each state affiliate shall be allocated one (1) delegate credential for the first fifty (50) Student Aspiring Educator members of the Association. The state affiliate shall receive a second credential when Student Aspiring Educator membership in the state reaches seven hundred fifty (750) and an additional credential for each five hundred (500) Student Aspiring Educator members thereafter. The allocation shall be on the basis of Student Aspiring Educator membership in the Association as of March 15 of the calendar year in which the Representative Assembly convenes Committee Appointment, Qualifications, and Vacancies. a....the chairperson of the NEA Advisory Committee of Student Aspiring Educator Members shall recommend student Aspiring Educator candidates for committees. Bylaw 5. Board of Directors 5-1. Election. a.... Student Aspiring Educator directors shall be elected by duly elected student Aspiring Educator delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly. d. Terms of the directors shall be stag- Notes MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 RA TODAY 3

4 Notes gered except for student Aspiring Educator directors Vacancies. Recommendations to fill vacancies in the office of retired or student Aspiring Educator director shall be made by the NEA-Retired Executive Council or the Advisory Committee of Student Aspiring Educator Members respectively. Vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Directors when in session, or when not in session, by the Executive Committee Alternate Directors. a. (i) A state or the retired or student Aspiring Educator delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly may elect an alternate director to serve in the place of a state or retired or student Aspiring Educator director, as the case may be, who is unable to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors. The number of alternate directors need not equal the number of directors in a state or representing NEA-Retired or the number of student Aspiring Educator directors, but in no event shall any alternate director be designated to substitute for more than one (1) director at a meeting. d. Prior to the opening of a Board meeting, the president of the state affiliate or the president of NEA-Retired or the chairperson of the NEA Advisory Committee of Student Aspiring Educator members, or the president of NEA in the case of an at-large alternate director, may request that the alternate director be seated by the Board of Directors if the director is to be absent from that meeting. f. An alternate director temporarily may fill a vacancy in the office of state, retired, student Aspiring Educator, or at-large director in accordance with requirements set forth in these Bylaws. g. Service as an alternate director, whether prior to or following service as a state, at-large, student Aspiring Educator, or retired director, shall not be counted toward the two-term limit for any director position Standards for State Affiliates. c....the affiliate shall require Student Aspiring Educator membership in the Association for its student Aspiring Educator members. IMPACT STATEMENT In 2017, delegates to the Representative Assembly approved an NBI changing the name of the NEA Student Program to NEA Aspiring Educators beginning with the Budget. The amendment would update language in the NEA Bylaws, changing the term student to Aspiring Educator only where referring to student members of the Association. The amendment would not change any references where student refers not to Association members but to the students educated by NEA members. Contact: Ashley Muscarella, Pennsylvania, amuscarella8@gmail.com Amendments BYLAW AMENDMENT 3 Title: To provide for inclusion of one state affiliate president on the NEA Committee on Program and Budget. Bylaw 11. General Finance Committee on Program and Budget. The Committee on Program and Budget shall comprise seven (7) eight (8) members whose function shall be to prepare, with the president, secretarytreasurer, and executive director, the biennial budget. The vice president and the secretary-treasurer shall be members during their terms of office. The Board of Directors shall elect at its first meeting following September 1, five (5) of its members for staggered two (2) year terms. The state affiliate presidents shall elect, following September 1, one (1) member to represent them for a two (2) year term. Members from ethnic minorities shall comprise at least twenty (20) percent of the committee. The Board shall elect additional members as appropriate to assure such ethnicminority representation. A member elected by the Board of Directors shall serve only while a member of the Board. A member elected by the state affiliate presidents shall serve only while a state president. The secretary-treasurer shall serve as chairperson. Bylaw establishes the parameters of the NEA Committee on Program and Budget, providing for a committee comprised of the NEA vice president, secretary-treasurer, and five members of the Board of Directors. The five Board members are elected by the NEA Board of Directors for staggered two-year terms. The committee is charged with working with the president, secretarytreasurer, and executive director to prepare the NEA biennial budget. If adopted, the amendment would create an additional seat on the Committee on Program and Budget for a state affiliate president. State affiliate presidents would elect a representative to the committee for a two-year term, with the caveat that the elected president would be ineligible to continue serving on the committee once his or her term as affiliate president ended. The amendment would not change the requirement that the overall committee be comprised of at least 20 percent ethnic minority members. Contact Person: Don Sinner, Minnesota, dhsinner@charter.net BYLAW AMENDMENT 4 TITLE: To replace language requiring the scheduling of an open hearing on the proposed budget during the Annual Meeting with language permitting the scheduling of such a hearing following Board transmission of the budget to affiliates and others. Bylaw 11. General Finance Budget. b. The president, with the secretarytreasurer, executive director, and the Committee on Program and Budget, shall prepare the proposed budget for presentation to the Executive Committee for review prior to its transmittal to the Board of Directors. In evennumbered years, the budget shall be recommended to the Board of Directors at least forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting. After reviewing and tentatively approving the budget, the Board shall direct its printing. The budget shall then be transmitted not later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting to the presidents of state and local affiliates and to others as determined by the Board of Directors. The Committee on Program and Budget shall hold at least one (1) open hearing on the proposed budget following the transmission of the budget at the Annual Meeting. The delegates may give input and make recommendations to the committee for changes in the proposed budget. The Committee on Program and Budget shall meet following the hearings to consider any change which it may wish to make prior to final action by the Board of Directors. Following such open hearings, the Board shall meet to approve the budget for transmittal to the Representative Assembly. IMPACT STATEMENT Bylaw requires that the Board of Directors review and tentatively approve the budget, direct its printing, and then transmit the budget to the presidents of state and local affiliates no later than 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting, which takes place the two days prior to the Representative Assembly. The Bylaw also requires scheduling of at least one open hearing on the proposed budget at the Annual Meeting. If adopted, the amendment would strike language requiring the scheduling of the open hearing during the Annual Meeting, replacing it with language providing flexibility to hold such a hearing at an appropriate time following the transmission of the budget. Thus, the open hearing could be scheduled at any time following Board transmission of the budget to state and local affiliates. This potentially could be a virtual hearing prior to arrival in the Representative Assembly city. The NEA president and Budget Committee would announce the timing of the hearing in advance to ensure that all members wishing to participate have the opportunity to do so. Submitted by: Majority Vote of the Board of Directors Contact Person: Eric Brown, Illinois, erbrown@nea.org AMENDMENT 1 TITLE: To require that the Executive Committee perform all duties of the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules related to determining the outcome of business, where such business was submitted for consideration by the Committee. 4 RA TODAY MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018

5 Rule 2. Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules B. Duties The committee shall initiate proposed amendments to the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standing Rules as appropriate; receive and process proposed amendments; supervise the submission and processing of new business and amendments to the Legislative Program; supervise and count roll call votes; provide advisory opinions to parliamentary questions upon the request of the presiding officer; and perform such other duties as are set forth in the Standing Rules or are requested by the president. In the event that the committee or its members bring business up for consideration by the membership, all duties related to determining the outcome of the business will be performed by the Executive Committee. Standing Rule 2.B. outlines the duties of the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules. These duties include supervising and counting roll call votes, providing advisory opinions to parliamentary questions upon request of the presiding officer, and performing other duties as requested by the president. Among the additional duties requested by the president in practice is assistance to the presiding officer in judging the outcome of standing votes on items of business. The committee provides the presiding officer their opinion on the outcome of such votes, but the presiding officer is not bound to accept this opinion. The Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules may, on occasion, submit amendments to the NEA governing documents for consideration by the Representative Assembly. The chair currently has the prerogative to call upon the Executive Committee or others to perform duties related to the outcome of such amendments. If adopted, the amendment would require that, in such instances, duties related to the outcome of the item be performed by the Executive Committee instead of the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules. Thus, should a standing vote or roll call vote be called on an item submitted by the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules, the presiding officer would call upon the Executive Committee to offer an opinion on the standing vote or supervise and count roll call votes. In addition, the presiding officer would direct to the Executive Committee any requests for assistance on a parliamentary inquiry on any such item. Contact Person: George Donoghue, Kentucky AMENDMENT 2 TITLE: To strike language requiring that NBIs be the first order of business at all business meetings except the first. Rule 3. Order of Business and Debate D. Scheduling of New Business Items (NBIs) Items of new business submitted in accordance with these Standing Rules shall be the first business item at all business meetings except the first business meeting of the Representative Assembly. These new business items shall be considered for at least one hour at the second business meeting and for at least 90 minutes at each subsequent meeting. Standing Rule 3.D. requires that NBIs be considered first at each business meeting except the first. NBIs must be considered for at least one hour at the second business meeting and for at least 90 minutes at each subsequent meeting. Any change to this order of business requires a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules. If adopted, the amendment would strike language requiring consideration of NBIs as the first order of business in all business sessions except the first. Thus, the presiding officer could, without a suspension of the rules, adjust the schedule to take up other business first, including amendments to the Legislative Program, Resolutions, or Policy Statements. The amendment would not change the required time allotted to consideration of NBIs at each session. Contact Person: Taryn Sobczak, Georgia, taryn.sobczak@gmail.com AMENDMENT 3 TITLE: To require at least one screen at the Representative Assembly to display the numbers of all NBIs still eligible for debate as well as the current item being debated and its status. Rule 3. Order of Business and Debate E. Display of Business The content of debate on any items for debate shall be displayed on all screens, including projection screens, by realtime captioning. The text of NBIs will be shown on the screen. Amendments to NBIs will be shown with additions inserted and underlined and deletions with a strikethrough. At least one display screen will be designated to project all NBIs still eligible for debate. The same screen will be used to identify the current NBI or amendment being debated and its status. Standing Rule 3.E. addresses the display of business on screens during the Representative Assembly. Currently, NBI amendment language is displayed on all screens as it is being debated, with additions underlined and deletions in strikethrough text. At most other times, the speaker at the microphone is shown on the screen. If adopted, the amendment would require the dedication of at least one screen to display the numbers of NBIs that remain eligible for debate. This would include all items not already consolidated with other items, referred to committee, or withdrawn. The amendment would also require the screen to display the number and/or letter of the item or amendment currently under debate and its status, such as main Amendments motion, motion to substitute, or motion to amend. If the amendment were adopted, the RA production team would assign at least one screen to provide the requested information. This screen(s) would not show the speaker at the microphone, but would display a continually updated list of NBIs eligible for debate as well as the status of the current item. Providing such information on a continual basis could require additional staff at an additional cost to track the information and update the display in real time. If adopted, this amendment would go into effect with the 2019 Representative Assembly, as time would be needed to identify the technology and staff resources necessary to implement it. Contact Person: Chris Cannella, New Jersey, cgeapresident@gmail.com AMENDMENT 4 TITLE: To require makers of motions to bundle NBIs for referral to committee to secure the consent of each maker and gather all makers at one microphone; and to provide each maker of an NBI proposed for such bundling one minute to speak to their item. Rule 3. Order of Business and Debate M. Motion to Refer The vote on a motion to refer shall be in order only after the maker of the original motion has been given the opportunity to speak to the referral. When a motion is made to combine or bundle new business items for referral to committees, the chair shall ask the makers of each NBI if they support referral. The maker of each NBI shall be given one minute to explain whether they support or oppose referral. A motion to suspend the rules to bundle NBIs for the purpose of referral to committee shall be in order only if the maker of the motion has, prior to making the motion, secured consent from the makers of the impacted items and gathered all makers of impacted items at the same microphone. The maker of each NBI shall be given one minute to speak on their proposed NBI, after which the chair will put the motion to a vote. Standing Rule 3.M. addresses the process for motions to refer items of business. The current rule requires that, when a motion is made to bundle NBIs for referral to committee, the maker of each NBI included in the bundle must be provided one minute to explain whether they support or oppose referral. If adopted, the amendment would strike the language providing makers of items proposed for bundling one minute to speak in favor of or against the referral. The amendment would replace this language with a requirement that any motion to bundle and refer NBIs only be in order if the maker has secured the consent of all makers of items impacted by the motion and gathered all the makers at one microphone. The amendment would also provide each such maker one minute to speak in favor of their NBI. If the amendment is adopted, the chair will ask all delegates making motions to bundle and refer items to committee whether they have secured the consent of the individual makers and gathered the makers at the same microphone. Any maker who has not done so would be ruled out of order. If these required conditions have been met, the chair would then give each maker one minute to speak to their amendment. The chair would then call for a vote. No additional debate would be permitted after the makers had spoken. The amendment would not impact motions to refer a single NBI, or motions to bundle and adopt a group of NBIs. Contact Person: Tripp Jeffers, North Carolina, trippjeffers@gmail.com AMENDMENT 5 Withdrawn AMENDMENT 6 Withdrawn AMENDMENT 6A TITLE: To move the deadline for NBIs submitted by petition of at least 50 delegates to close of business on the first day of the Representative Assembly. Also to create an additional avenue of NBI submission by noon on the second day by formally recognized and affiliated caucuses and councils of the NEA with petition of at least 50 delegates. Rule 6. New Business Items A. Submission Effective with the 2019 Representative Assembly, NBIs shall be submitted to the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules no later than 12 noon on the second day of the Representative Assembly and shall be submitted by: (a) Petition of Delegates petition of at least fifty (50) delegates; (b) State Delegation a majority vote of those present and voting at a state delegation at a regularly called meeting of the delegation in connection with the Annual Meeting; (c) Formally recognized and affiliated caucus or council of the NEA petition of at least fifty (50) delegates and a majority vote of those present and voting at a recognized NEA caucus or council meeting at a regularly called meeting of its membership in connection with the Annual Meeting (c) (d) Governance Body a governance body of the NEA or a state or local affiliate; or (d) (e) Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules pursuant to Rule 7.E. NBIs submitted by (a) petition of del- MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 RA TODAY 5

6 Amendments egates shall be submitted to the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules no later than the close of business on the first day of the Representative Assembly. NBIs submitted by (b) state delegation, (c) formally recognized and affiliated NEA caucus or council, (d) governance body, or (e) Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules shall be submitted to the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules no later than noon on the second day of the Representative Assembly. IMPACT STATEMENT Currently, under Standing Rule 6.A., NBIs may be submitted by petition of at least 50 delegates; by a majority of those present and voting at a state delegation meeting in conjunction with the Annual Meeting; the governance body of NEA or a state or local affiliate; or the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules. NBIs must be submitted no later than noon on the second day of the Representative Assembly. If adopted, the amendment would move the deadline for NBIs submitted by petition of 50 delegates to close of business on the first day of the Representative Assembly. It would also create an additional avenue for NBI submission by a formally recognized and affiliated caucus or council of the NEA with petition of at least 50 delegates. Such delegates need not be members of the caucus or council. The amendment does not permit caucuses or councils to submit NBIs without an accompanying petition by at least 50 delegates. The deadline for submission of NBIs under this new subsection, by governance body of NEA or a state or local affiliate, or by the Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules would remain noon on the second day. If adopted, the amendment would require delegates wishing to submit NBIs by petition of 50 delegates to do so no later than close of business on the first day. Delegates not able to meet this deadline would need to seek approval of a state delegation, formally recognized and affiliated caucus or council, or governing body of NEA or affiliate to submit the NBI up until noon on the second day. Formally recognized caucuses are internal entities recognized by NEA for the sole purpose of attempting to influence NEA governance. Requests for recognition are granted by the NEA Executive Committee if the group is comprised entirely of NEA members and consists of at least 25 members and has purposes that are not inconsistent with the Preamble to the NEA Constitution and NEA Mission Statement. Formally recognized and affiliated councils are the National Council of Education Support Professionals, National Council for Higher Education, NEA-Retired Executive Council, and National Council of Urban Education Associations. Submitted by: Majority Vote of the Board of Directors Contact Person: Amanda Curtis, Montana, Curtis.butte@gmail.com AMENDMENT 7 TITLE: To limit the total cost of adopted NBIs to 30 percent of the budgeted contingency fund. Rule 6. New Business Items (NBIs) Section N. Total Costs The cost implications of all passed NBIs cannot exceed 30 percent of the contingency fund for that year. NEA Standing Rule 6.H. provides for a five-member committee responsible for reviewing submitted NBIs, making a preliminary estimate of the cost of each item, and determining whether the item is covered in the program budget. Projected implementation costs are printed along with the text and rationale of each NBI in the RA Today. As the Representative Assembly debates, amends, and adopts NBIs, the costs are adjusted as needed. The total cost of adopted NBIs is displayed on video screens periodically during debate. All costs of implementing adopted NBIs outside the scope of the budget are paid for out of the NEA contingency fund. Under NEA Bylaw 11-9., each budget includes a contingency fund of no less than one million dollars and no more than one percent of the budget. The amendment would set a cap on the total cost of NBIs at 30 percent of the contingency fund. From , the contingency fund was set at $3,000,000 per year. At the proposed 30 percent, the dollar cap would have been $900,000 per year. The total cost of adopted NBIs in recent years is as follows: $1,062, $1,035, $1,413, $821, $196, $98, $90, $571,270 If the amendment is adopted, NEA will calculate the total dollar amount that can be spent on NBIs and will track total costs as items are adopted until the cap is reached. Once the cap is reached, all remaining items with a cost attached will either have to be amended to eliminate the cost or will be ruled out of order. Amending submitted NBIs to achieve zero cost could require assistance from NEA budget staff, who would have to re-cost amendments and prepare the revised NBIs for printing in the next day s RA Today. This process may require additional staff and resources. Contact Person: Gary Anhalt, Iowa, garyanhalt@gmail.com AMENDMENT 8 Withdrawn AMENDMENT 9 TITLE: To strike language specifying that voting on amendments to governing documents must take place on the third day of the Representative Assembly. Rule 11. Elections Conducted at the Representative Assembly B.7.i. Voting Procedures Polls for voting on amendments shall be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on the third day of the Representative Assembly at day and at such place or places as the president shall designate. IMPACT STATEMENT Standing Rule 11 establishes the parameters for votes conducted at the Representative Assembly, including election of candidates and votes on amendments to the NEA Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules. Currently, this Standing Rule provides that polls will be open for candidate elections on the second day of the Representative Assembly and polls will be open on the third day for voting on amendments. If adopted, the amendment would strike language requiring voting on amendments to governing documents on the third day of the Representative Assembly, replacing it with language giving the president authority to designate the day for such votes. The president could set voting on amendments on the second, third, or fourth day of the Assembly, after the body has had a chance to debate all proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws. Voting on these amendments could take place at the same time as candidate elections. Notice of the date would be announced in advance. If adopted, this amendment would go into effect with the 2019 Representative Assembly. Submitted by: Majority Vote of the Board of Directors Contact Person: Eric Brown, Illinois, erbrown@nea.org Have a Question on an Item Up for Consideration? Here s how to find help: Delegates often use requests for information during debate to get information on an item up for consideration. But, did you know that there are other ways to find answers to your questions before debate? If you have a question on an item that has been printed in RA Today: Visit the Points of Information Kiosk This popular booth will be again set up to the side of the RA stage in the delegate business area. Staff can assist delegates in getting answers to questions on proposed NBIs before they come up for debate. This booth offers delegates a great way to ask questions, particularly those that might require some research, and get the answers back before they go to the microphone to speak for or against an item. Ask your state caucus chair The chair might have the answer or might be able to point you to someone who does. Ask your NEA Board members Board members are familiar with NEA programs and policies and may often be able to find the information you need. Contact the maker addresses are printed in the RA Today for all NBI makers who consent. Request for information If you are unable to find an answer to your question, or something said by the maker or other speakers raises a new question for you during debate, you can call in on a request for information. This will allow you to ask a question through the chair to the maker of the motion or to ask the chair to provide information about the item. Requests for information must not be used to enter debate or to ask a question to which you already know the answer. Delegates are encouraged to avoid excessive use of requests for information for questions that can be answered ahead of time using the other options outlined above. Want other delegates to hear the answer to your question? Don t use requests for information to convey to other delegates information you have received. Instead, get the answer in advance using the above options. Then, call in to speak for or against the motion and use the information in your remarks. These processes will help ensure a full, effective debate with well-informed delegates. 6 RA TODAY MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018

7 New Business Items Notes NEW BUSINESS ITEM A The National Education Association will respond thoughtfully, swiftly, and forcefully in support of and in solidarity with immigrant families who are separated, incarcerated, or refused their legal right to request asylum due to the heartless, racist, and discriminatory zero-tolerance policies of the Trump administration. We will not waiver in our commitment to these families and will take the following actions: 1. Proactively seek opportunities to coordinate and partner with immigration advocates and activists to add our voices to those demanding families be kept together during the immigration process and to prevent families from being incarcerated indefinitely. 2. Inform our members of this racist policy of incarcerating children and families and the physical and emotional trauma that extended fear and stress cause to people, especially children. We will engage members at the local and state levels with resources, alerts, and opportunities to take action on immigration issues and effect positive changes in their schools and communities. 3. Closely monitor legislation on immigration and analyze bills, regulations, and executive orders to determine their impact, intended and unintended. We will prioritize our advocacy for legislation that realizes the DREAM Act, does not separate families, and respects rights to due process. We will fight legislation that harms Dreamers, diminishes asylum claims, violates rights to due process, separates families, or threatens trauma in children. 4. Call for a complete accounting of the children already taken from their families and those who may still be taken. 5. Fight for reunification of children and parents and the immediate placement of families in the least-restrictive environments, including access to free and appropriate public education while awaiting processing. 6. Provide appropriate legal support such as amicus briefs, legal analysis, and consultation with our partners on legal strategy to protect the dignity and human and civil rights of families, many of whom are indigenous natives. NEA cannot ignore the Trump administration s intentional separation of children from their families. Building on its social and racial justice work, the Association will stand up for the dignity and due process rights of immigrants. Submitted by: NEA Board of Directors Contact: George Sheridan, California gsheridan@nea.org SO-3: Advance Racial Justice in Education This item can be accomplished with current staff and resources under the proposed Strategic Plan and Budget at no additional cost. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 1 The 2018 NEA Representative Assembly calls for a constitutional convention to meet, deliberate, and propose a new NEA constitution to embrace a governance structure to move our union forward to organize, represent, and advocate for the extraordinary and growing diversity of our local, state, and national affiliates; to balance the costs of our ongoing programs and services with our membership dues revenue; to streamline and empower memberdriven democratic decision making focused on our core values: unrelenting support and advocacy of great public schools and quality public programs and services in the local, state, and national communities in which our members live and work. Delegates to the convention shall be the national officers, all directors on the NEA Board of Directors, and all state affiliate presidents. Each delegate shall have one vote on all issues before the convention. The NEA president shall chair the convention. The convention shall first convene no later than the first working day in October The president shall schedule all convention meetings, prepare agendas, electronically report proceedings to the NEA membership and affiliates via and submit a new constitution to the 2019 NEA Representative Assembly for the consideration of the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly. Delegates to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly by simple majority vote may amend and by two-thirds secret ballot adopt the proposed new constitution. Post Janus, we must get our act together growing our union. Submitted by: Governance body of affiliate Contact: Eric Feaver, Montana efeaver@mea-mft.org EO-1: Enterprise Operations an additional cost of $573,980. Submitting an NBI? Please start with these two initial questions: 1. Is your proposal new? NBIs must call on NEA to do new things not covered in our budget. NEA has a Strategic Plan and Budget and ongoing programs to move our mission forward and achieve our goals. The Association also has Policy Statements, Resolutions, and a Legislative Program approved by the Representative Assembly. If you need assistance to determine if your idea is included in NEA s budget or policies or if NEA is already doing work on the issue, you may consult staff in the information area, talk with your state leaders and NEA directors, and/ or review the NEA Resolutions, Legislative Program, and Policy Statements in your delegate packet. 2. Is your proposal a NBI? NEA s Standing Rules define NBIs as specific in nature and terminal in application. Any item related to federal legislation, whether or not it references a specific bill or law, must be submitted as a legislative amendment, not an NBI. Items stating general beliefs, rather than actions to be undertaken by the Association, must be submitted as amendments to NEA Resolutions. Items that would change NEA policy on issues covered by NEA Policy Statements must be submitted as amendments to those Policy Statements. If your answer to these first two questions is yes, please consult the following checklist before turning in your form to ensure smooth processing and consideration of your NBI: o Do you have the correct form? The NBI form was amended in The Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules cannot accept previous versions. o Is your NBI clear and understandable for delegates? Please refrain from using acronyms or terms of art that may not be understood by all delegates. Please also make sure you clearly state the specific actions NEA should take to implement the item. New Business Item Checklist o Have you removed any rationale language from the text of the motion? Language (up to 40 words) related to rationale for the motion should be included only in the rationale box. The text of the motion itself cannot include any rationale language. o Is your rationale 40 words or less? Longer rationales must be edited down by the maker or will be automatically cut off after the 40th word. o Do you authorize publication of your address to assist delegates who wish to contact you with questions? If so, please sign the authorization line. o Is everything on your form legible? Please make sure that everything, including your name, contact information, and the name of your seconder, is legible. Please keep all information within the provided boxes, as information in the margins may not copy well. Amending a submitted NBI? Please use the following standards for clarity and consistency: o Identify the specific sentence(s) you wish to amend, or if you are proposing a complete substitute. o Clearly note which words you wish to delete and/or add by specifying the location (paragraph and sentence) and providing the exact language. Do not use line numbers. o [Bracket] all proposed deletions, underline all proposed additions. o Examples: Amend NBI 2: In the 4th sentence, insert using existing vehicles of communication after NEA shall educate members Amend NBI 3: In the 3rd sentence, delete [send to all members] and replace with publish on NEA media properties MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 RA TODAY 7

8 Notes New Business Items NEW BUSINESS ITEM 2 I move that NEA conduct an online survey regarding recent educator advocacy strategies and techniques as soon as possible. There has been much media coverage of school employee job actions: West Virginia, Arizona, and Oklahoma among the most notable. NEA belongs to the members. This will be members opportunity to speak their mind about current issues and tactics. Submitted by: Governance body of affiliate Contact: Dr. Sid Chapman, Georgia NBI.Georgia@gmail.com SO-2: Recruit and Engage New and Early Career Educators SO-6: Enhance Organizational Capacity an additional cost of $20,000. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 3 NEA will investigate developing a directaction event to take place at the 2019 NEA RA in Houston, TX. With one year until the 2019 NEA RA, this motion would allow NEA to reach out to possible partners and community organizations in the Houston area for direct action where the power of our members could impact issues. Contact: Becca Ritchie, Washington r.ritchie@comcast.net SO-3: Advance Racial Justice in Education SO-5: Secure the Environment to Advance the Mission of the NEA and its Affiliates SO-6: Enhance Organizational Capacity This item can be accomplished with current staff and resources under the proposed Strategic Plan and Budget at no additional cost. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 4 NEA will promote the Black Lives Matter Week of Action in schools during Black History month in 2019, using existing communication resources, specifically calling for clear efforts to demonstrate support for the three demands of the BLM Week of Action in schools: 1. Ending zero-tolerance policies and replacing them with restorative justice practices. 2. Hiring and mentoring Black educators. 3. Mandating that ethnic studies be taught in PreK-12 schools in age-appropriate ways. The BLM Week of Action in schools is a way to further begin to dismantle institutional racism. Acknowledging and promoting this week also furthers our commitment to supporting the BLM movement in a tangible, student-centered, action-based way. Contact: Cecily Myart-Cruz, California SO-3: Advance Racial Justice in Education an additional cost of $5,000. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 5 The NEA will encourage its state affiliates not to submit appeals to petition state governing authorities for a charter school to remain open once a closure decision has been made due to poor performance prior to conducting a needs assessment and community impact study. This NBI calls for a needs assessment and/ or impact study prior to a state affiliate appealing charter closure decisions to chief state school officers. Repercussions on district budgets, school closures, privatization, etc., must be known. Contact: Naomi Johnson-Lafluer, New Jersey nlafleur@verizon.net an additional cost $1,500. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 6 NEA will publicize our opposition to and rejection of McDonald s program, McTeacher s Nights, for exploiting public schools, educators, and workers to market junk food to our students, including: 1. NEA will publish articles on the negative effects of the McTeacher s Night program through existing channels, including in NEA Today and through digital channels. 2. President Eskelsen García will write a letter of concern directed to the president and CEO of McDonald s regarding the harmful effects of McTeacher s Nights, which local associations can submit to local media outlets where the McTeacher s Nights program is active. 3. President Eskelsen García will write a letter to the presidents of state and national PTAs urging them to stop all partnerships with McDonald s on McTeacher s Nights. 4. NEA will encourage state and local affiliates to re-evaluate McTeacher s Nights and to support state and local legislation and policies aimed at protecting children and students from junk food marketing. 5. NEA will communicate through existing resources alternative fundraising programs that schools can use to replace McTeacher Nights. McDonald s marketing disproportionately affects low socioeconomic students and students of color and contributes to the growing epidemic of diet-related disease. Finally, when educators volunteer, community members can lose work hours, impacting their income and contributing to poverty. Contact: Cecily Myart-Cruz, California cymartcruz@utla.net SO-5: Secure the Environment to Advance the Mission of the NEA and its Affiliates EO-1: Enterprise Operations an additional cost of $53,780. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 7 NEA will create a brochure for our members and parents on common enrollment systems and their impact on urban school communities. Common enrollment systems bolster enrollment at charters and charter prototypes while reducing enrollment at traditional public schools. This destabilizes public school districts resulting in layoffs, school closures, and further privatization. Contact: Naomi Johnson-Lafluer, New Jersey nlafleur@verizon.net an additional cost of $10, RA TODAY MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018

9 New Business Items NEW BUSINESS ITEM 8 NEA will fund training materials and space for two three-hour safetalk (suicide alertness) classes for up to 30 delegates per class at an RA event in Suicide continues to impact our students, colleagues, and communities. This training will equip participants to recognize suicide when it is present and to connect a person at risk with someone trained in intervention. Contact: Timothy Brown, Colorado composer@timothyjbrown.net SO-4: Provide Professional Supports an additional of $2,100. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 9 The NEA RA directs the NEA to support, in ways it finds appropriate and within the budget, the removal of the names of Confederate leaders from public schools. One hundred schools in the United States still bear the names of Confederate leaders. Our students should not have to attend schools whose names honor a secessionist rebellion and perpetuate misplaced honor for white supremacist figures. Contact: Sarah Ciccarello, California SO-3: Advance Racial Justice in Education an additional cost of $2,000. SO-6: Enhance Organizational Capacity an additional cost of $1,000. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 11 NEA shall, using existing digital media, have all state and local affiliates encourage K-12 teachers to view a series of films called Creating Gender Inclusive Schools and use the accompanying study guides of the Youth and Gender Media Project (visit youthandgendermediaproject.org) to create inclusive communities for all youth, regardless of where they fall on the spectrum of gender identify and expression. One of the most important things we do as educators is make sure that every single child in our class feels safe physically and emotionally. This includes students who may be struggling with their gender identify and/or expression. Contact: Charles Shannon, California SO-4: Provide Professional Supports SO-5: Secure the Environment to Advance the Mission of the NEA and its Affiliates an additional of $5,000. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 12 NEA will study the feasibility of delegates voting for NBIs with smartphones or tablets. Electronic voting would accelerate the process and eliminate the need for a division or roll call. This process could be implemented at the discretion of the chair. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 13 Not in Accordance with Standing Rule 6 The Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules has determined that NBI 13 is not in accordance with Standing Rule 6. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 14 NEA will investigate, using existing committees and the National Vocational and Career Technical Education (V-CTE) Caucus, the impact and availability of CTE programs in the reduction of the schoolto-prison pipeline. These findings will be made available to all members through existing platforms. CTE provides students opportunities to learn job skills and graduate job ready. CTE is an existing pathway for our students to escape the cycle and become the productive citizens they want to be. CTE is a start to the solution. Submitted by: Majority vote at regularly called meeting of the state delegation in connection with the annual meeting. Contact: David Hope, Missouri dh64080@gmail.com SO-3: Advance Racial Justice in Education SO-5: Secure the Environment to Advance the Mission of the NEA and its Affiliates an additional cost of $5,000. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 15 Using existing communication channels, NEA shall publicize the need for transparency and disclosure of donor agreements and funding from foundations or centers to colleges, universities, and other educational programs. It is imperative that colleges and universities remain academically independent of the influence of foundations like the Koch Foundation. This information is readily available from littlesis.org, a progressive research network. Submitted by: Majority vote at regularly called meeting of the state delegation in connection with the annual meeting. Contact: Len Paolillo, Massachusetts SO-5: Secure the Environment to Advance the Mission of the NEA and its Affiliates an additional of $1,000. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 16 NEA will use its communication network of health professionals and consultants to support educators with information on how to navigate the health system with resources and information regarding stroke and the devastating effects to the members and their families. Strokes affect about 58 percent of the U.S. population. We need to educate educators, students, and families on how to navigate the complex medical system and to be aware of the indicators of the signs of a stroke. Contact: Evelyn Ayum, New Jersey ebolocs@aol.com SO-4: Provide Professional Supports NEW BUSINESS ITEM 10 That NEA, through existing publications, inform members about the issues faced by international adoptees that were not granted citizenship under the Child Citizenship Act of ,000 adoptees were denied citizenship as they were adults when the CCA was passed. This means they can face deportation for being convicted of even a minor crime. Lack of citizenship can also lead to many other life changing interruptions. Submitted by: Majority vote at regularly called meeting of the state delegation in connection with the annual meeting. Contact: Robert Myers, New Jersey rmyerstchr@aol.com SO-6: Enhance Organizational Capacity an additional of $12,500. an additional cost of $25,000. Contact: Lindsay Peifer, Minnesota MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 RA TODAY 9

10 Candidates for Executive Committee (one-year partial term/one seat) Tammy Wawro Dr. Tammy Wawro is a National Board Certified teacher on release from Cedar Rapids Community School District finishing her second term as president of the Iowa State Education Association. Tammy has served in many roles throughout her career, from building rep to chief negotiator and president of the second largest local in the state. This background is what keeps her focused on ensuring that local leadership and members are informed and engaged. Tammy led the educators of Iowa with a student-centered passion and progressive vision as, overnight, politicians dismantled educators and union members rights in the state. Nevertheless, she persisted successfully leading the charge to win over 200 recertification elections, all while building relationships with and empowering local leaders and members. Robert Rodriguez As a middle school special education teacher for the past 14 years, I have dedicated my career to my students, my profession, and my union. I am a passionate leader who believes in the power of organizing, and I live the daily challenges of teaching our future scholars. As a past local president, I know the struggles of defending our core values, like collective action and the resources needed to accomplish these goals and values. As a member of the NEA Board and NEA Budget Committee, I have fought to ensure that these resources continue to exist for our state and local affiliates. As your candidate for the NEA Executive Committee, I will not be silent against the attacks on our students, communities, and our UNION! Adarene Hoag Our country is at a turning point. The consequences of the Trump regime have become clear, seen in images of thousands of immigrant children separated from their parents, imprisoned in cages. Outrage has gripped the nation. The movement can lead the way. All that is needed is leadership. Student, families, and teachers need an NEA leadership that will organize demonstrators to shut down immigrant concentration camps and reunite families; a leadership that will call for a national teachers strike to reverse the Janus decision; a leadership that will demand Trump resign or be removed. Standing up together can brighten our students future more than any knowledge we could impart now. Take that stand with me, and elect the EON/BAMN slate to NEA leadership. Christine Sampson-Clark My name is Christine Sampson-Clark. I am asking for your vote as your NEA Executive Committee member for the one-year vacancy. While we all have our own personalities, strengths, and challenges, NEA is the fabric that holds us all together. Although the local association is the foundation on which the other affiliates are built, it is our national unity that makes us a force with which to be reckoned! Underneath, we all want the same thing: a quality education for our students and respect for our profession. As someone who has worked as an ESP and certified member, coupled with my strong personality and resolve, I know am qualified to speak to our diverse needs on the national stage. Vote for me at the RA! Get the NEA Today app NEA-branded publications in one place!... News and feature articles delivered regularly!... Exclusive interactive content and resources! Available on the 10 RA TODAY Visit our booth to see y our face on the cover of NEA Today and enter our story con test! MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018

11 Candidates for NEA Board of Directors Candidates for At-Large Director Representing Education Support Professionals (three-year terms/two seats) Name: Matthew C. Powell Employment Position: Head Custodian/Bus Driver/Night Watchman Community and State of Residence: Graves County, Kentucky Current and Previous Employment: Graves County Schools (11 Years) Local: President, Association Representative, Membership Chair, Anti-Privatization Chair State: Executive Committee/Board of Directors/District Vice President/Top Political Advocate/2019 ESP of the Year National: Current At-Large ESP NEA Director/LFT Graduate/Member Dues Task Force/ESP Careers/ESP Conference Planning/ESP PGC Workgroup School Safety/Educator Recruitment/Achievement Gaps/Standardized Testing/ Privatization/Vouchers/Charter Schools/Nutrition/Professional Pay/ Higher Education/ Union Rights. Name: HaSheen Wilson Employment Position: Information Technology Community and State of Residence: Youngstown, Ohio Current and Previous Employment: Youngstown State University Local: Executive Committee, Crisis Team, President Black Faculty & Staff Association State: Board of Directors, Resolutions, Legislative Contact, RA Delegate National: Board of Directors, Resolutions, RA Delegate Committees: ESP Professional Growth Continuum, Leadership Competencies, Leadership Summit, Board Steering, Membership Organizing, Social and Racial Justice, New Membership Category, Diversity Cadre Trainer Lack of respect for the profession, bad legislation, lack of funding, and school safety are the overriding issues. Educators must hold each other, communities, and legislators accountable so America knows WE COUNT! WE MATTER! The profession is respected and receives resources to be successful. Name: Lakilia Bedeau Employment Position: Director of Tornado Alley YSC Community and State of Residence: Paducah, Kentucky Current and Previous Employment: Paducah Tighman High School Local: PESPA President , Secretary State: KEA Board of Directors , KEA Legal Assistance Committee, KEA Ethnic Minority Director , KEA ESP of the Year 2016, Diversity Committee National: NCESP Executive Committee, NEA Community Schools Task Force, NEA Resolutions Committee, White House Champion of Change Nominee 2016, NEA LFT Grad 2014, MLT Participant, ESP Professional Growth Continuum Committee I would say the budget is a concern for many. This is imperative because with slim to none budgets, it s difficult to ensure student success and safety with limited resources. Name: Marti Alvarez Employment Position: Transportation Specialist Community and State of Residence: Traverse City, Michigan Current and Previous Employment: TCAPS Schools, NMC Deejay 1995-Present Local: Union Steward, OPIE Award State: MEA Board of Directors, MEA ESP Caucus Executive Board, Region & Coordinating Council Co-Chair, International Understanding, Women s Issues, Human Rights, ESP Conference Committees National: NEA Board of Directors, ESP At-Large, Leaders for Tomorrow, NCESP, Members Rights Commission, Women/Minorities Conference Committee, School-to-Prison Pipeline Panel, Conference Presenter, Professional Growth Continuum Social justice, systemic racism, gender bias, student and educator bullying. School-toprison pipeline. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. PreK-16 public education funding, vouchers/private schools, ALEC, living wage. Safe learning, teaching, working environments. Privatization, shortage in education professionals. MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 Name: Lisa Jennings Employment Position: Elementary School Secretary Community and State of Residence: Sioux Falls, South Dakota Current and Previous Employment: I began October 2000 at Anne Sullivan, previously worked for Connie M. Buskohl, CPA where I am still employed part-time. Local: Currently local president. Have held all leadership positions. State: Currently on SDEA Board of Directors representing Eastern Prairie Unit. Previously served on the SDEA Board as ESP-At-Large Director. National: NEA Board of Directors , currently on the training cadres of the NEA HCR Department Lack of funding that affects all levels of education and the pressures put on students to perform/test to certain levels, regardless of the pressures they bring with them from home. Name: Jeanette Kimber Employment Position: Administrative Assistant - ESP Community and State of Residence: Gwinnett County, Georgia Current and Previous Employment: Gwinnett County Public Schools Stellar Substitute Teacher/ Administrative Assistant Local: Cluster Leader 1st VP, President, Co-President. State: ESP at Large/Board of Directors (2 years), ESP of the Year: Competitive salaries/compensation People being able to etch out a quality of living for themselves and their families; 2. The Janus decision. It is sad that in today s world in the land of the free and the home of the brave that in 2018 we are faced with the thought that five of the court s justices said such fees violate workers free-speech rights. Name: Julie Wickersham Employment Position: Learning Adaptive Program Assistant Community and State of Residence: Clarkston, Washington Current and Previous Employment: Clarkston School District Local: Past President, Bargaining Chair State: WEA Board Director National: NEA Board Director ESP At-Large I strongly believe the overriding issue that has the potential to change education as we know it today is the attack on public education through the guise of attacking public sector unions. The attack on unions that protect the rights of educational employees is of the utmost importance when examining education. We must GO, FIGHT, WIN!!! Candidates for Alternate At-Large Director Representing Education Support Professionals (three-year term; one seat) Name: Antoinette Felder Employment Position: Administrative Assistant Community and State of Residence: Seattle, Washington Current and Previous Employment: Seattle Public Schools Local: Seattle, Past President of Clerical Group State: Washington, Board of Directors, Action Coordinating Team for ESP National: Board of Directors ESP At-Large Lack of funding for educators, such as salaries for educators and classroom materials for student learning centers. No backing from our elected officials to push equity for students regardless of color, gender, zip code, or country. School personnel need training and support in the following: safety, security, trauma. The importance of ESP staffing within the school systems. RA TODAY 11