MTA Resolutions Committee accepting proposals

P roposed revisions to MTA Resolutions are now being accepted.

Resolutions are the organization’s statements of principle on issues relating to members, public education, the welfare of students and human and civil rights.

A proposal for a new resolution or revision of an existing one may be submitted by any member.

The initial deadline for submissions to the Resolutions Committee is Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.

Proposed resolutions may also be
submitted prior to the end of business
on Friday, May 13, at the Annual
Meeting of Delegates. The committee
may also propose resolutions.

All resolutions submitted are considered by the Resolutions Committee, and those submitted by the January deadline are also brought before the Board of Directors.

To become the official position of the MTA, a resolution must be adopted by the delegates to the Annual Meeting.

To see the current MTA Resolutions, please visit www.massteacher.org/resolutions.

Nominations sought for Candidate Recommendation Committee

N ominations are now open for the election of one member to the MTA Candidate Recommendation Committee.

The committee is responsible for making recommendations to MTA members to support candidates for state and federal office. There is currently an opening in Congressional District 1.

Terms on the committee are for three years. The committee member must reside in the congressional district to be represented.

Any MTA member interested in running for the CRC should contact John Connelly in the MTA Division of Governance and Administration to request a nomination form. He can be reached by calling 617.878.8305 or e-mailing jconnelly@massteacher.org.

The nomination form and a biographical statement of not more than 100 words must be received by Dec. 30.

Those eligible to vote for CRC
members are delegates to the past
year’s MTA Annual Meeting of
Delegates who reside in the specified
congressional district.

Upon request, candidates will be provided with a list of MTA Annual Meeting delegates for the congressional district, along with names and addresses.

If the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of positions to be filled, elections may be waived and the candidates declared elected to the positions in question.

Ballots including the candidates’ biographical statements will be mailed to the electorate on the first Friday in February (Feb. 5, 2016) and must be returned no later than 5 p.m. on the last Friday in February (Feb. 26).

The CRC term will begin on March 15, 2016. Members of the CRC are eligible to be elected for two consecutive three-year terms. In no event can a person hold one of these positions for more than six consecutive years.

Statewide Retired District delegates to be chosen by mail ballot

M TA Statewide Retired District delegates to the 2016 MTA Annual Meeting will be elected by mail ballot in conjunction with the NEA delegate/ director elections.

The nomination period for
Statewide Retired District delegates is
now in process and will close at 5 p.m.
on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Nominations
are open to all eligible MTA/NEA
The nomination form appears on
Page 18 of this issue of MTA Today.

Statewide Retired District delegates will be elected by mail ballots forwarded in the same self-mailer as the NEA retired delegate ballots.

The election period runs from March 7 through April 22, 2016.

Ballots for statewide retired delegates will be mailed to retired MTA/NEA members and will be accompanied by bio/statements and photos of candidates who submit them.

The 2016 allocation of Statewide Retired District delegates and successor delegates will be based on the number of MTA/NEA retired

1, 2016. Terms will last one year.

The policy procedure for the election will be mailed to any candidate who requests a copy.

Inquiries may be directed to John Connelly in the MTA Division of Governance and Administration at 617.878.8305. They may also be e-mailed to jconnelly@massteacher. org or faxed to 617.590.4908.

for at least two years immediately preceding the election. The policy on eligibility and procedure for the direct election of NEA Directors and Alternate NEA Directors is available upon request.

For information on nominations and elections, please contact John Connelly of the MTA Division of Governance and Administration by calling 617.878.8305, e-mailing jconnelly@massteacher.org or faxing inquiries to 617.570.4908.

*In accordance with Article IX,
Section 2B of the MTA Bylaws, all
members of the Board of Directors
(including officers; Regional Executive
Committee members; the Statewide
Retired Region Executive Committee
member; the At-Large ESP member;
District, Statewide, and At-Large
Directors; and NEA Directors) will be
delegates to the MTA Annual Meeting
of Delegates. Election as delegates will
occur simultaneous to, and by virtue of,
election to the above-named offices.

**RIF’d members and members who have been granted leaves of absence by their employers may be considered active members employed in education.

Election waiver

If the number of
candidates is equal
to or less than the
number of positions
to be filled, elections
may be waived
and the candidates
declared elected
to the positions in
question.
MTA election process is underway

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Retired committee has four seats open

F our members of the eight-member Retired Members Committee will be elected by Statewide Retired District delegates to the 2016 MTA Annual Meeting in May.