Election of Officers/Directors of the NAEA
The National Conference on Alternative Education is scheduled for January 20–23, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas (http://www.alternativesconference.org/). At the national conference, the National Alternative Education Association (NAEA) will convene its annual meeting of the members and conduct annual elections for vacant and competed positions on the Board of Directors.
The following positions will be filled by vote of the members who attend the national conference:
Director and Secretary, one year term
Director At-large I, one year term
Director At-large II, one year term
Director A-large III, two year term
Director At-large IV, two year term
Director At-large V, two year term
Director At-large VI, one year term
Director At-large VII, one year term
The NAEA has special needs (1) to fill the position of Director and Secretary, (2) to identify a person or persons whom the NAEA may begin to prepare to take the position of Director and Treasurer in 2011, and (3) to identify and prepare a custodian (i.e., Webmaster) of http://www.the-naea.org, the NAEA Web site. The Webmaster may or may not be a Director.
In accordance with Article IV, Sections 2.1 through 2.4, By Laws of the NAEA, the Nominating Committee will present a slate of candidates for the positions to be filled. Members will vote on the slate as a whole. If the slate is not approved by the members, voting will then proceed one position at a time. In this case of voting for one position at a time, nominations for each position and vote in turn will be accepted from the Floor.
If you would like to be included in the slate of candidates, please contact the Chair of the Nominating Committee (dw.is.dw@gmail.com) before December 18, 2009. The Chair will provide a Prospective Candidate’s Statement of Interest, an Application for the Board of Directors, and a Conflict of Interest statement for you to complete no later than January 6, 2010. The Chair will also send copies of the Articles of Incorporation and the By Laws. At the conference, you will be expected to deliver an oral summary (maximum 250 words or no more than two minutes) of your qualifications to the members.
If you do not want to be included in the slate of candidates, but you are interested in campaigning for a position on the Board of Directors and being nominated by the Floor, please be prepared to deliver the oral summary of your qualifications, and execute the Prospective Candidate’s Statement of Interest, the Application, and the Conflict of Interest statement. You may obtain copies of all documents from the Chair in San Antonio.
We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!