SCTA Elections

updated: 2/19/2020

Polls are now open for the SCTA Election. All SCTA members were emailed a link to vote from our online voting system to their personal email addresses on file. The emails will come from Simply Voting (vote@simplyvoting.com) If you did not receive your voting email please follow these steps:

1.  Check your spam/junk folder – initial emails went out at 9:00 am Feb. 19, 2020. Two reminder emails shall also be sent to members who have not yet voted on Friday, Feb. 21 and Monday, Feb. 24.
2. Contact SCTA to verify your personal email address on file: scta@saccityta.com or 916-452-4591

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Polls close at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

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updated: 2/14/2020

Concurrent to the SCTA Election, there is also a separate election for CTA Capital Service Center Council State Delegates to the NEA-RA. The election materials have gone out with reps or will arrive to schools via district mail to site reps next week. This election uses a scantron ballot. Please see your site rep to sign out a scantron ballot to cast your vote. Any eligible member may also come to the SCTA office to vote on weekdays, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, through March 5th. Again this is a separate election that is run by the CTA Capital Service Center Council for State NEA-RA Delegates in our region.

The separate, SCTA Elections will take place as scheduled from February 19 – 25, 2020. See below for more information.

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updated: 1/31/2020

You may view candidates and statements in the 1/31/2020 News Messenger.

Online voting will be from February 19-25, 2020. Only SCTA members may vote. If you do not receive an electronic ballot via your personal email address on February 19th please contact SCTA at 916-452-4591 or email scta@saccityta.com.

Any eligible member wishing to vote by paper ballot may do so at the SCTA office located at 5300 Elvas Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 am – 5:00 pm from Wednesday, February 19th to Tuesday, February 25th (on weekdays).

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updated: 1/9/2020

Announcing SCTA Election Season!

This year, from February 19-25, 2020 SCTA members will be voting on two separate items;

1. Our General Election for Elementary Director as well as Local State Council Representatives.

2. Our NEA Representative Assembly Delegates

The election timelines may be seen by clicking here.

GENERAL ELECTION

SCTA Board:

Elementary Director (Due to resignation. Upon election, through June 30, 2021)

Members elected to the SCTA board are responsible for representing members in their elected group. They also are expected to attend board meetings approximately twice a month, rep council once a month and serve on the Peer Assistance Committee.  Directors are also expected to hold at least one meeting of their represented segment per year. Please see Standing Rules and Bylaws for more details.

State Council 

Local State Council Representative (3-yr term: June 26, 2020 to June 25, 2023)

Local State Council Alternates (2) (3-yr term: June 26, 2020 to June 25, 2023)

Members elected as our Local SCTA State Council Representatives are responsible for representing SCTA members on the state level. Representatives must attend 4 meetings throughout the school year currently in Los Angeles (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon). They are also  expected to attend monthly rep council meetings. In the event an elected representative is unable to attend a meeting of the State Council of Education, an elected alternate shall be designated to attend the meeting in their place.

Please click to view General Election Announcement and Candidacy Form.

Candidacy Forms, photos and statements are due to the SCTA office by 5pm on January 30, 2020.  Please follow directions carefully.

NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

The NEA/RA is in Atlanta, Georgia this year.  Delegates will be expected to attend the assembly from July 2 to July 6, 2020 (arriving July 1 and departing July 7).  The NEA/RA is an amazing assembly where members of NEA from all over the country gather together and through democratic process, using Roberts Rules determine the policies of our national organization.  It is the largest democratic body in our nation. If elected to represent your colleagues at the NEA/RA you will be required to attend all California Caucuses which begin at 7:00 am and all sessions of the full NEA body which will meet until the conclusion of all business items on the last day of the assembly.   There are countless other caucuses and meetings to get involved in if you choose.  Please click here to see the SCTA policy on delegate requirements.  You will also find more information at the NEA website:

https://ra.nea.org/delegate-resources/

SCTA has budgeted to support 12 delegate positions with the recommended stipend amount of up to $2000. There may be the possibility of other unfunded positions.  The delegate positions will be decided in the order of the number of votes received for each candidate.   Please click to view the NEA RA Election Announcement and the Candidacy Form.

Candidacy Forms, photos and statements are due to the SCTA office by 5pm on January 30, 2020.  Please follow directions carefully.