Committees and Commissions
The TEA President appoints committees required to operate the TEA Representative Assembly and recommends to the TEA Board of Directors appointees to board-authorized committees for the purpose of providing direction regarding association priorities and programs.
Each person serving on a TEA committee shall be an active member unless such person is serving in a specially created position to represent a specific category of membership such as retired, student, etc. Any member interested in applying to serve on a TEA committee or commission should click here to apply.
TEA Committee/Commission Application
The duties of the Racial and Social Justice Committee are to: Work to garner information from TEA members and leaders, NEA, governmental agencies, professional and private organizations to identify current issues and trends impact the human and civil rights of our students and members, to include...
The duties of the Membership Committee are to: Review progress of current year’s membership campaign and recommend strategies for recruitment and membership recognition and incentive programs Recommend organizing strategies and opportunities for local leaders to increase and maintain market share...
The duties of the Operations and Rules Committee are to: Monitor the current committee structure of TEA and review the current policies and recommend changes to the TEA Board of Directors Consider any needed or proposed amendments to the TEA Constitution and Bylaws and TEA RA Standing Rules and...
The duties of the TEA State Board of Education Contact Committee are to: Build relationships with members of the State Board of Education and learn how to lobby SBE members on TEA’s critical issues Communicate with SBE members on a regular basis and become resources for the SBE on matters within the...
The Executive Committee is created by Article VIII of the TEA Constitution. By virtue of office, the president is chairperson. The vice president ex officio serves on the committee with voting rights. In addition to these ex officio members, the Constitution requires the Board of Directors to elect...
The Budget Committee: Solicits input from the Board, local affiliates, and staff concerning expansion, reduction, addition, or deletion of budget items Suggests investment possibilities to the Board of Directors Prepares a proposed budget for consideration by the Board Presents and justify the...
The duties of the Credentials Committee are to: Check credentials of all persons who go on the floor of the Assembly Work with the Elections Committee in verifying the credentials of eligible voters Serve as an advisory committee on any other matters pertaining to credentials of delegates Report to...
The duties of the Credentials Challenge Committee are to: Review any challenge made to a delegate Provide an opportunity for the challenged member to defend against the allegations, and Make a report with recommendations to the Representative Assembly
The specific duties of the Elections Committee are to: Officially verify the names of candidates to be on the ballot Conduct the procedure of voter registration Distribute ballots Count ballots Verify the counts Report results to the Assembly Hear challenges relative to the elections if made prior...
Memorial Recognition is a time is set aside on the Representative Assembly agenda to memorialize deceased members. The person appointed by the president to carry out this function is to prepare an appropriate memorial presentation.
The duties of the NEA-RA Concerns Committee are to: Recommend Board and/or Representative Assembly delegate action on NEA Constitution, Bylaws, Standing Rules, and Resolutions Assist in writing and editing of convention delegate handbook Plan and conduct orientation meetings for new delegates Assist...
The duties of the Instruction and Professional Development Commission are to: Engage in the planning process for the teacher track of the TEA Symposium for Teaching and Learning Review the TEA online portal program and suggest to the President ways to improve both the content and the experience for...