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, but not be limited to institutional racism, the school-to-prison pipeline, and restorative practices...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 members...