{"id":1123,"date":"2021-01-31T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T19:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjptsa.com\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2021-05-09T21:46:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:46:11","slug":"2021-02-01-nominating-committee-volunteers-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjptsa.com\/archive\/2021-02-01-nominating-committee-volunteers-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"2021-02-01 Nominating Committee Volunteers Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deadline to apply is Februaray 19, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will hold PTSA Officer (Executive Committee) elections in May ideally, in June as a worst case scenario. A Nominating Committee is required to compile and recommend the slate of officer candidates (one candidate per position). The 5-member Nominating Committee will be elected by the membership in an online vote before the end of February (date may change if we don&#8217;t have enough volunteers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in nominating yourself as a candidate to serve on the Nominating Committee, please read the following requirements and then fill out the TJ PTSA Nominating Committee Candidate Self-Nomination Form linked at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To serve as a volunteer of the TJ PTSA, you must be a member of the TJ PTSA.<\/li><li>Experience with PTA\/PTSAs is not required but highly recommended.<\/li><li>Involvement in the TJ community as a parent, student, faculty\/staff is also highly desired. Having volunteered in the past is a plus.<\/li><li>Familiarity with the TJ PTSA <a href=\"https:\/\/tjptsa.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TJHSST-PTSA-2019-Bylaws.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tjptsa.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TJHSST-PTSA-2019-Bylaws.pdf\">Bylaws<\/a>, specifically the sections regarding officers and their responsibilities, elections, and the nominating committee, is good.<\/li><li>Familiarize yourself with the VA PTA <a href=\"https:\/\/vapta.org\/pta-basics\/training-support\/nominating-committee-elections\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vapta.org\/pta-basics\/training-support\/nominating-committee-elections\">training material<\/a> for Nominating Committees and Elections. Our process is tailored a little bit (we vote online with ezvoteonline.com rather than in person at meetings due to COVID), but it is otherwise very close.<\/li><li>Be willing to devote a fair amount of time during March (or as soon as you are elected to the Nominating Committee) to conduct a search for Officer candidates. You will have to evaluate and interview multiple applicants, and then as a committee recommend one candidate per officer position. You will have resources from last year&#8217;s Nominating Committee to use, such as questions for the candidates, self-nomination form, etc. and you&#8217;ll get technical help from the EC as needed.<\/li><li>You will need to present your slate of officer candidates for the general membership to vote on. Self-nominations will be accepted for the officer positions as well, after the slate is reported. <\/li><li>The slate must be presented by the end of March to give the membership 30 days to consider the candidates prior to elections in May.<\/li><li>At that point you have fulfilled your responsibilities and the committee is disbanded.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve read all of the above and are still willing to serve, thank you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please fill out this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vKCivDCdg9PGJCGUA\">TJ PTSA Nominating Committee Candidate Self-Nomination Form<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The form indicates when the self-nomination period will close; we may have to extend it if we don&#8217;t get the minimum number of self-nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bylaws Reference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For reference, here are the Bylaws sections related to the Nominating Committee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Article 4 Section 11<\/strong>: The members of the nominating committee for officers of a local PTA\/PTSA shall be elected by the general membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Article 6 Section 3<\/strong>: Nominating committee<br>a. Each member of the nominating committee must be a member of this local PTA\/PTSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">b. The nominating committee shall consist of five (5) members, who shall be elected by the members of this local PTA\/PTSA at their regular general membership meeting at least two (2) months prior to the election of officers. The committee shall elect its own chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">c. The nominating committee shall nominate an eligible person for each office to be filled, except the office of president, and report its nominees to the members at a regular general membership meeting at least thirty (30) days prior to the general membership election meeting. At the general membership election meeting additional nominations may be made from the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">d. Only those persons who have signified their consent to serve, if elected, shall be nominated for or elected to such office. It is understood that the president-elect, by accepting the nomination is agreeing to automatically succeed to the office of president at the end of his\/her term as president-elect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline to apply is Februaray 19, 2021. We will hold PTSA Officer (Executive Committee) elections in May ideally, in June as a worst case scenario. A Nominating Committee is required to compile and recommend the slate of officer candidates (one candidate per position). 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