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Nomination deadline is December 16 DSEA Elections 2012 Time to think about submitting your name to run for DSEA treasur- er, Exec. Board member, and/or state delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly cate their interest in running for governance positions next February. You can pick one up at either DSEA office or print one off by going to the N DSEA Elections web page at We urge you to consider stepping up and running for – • DSEA treasurer (3-year term begin Sept. 1, 2012); must have been a member for two years; • To be a member of the DSEA Exec. Board (two year term begin- ning Sept. 1, 2012); and/or • To be a DSEA delegate to the annual NEA Representative Assembly (2-year term beginning June 2012). You can find links to job descrip- tions of these positions at the same Elections page web site. In addition to the petition, all candidates must also submit: • a statement and/or resume about your qualifications and/or why you are running for office (300 word limit for Treasurer; 150 word limit for Exec. Board and NEA RA delegate); • a color photograph/head shot of yourself. TREASURER The treasurer of DSEA is a mem- ber of the DSEA Leadership Team. www.dsea.org omination applications/ petitions are now available for DSEA members to indi- DSEA Nominating Petition Signature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Use extra paper for additional signatures. The three-year term begins September 1, 2012. DSEA officers, by the way, are limited to two terms. Candidates for treasurer must have been a DSEA member for at least two years, and submit a petition with at least 50 signatures from DSEA members. EXECUTIVE BOARD The two-year Executive Board positions begin September 1, 2012. There will be: two Kent County seats open; two Sussex County seats; and five New Castle County seats open. Twenty signatures from DSEA members are required on Exec. Board petitions. NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY (RA) DELEGATE The next two NEA RA's are in Washington, D.C. (June 30-July 5, 2012) and then Atlanta, Georgia (July 1-July 6, 2013). Basic state delegate expenses are picked up by DSEA. There are vacancies for five two- year terms, and one one-year term (the D.C. RA only). Twenty signatures from DSEA members are required on NEA RA petitions. All candidates will receive DSEA policy regarding the conduct of elections. The statement and photo will be used to help members decide for whom to vote. They will be included with election ballots disseminated in February, as well as posted at the DSEA Elections web page by December 22, and printed in the February 2012 issue of this publica- tion. The deadline for submission of all petitions, statements and photo- graphs is Friday, December 16. All petitions must arrive at the DSEA office in Dover (136 E. Water St.) by 5pm on that day. If you miss the deadline, your petition will not be accepted. All of the signatures on the peti- tions will then be validated to make sure the signors are active members. Printed Name Address City, State, Zip Nov/Dec 2011 DSEA ACTION! 7 www.dsea.org/AboutDSEA/DSEA Elections. html.