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EdTA Email Blast May 30th
EdTA Annual Report 2007: A correction
In the last EdTA Annual Report, three valuable volunteer leaders were left off of the printed version of the annual report. When the report went to print, the names of Kerry Onxley, Patricia Santanello, and Pam Ware were inadvertantly dropped from the Leadership Coaches section on page 7. We regret the error and it has been fixed in the online version.
EdTA Board Election, Part 1: Candidates for EdTA board seats announced
The EdTA Nominating Committee has selected nominees for the upcoming positions of EdTA Vice President and Board Director. The terms for both of these positions will begin August 1, 2009.
As directed by the EdTA Code of Regulations, the committee is charged to seek and nominate one candidate for open positions. The candidates selected by the Nominating Committee are:
Joe Norton, candidate for Board Vice President/President for the 2009-2013 term
Joe is the Director of Education and Outreach for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), a current EdTA Board Director also serving as Board Treasurer, and a frequent workshop presenter at EdTA events.
Gai Jones, candidate for Board Director for the 2009-2012 term
Gai is a recently retired theatre educator, former California Chapter Director, and former EdTA Territory and Regional Director.
“The decisions of the nominating committee were very difficult to make," stated committee chair, Gail Burns. “There were outstanding candidates who submitted vitae for both positions.”
The candidates’ responses to qualification questions and their résumé may be viewed by clicking each candidate's name above.
EdTA Board Election, Part 2: Board nominations by petition now open
In addition to the nominated candidates, members may petition to be placed on the ballot. The petition process and form for board candidacy can be found here.
The election will take place during the 2008 EdTA Annual Conference, September 25-28, in Chicago, at the membership meeting on Saturday, September 27. At this time, EdTA members must be in attendance at the Conference to vote (see the item below for potential changes).
EdTA Board Election, Part 3: Code change required to allow election absentee ballot
As mentioned above, the Code of Regulations currently states that EdTA members must be in attendance at the 2008 EdTA Annual Conference to vote in an election. The EdTA Board of Directors proposed several changes to the election process that would allow for absentee balloting for EdTA Board Director and Chapter Director candidates.
That proposal will be voted on during a special meeting of the EdTA membership to be held Friday, June 27, 2008 at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln during the 2008 International Thespian Festival.
The results of the vote to change the Code of Regulations will be published by Wednesday, July 2.Edta - Email blast May 1st.
BIG, BIG, BIG Deadline
Tomorrow, May 8, is D-Day for our Education Department as this is the Festival registration deadline and the date that your registration must be received at the Home Office. Avoid late fees, disappointed students, and general mayhem—by having all of your registration materials and payment to the Home Office by May 8!
EdTA in the News:
Marion-Franklin High School and Thespian troupe 6977 in The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
EdTA takes leadership in theatre ed field; develops and adopts Code of Professional Standards
The EdTA Board of Directors has approved a Code of Professional Standards for EdTA members. Composed by a committee lead by Board Vice President Debby Gibbs, this code sets an ethical framework for EdTA members to use inside, and outside, the classroom. To find out more about the Code and download a copy, click here.
Changes to EdTA election process necessitate changes to EdTA Code of Regulations…
During the April 26 meeting of the EdTA Board of Directors, several changes to the EdTA Code of Regulations were proposed to allow for changes to election procedure.
The proposed changes will:
1. Add a process to allow members to request and cast absentee ballots for elections.
2. Require Nominating Committee candidate announcements to be made earlier.
3. Rename the process of additional candidate nominations and change the timeline for petition submissions.
4. Allow an election by a plurality of votes to prevent a run-off election.
The rest of the story can be found here.
…which requires a special member meeting called for the Festival 2008…
During that same April 26 meeting, the Board of Directors has called for a special membership meeting to vote on the changes to the EdTA Code of Regulations. This meeting will be held on Friday, June 25 during the 2008 International Thespian Festival. A specific room and time for the meeting will be announced at a later date. Members may vote on the proposed Code of Regulation changes in person or by absentee ballot.
…which means you can request absentee ballots for the Code of Regulations change vote
Changes to the Code of Regulations may be considered by the membership by voting either in person or by absentee ballot. If you will not be at Thespian Festival 2008, then you may request an absentee ballot by clicking here.
We are accepting requests for absentee ballots until 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 23. Ballots will be mailed no later than Wednesday, May 28 and they will need to completed and returned to the Home Office by Tuesday, June 17.
NOTE: We are using SurveyMonkey as the interface to collect requests for absentee ballots. In the past, SurveyMonkey has been known to misbehave with Macs using Safari as the web browser. If you are using Safari and it appears to not be working for you, please try another web browser.