The 2017 TCSA Annual Election began July 28th and closes October 11th.
A total of 14 leadership positions are up for election this year:
TCSA Board of Directors (5 vacancies):
TCSA Elected Advocacy Committee (8 vacancies):
How to Nominate and Vote Online
All nominations, campaigning and voting are conducted electronically via the TCSA Quality Member Portal.
First, click here to log into the TCSA Quality Member Portal.
Second, click on ‘Membership Voting’ in red font at the top right hand corner of the page. Here you will find the links to (1) the Candidate Nomination Form and (2) cast your vote in the 2017 TCSA Election.
For your reference, this page also contains the TCSA Bylaws and Nomination and Election Policy, which sets forth leadership eligibility requirements, and the 2017 TCSA Election Timeline.
If you would like to nominate someone other than yourself, please reach out to that potential candidate and ask him or her to complete the Candidate Nomination Form.
Questions or problems? Please contact Maria-Theresa Sigua at msigua@txcharterschools.org or 512.584.8272.
The nominations form due date has been extended through Monday, September 4th at midnight CST.
2017 ELECTION TIMELINE |
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Task |
Timeline as Per Bylaws or Process |
Important 2017 Election Dates |
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Nomination Form Released |
75 days prior to election |
July 28 |
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Nomination Form Due Date |
Deadline has been extended |
Sept. 4 |
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Nominations Committee Review Period |
Review period has been extended |
July 28-Sept. 4 |
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Candidates are notified of eligibility |
To accommodate the extended nominations deadline, the Committee will review nominations as they are received and notify each candidate of confirmed eligibility shortly after receipt of nomination forms, but no later than Sept. 5. |
July 28-Sept. 5 |
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Deadline to submit campaign videos and bios |
31 days prior to election |
Sept. 10 |
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Slate announced |
30 days prior to election |
Sept. 11 |
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Campaign videos and bios released Electronic voting begins |
20 days prior to election |
Sept. 21 |
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Electronic voting closes |
Day before election announcement |
Oct. 11 |
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Election Winners Announcement |
Annual meeting |
Oct. 12 |
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Any Run-off Election will be conducted by paper ballot* |
Annual meeting |
Oct. 12 |
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New Leadership Terms Begin |
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Jan. 1, 2018 |
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*Only members present at annual meeting will actually be able to cast a paper ballot vote in a run-off election. |