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Nomination Forms Due Date has been Extended Through Monday, September 4th!

August 23, 2017

The 2017 TCSA Annual Election began July 28th and closes October 11th.

A total of 14 leadership positions are up for election this year:

  • The Member Council Vice-Chair

TCSA Board of Directors (5 vacancies):

  • Large School Representative (3 vacancies)
  • Small School Representative (1 vacancy)
  • Standing Member School Small (1 vacancy)

TCSA Elected Advocacy Committee (8 vacancies):

  • Large School Representative (2 vacancies)
  • Small School Representative (2 vacancies)
  • College Preparatory Representative (1 vacancy)
  • Dropout Recovery Representative (1 vacancy)
  • Early Childhood & Elementary Education (1 vacancy)
  • Specialized Mission Representative (1 vacancy)

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

 

Task

Timeline as Per Bylaws or Process

Important 2017 Election Dates

 

Nomination Form Released

75 days prior to election

July 28

 

Nomination Form Due Date

Deadline has been extended

Sept. 4

 

Nominations Committee Review Period

Review period has been extended

July 28-Sept. 4

 

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

 

Deadline to submit campaign videos and bios

31 days prior to election

Sept. 10

 

Slate announced

30 days prior to election

Sept. 11

 

Campaign videos and bios released Electronic voting begins

20 days prior to election

Sept. 21

 

Electronic voting closes

Day before election announcement

Oct. 11

 

Election Winners Announcement

Annual meeting

Oct. 12

 

Any Run-off Election will be conducted by paper ballot*

Annual meeting

Oct. 12

 

New Leadership Terms Begin

 

Jan. 1, 2018

 
       

*Only members present at annual meeting will actually be able to cast a paper ballot vote in a run-off election.

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