In the 2024 SDEA/NEA Election, there are 12 board seats positions open to serve as a SDEA Board of Director and 13 seats open to serve as a 2024 NEA Representative Assembly Delegate.
January 15, 2024 is the last day to notify Loren Paul, SDEA/NEA President of your intent to run for SDEA Board of Director position, At-Large Board of Director position, or as a state-funded delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly (NEA RA).
SDEA Board of Director positions to be elected:
- COHE At-Large
- (One 1-year term)
- ESP At-Large
- (One 1-year term)
- Western
- (One 2-year term)
- Two 1-year term
- Plains
- One 2-year term
- EGL
- One 2-year term
- Eastern Prairie
- Two 2-year term
- SEE
- One 2-year term
- One 1-year term
Note: Please include 50-word statement* of why you are running for the Board of Directors positions. In addition to a statement, please submit a photo.
* Please include 150-word statement* of why you are running for the President, Vice-President and NEA Director position.
NEA RA Delegate Election:
Members who wish to serve as a delegate to the 2024 NEA RA must indicate whether they want to be on the ballot as a state delegate and/or as a unit delegate. The NEA annual meeting will be held July 3–July 7 in Philadelphia, PA. Candidate declarations are due January 15, 2024.
There are 13 seats open for the 2024 NEA RA Delegate election:
All positions are fully funded by SDEA.
- Western
- Two delegates
- Plains
- One delegate
- EGL
- One delegate
- Eastern Prairie
- Two delegates
- SEE
- One delegate
- Minority At-Large**
- One delegate
- At-Large
- Five delegates
** this position represents SDEA’s ethnic minority members but is open to any active or active-ESP member
Note: Please include a 50-word statement of why you are running for delegate to the NEA RA.
You may contact SDEA President, Loren Paul at [email protected] or the SDEA Board of Directors’ Election Staff Liaison, Anne Plooster at [email protected].
Election Rules:
To Affirm Your Candidacy:
Print and mail completed forms to:
SDEA President
ATTN: Elections
411 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Downloads
- 7.3-campaignn-regulations-for-candidates-for-sdeaneaoffice-2021-version-for-website.pdf
- 7.5election-proceduresamended2020final.pdf
- 7.6-2016-version-1.pdf
- 7.7local-affiliate-policyadopted2020final-1.pdf
- 7.8counting-procedureadopted2020final.pdf
- 2024-aff-of-candidacy-form-at-large-bod.pdf
- 2024-aff-of-candidacy-form-general-bod.pdf
- affirmation-of-candidacy-form-nea-ra-2023.pdf