The Virginia PTA Nominations Committee is now accepting applications from those interested in serving as a 2021-2023 Virginia PTA elected officer or Standing Committee Chair. Eligibility and responsibility requirements of officers under the current Virginia PTA bylaws. Responsibilities of Standing Committee Chairs can be found here.
Nominations will remain open and accepted no later than Friday, December 18, 2020, 5:00 PM Eastern time.
President-Elect
Vice President for Advocacy
Vice President for Membership
Vice President for Programs
Vice President for Training
Secretary
Treasurer
**Please note that nominations are NOT in order for the "President" position as the current President-Elect automatically becomes President.
Per Virginia PTA State Bylaws 2020 Page 6, Article 6: Officers and Their Election, Section 4. The following provisions shall govern the qualifications and eligibility of persons to be officers of Virginia PTA:
- a. Each officer shall be a member of a local PTA/PTSA unit in good standing in Virginia.
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b. No person shall serve more than one (1) term in office of president or president-elect. A person shall not be eligible to serve more than two (2) consecutive terms in the office of vice president, secretary or treasurer. A person who has served in an office for more than one-half (1/2) of a full term shall be deemed to have served a full term in such office. A full term shall be defined as serving from one (1) election year annual meeting to the next election year annual meeting.
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c. A person may be nominated for president-elect, only if he/she has served on the Board of Directors for at least one (1) term.
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d. Any person who has served at least one term at the council, district or state level may be nominated for vice-president, secretary, or treasurer.
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e. No person shall serve on the Board of Directors in more than one (1) capacity for more than sixty (60) days, unless the current term expires within six (6) months following the election.
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f. No person shall hold more than one (1)elected office at a time on this state board.
No person is eligible for office, who at the time of election, has not reached the age of majority of eighteen (18) and has not served at least one full term, as a member of the Virginia PTA Board of Directors; a member of a Virginia PTA Standing Committee; or a member of the National PTA Board of Directors; or a member of a National PTA committee elected or otherwise.
In addition to seeking candidates to stand for election, the Nomination Committee also makes recommendations for chairs of each Standing Committee, which will be given to the Board of Directors to consider after the elections are held in March so they can form the official Virginia PTA Board of Directors and committee members for 2021-2023.
To be considered as a candidate for an elected officer position or chair of a Standing Committee, you must complete the application process. Please submit via our website. All materials must be received on or before Friday, December 18, 2020 before 5:00 PM Eastern time.
Candidate's checklist of required materials:
- One-page narrative sharing your reasons for wishing to be considered for the position(s) you have indicated, as well as the skills and expertise you would bring to the position(s). Narrative must be on one side of an 8.5" X 11" single sheet of paper, in no smaller than 11-point type, single spaced.
- Vision statement for the position(s)
- List of at least 3 references; personal and/or professional
- PTA Resume
- Copy of current PTA membership card (*Local unit must be in good standing with Virginia PTA)
To nominate someone else for an elected officer position or chair of a Standing Committee, you must have that person's consent. Nominations can be made by local units, councils, and individual members of the state Board of Directors. To make a nomination:
- Review the qualifications and requirements for the position.
- Obtain the person's consent.
- Compose a recommendation letter including the candidate's qualifications, and your e-mail and phone number.
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E-mail the recommendation letter as an attachment to nominations@vapta.org, indicating "Nomination" in the subject line. The e-mailed materials must be time-stamped on or before Friday, December 18, 2020 5:00 PM Eastern time.
