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Our Structure: AR – local association leader who represents 10-15 members within a school building at all levels of the united education profession, and who also speaks for these members at the local association’s representative council. Association Representative (AR) Structure – at least three ARs (1:10-15 members) who act as a small leadership group within the school building; meet with the building administrator at least once a month to discuss such items as contract enforcement, instructional programs, and building policies and practices. Local Association – a formal organization of local school personnel to advance the interests of its members, promote the cause of education and build a strong unified profession. UniServ Cluster – the grouping of local associations within a county for the purpose of exchanging information, planning legislative efforts, and taking other joint actions on matters of mutual professional concern. NJEA Delegate Assembly (DA) – approximately 125 delegates elected on a county (and unit) basis – one for each 1 percent of the state total of active NJEA members or major fraction thereof within a county (or unit)* – who meet at least four times annually to establish NJEA policy, 44 – AR Handbook approve the budget, and act on reports of the NJEA officers, the NJEA Executive Director and standing committees. NJEA Executive Committee – the NJEA president, vice president, secretary–treasurer, and one (or two) representatives elected from each county and unit based on membership enrollment*. Voting is weighted to reflect the one-person, one-vote principle. The Executive Committee meets monthly during the school year to administer state association policy. NEA Representative Assembly (RA) – approximately 10,000 delegates – one for every 150 NEA members (or major fraction thereof) in local affiliates or clustered small locals, and one for every 1,000 NEA members in state affiliates – who meet annually to establish national association policy. NEA Board of Directors – determines general NEA policy between annual meetings of the Representative Assembly; consists of at least one “director” from each state association, each commonwealth, the Overseas Education Association, and the District of Columbia (each of these units is entitled to an additional director for each 20,000 or more active and life members of NEA.) Additional members are elected to meet administrator, higher education, and ethnic minority representation guarantees, if necessary. New Jersey has 11 NEA Directors. NEA Executive Committee – considers and acts on general policies and professional interests of the Association between meetings of the Board of Directors; includes the NEA president, vice president, secretary treasurer, and six members elected at-large by the RA on a rotating basis, two each year. One-person one-vote principle – a voting procedure by which the vote of each member of the constituency has equal weight so that in the elected legislative body each delegate represents approximately the same number of constituents as each and every delegate. Special Interest Affiliate – an affiliated organization whose members share a common interest based on curriculum specialization or position within the educational community. There are more than 40 NJEA special interest affiliates. * Additional members are elected to meet established ethnic-minority and active professional/ESP representation guarantees, if necessary. • representation at all levels of grievance procedure, including arbitration • legal assistance, if required


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