Delegate Assembly 2020

Check in for PARSA Delegates

Check in with Steering and Rules

Continental Breakfast for PARSA Delegates

PARSA Work Session

2020 PARSA Chair: Corey Shepherd (NWAEA)

Committee Leadership Team Training

NEA-Alaska/Retired: Retiree Health Information Meeting

Delegate Check-in – All Delegates and Guests

Please check-in with Steering & Rules for name badges, DA notebooks, and other documents.

New Delegates – Welcome & Orientation

Please join us! Program begins promptly at 4:30pm.

General Session I

Welcome Remarks – Tim Parker, President
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes from 63rd Delegate Assembly
Introductions – NEA-Alaska Board of Directors, Past Presidents, Committee Chairs
Adoption of the Standing Rules
NEA Director’s Report – Tammy Smith
Executive Director – Glenn Bafia
Presidents’ Remarks – Tim Parker

Grab ‘n Go Breakfast

Regional Caucus Meetings

Region I – Quadrant Room
Region II – Club Room 1, Tower 1, 10th Floor
Region III – Voyager Room
Region IV – Endeavor Room
Region V – Aft Deck
Region VI –Quarter Deck
Region VII –Fore Deck
Region R – Adventure Room

Committee Meetings – Morning Sessions

(Committee work will reconvene at 1:30pm following the lunch break)

1. Governance/Constitution & Bylaws –Resolution Room
2. Communications –Club Room II, Tower 1, 10th Floor
3. Government Relations and Community Outreach –Adventure Room
4. Collective Bargaining and Employee Rights –Aft Deck
5. Building Local Capacity and Member Engagement –Voyager Room
6. Special Education –Endeavor Room
7. Leading the Professions –Quadrant Room
8. ESP Committee –Club Room 1, Tower 1, 10th Floor
9. Human and Civil Rights –Quarter Deck, Tower 1, 10th Floor

Optional Lunch Buffet for Members

$10 per person – Credit/Debit Card ONLY, RSVP on your Delegate Registration.

(Lunch is otherwise on your own)

Hearing Meetings (Optional)

NEA Resolutions – Quarter Deck

NEA-Alaska Constitution and Bylaws – Whitby Room

Special Interest Caucuses/Meetings (Optional)

Education Support Professionals (ESP) – Voyager Room

LGBTQ – Resolution Room

Republican Caucus –Quadrant Room

Black Caucus –Club Room 1, Tower 1, 10th Floor

Hispanic Caucus –Endeavor Room

Asian/Pacific Islander Caucus –Endeavor Room

Native American/Alaska Native Caucus –Club Room II, Tower 1, 10th Floor

Committee Meetings – Afternoon Sessions

(Committee work will reconvene to complete any remaining business and address any new NBIs/Resolutions for submission to Steering & Rules)

1. Governance/Constitution & Bylaws –Resolution Room
2. Communications –Club Room II, Tower 1, 10th Floor
3. Government Relations and Community Outreach –Adventure Room
4. Collective Bargaining and Employee Rights –Aft Deck
5. Building Local Capacity and Member Engagement –Voyager Room
6. Special Education –Endeavor Room
7. Leading the Professions –Quadrant Room
8. ESP Committee –Club Room 1, Tower 1, 10th Floor
9. Human and Civil Rights –Quarter Deck, Tower 1, 10th Floor

NEA-Alaska Candidate Forum

NEA-Alaska President and Vice President

General Session II

Guest Speaker
Alaska Public Media and WGBH Boston on Molly of Denali

Historical Perspective
Karen Mahurin

Candidate Speeches
NEA-Alaska President
NEA-Alaska Vice President
NEA-Alaska Regional Directors

Awards Presentation 
NEA-Alaska Awards
Alaska Teacher of the Year
NEA-Alaska ESP of the Year

Dinner on your own

Legislative Review Committee

Dinner provided at 7:15pm.

Friday Night Social

Join in the fun and get to know your fellow delegates from around the state. There will be dancing with music provided by DJ Joe Nizzo, a “no-host” bar, and appetizers. Sponsored by Horace Mann. We’ll see you there!

Grab ‘n Go Breakfast

Regional Caucus Meetings

Region I – Quadrant Room
Region II – Club Room 1, Tower 1, 10th Floor
Region III – Voyager Room
Region IV – Endeavor Room
Region V – Aft Deck
Region VI –Quarter Deck
Region VII –Fore Deck
Region R – Adventure Room

General Session III

Announcements
Credentials Report
Executive Director’s Remarks
Parliamentary Procedure Training

Committee Reports and Floor Action

1. Governance/Constitution & Bylaws
2. Building Local Capacity and Member Engagement
3. Special Education
4. Leading the Profession
5. ESP Committee
6. Human and Civil Rights Committee
7. Communications
8. Govt. Relations & Community Outreach
9. Collective Bargaining & Employee Rights
10. Legislative Review Committee

Lunch on your own

PACE Committee Meeting

Lunch will be provided.

Please note: Meeting is for current members of PACE. Newly elected regional representatives to PACE will be confirmed by the Board of Directors’ Spring 2020 meeting.

General Session IV

Committee Reports and Floor Action continues from morning session.

Dinner Break

Cost TBD – Credit/Debit Cards only.  In regional shifts.