The annual OSTA Fall Staff Development Conference is the venue for conducting OSTA business. That business includes the annual election of members to posts on the OSTA Board of Directors. The Nominating committee has solicited volunteers from the membership and determined the following slate of candidates for office. As a member of OSTA, you will be able to approve the proposed slate when you attend the fall conference. All members will vote for Vice-President and Secretary. Division and regional representatives will be approved by their constituent members.
The candidate slate for membership approval is:
Vice-President: Beth Allen, Edmond, UCO (1 yr term as VP, then to be President-elect, then President, then Past-President in succeeding one year terms on the Board)
Secretary Tamara Lookabaugh, Moore, Central Jr.High School (3 yr term)
High School Division Director: Tina Rogers, Canton, Canton High School (2 yr term)
Elementary Division Director: Annette Huett , Moore, Kelly Elementary (2 year term)
District I, Northeast: Becky Hammack, Stillwater, Stillwater Middle School (2 year term)
District III, Southwest: Marie Pool, Clinton, Clinton High School (2 year term)
District V, Tulsa Public Schools: Adrienne Elder, Tulsa, Tulsa Public Schools (2 year term)
The ballot will also include a provision to ratify the proposed revision of the OSTA Constitution. Frequent review of the Constitution and By-Laws is a provision of the current Constitution, but so are a number of contradictions, errors, and guidelines that don’t make sense in an organization like OSTA. The Board of Directors voted in June to recommend the passage of the revised OSTA Constitution to the membership and your chance to ratify will be on the ballot. See the proposed Constitution revision with changes highlighted here.