How Can an Association Join NYSCEA?

Membership Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration as a member of the Council, a professional  organization must provide evidence that it sustains a major interest in statewide policy for strengthening the quality of education, and that a majority of its members are teachers, supervisors, administrators, and other professionals in the schools and colleges of New York State. Any organization seeking membership on the Council shall give evidence that it is not an umbrella group consisting of any current member organizations currently represented in NYSCEA.

To read what the NYSCEA Constitution says about membership eligibility, click here.

When & where does NYSCEA meet? 

NYSCEA meets three times annually, typically in Albany. All meetings are held at the Holiday Inn, 205 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205. The meetings for this academic year are scheduled for Sept. 21, 2011,  Feb. 3, 2012 and May 18, 2012.

What Are a NYSCEA Delegate's Responsibilities?

Delegates are expected to participate in NYSCEA's DELEGATE ASSEMBLY (which consists of two voting representatives from each member group). The assembly meets three times/year. The Assembly is presided over by an EXECUTIVE BOARD which includes the President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President and Committee Chairpersons who keep in contact with their team or committee members regularly, and make recommendations to the Delegate Assembly. Responsibilities of Delegates are:

• Represent your organization and its membership.
• Attend 3 meetings per year.
• Collaborate with NYSCEA affiliated organizations.
• Act as liaison between your organization and NYSCEA and NYS Education Department.
• Serve as voting member for all NYSCEA business. 
• Bring your organization's issues to NYSCEA business meeting.
• Register for meetings and ensure member association dues are paid.
• Disseminate NYSCEA information to your organization's membership.
• Provide your organization information to NYSCEA Executive Manager.
• Utilize technological communications, including list-serve and NYSCEA website.