- Reimbursement for Conferences and Trainings will be for SBTA members only.
- Members who cancel with less than seven-days notice will be responsible for all incurred costs.
- Emergency circumstances will be considered by the SBTA Board of Directors for the purpose of excusal and/or dismissal of incurred costs.
- SBTA President (Must attend the following conferences or send a designee:)
- CTA President’s Conference
- NCUEA Fall & Summer Conferences
- NEA Pacific Regional Conference
- If budget permits, other officer(s) may attend with consideration of Association Days. May use President’s expense budget to attend other conferences. Accountability steps must be adhered – Section IX.
- Other Officers and Board Members
- A. Each officer and Board of Director is allotted $500 / per fiscal year to attend any of the following conferences to further the goals of the Association.
- CTA GLBT Conference
- CTA Issues Conference
- CTA Equity & Human Rights Conference
- CTA Good Teaching Conference – South
- NEA Pacific Regional Conference
- CTA Region IV Conference
- CTA (various) ethnic minority issues conferences
- CTA State Council (meets four times a year)
- Other conferences approved by the SBT A Board of Directors
- May use Officer’s and Board of Director’s expense budgets to cover expenses over the $500 allotment and are limited by those expense budgets. Accountability steps must be adhered – Section IX
- B. All expenditure reimbursement claims must be submitted to the Association Treasurer. The Treasurer shall submit such request for approval at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors.
- C. Payment to the board member shall be made on the first scheduled check distribution date following approval of his/her claim by the Board of Directors.
- A. Each officer and Board of Director is allotted $500 / per fiscal year to attend any of the following conferences to further the goals of the Association.
- SBTA Standing Committee Chairs and Committee Members
- Committee attendees to conferences must use their committee budget in the interest of further enhancing the work of their respective committees .
- IPD Committee may send the chair, members of the committee and other SBT A
members to the CTA Good Teaching Conference – South. - New Member Committee may send the chair, members of the committee and
other SBT A members to the CT A Good Teaching Conference – South. - Human Rights Committee may send the chair, members of the committee and other SBT A members to the CT A Equity & Human Rights Conference, CTA (various) ethnic minority issues conference, and CTA GLBT Conference.
- Accountability steps must be adhered. – Section IX
- SBTA Standing Committees and SBTA appointees to District Committees
- Upon approval of the President, Committee Chairs/Appointees or their designee may
attend CTA Summer Institute or other specified trainings to further the goals of the
Association. - Participation in the work on/with the committee is required.
- Upon approval of the President, Committee Chairs/Appointees or their designee may
- Reps/Alternate Reps
- May attend SBTA Fall Leadership Conference.
- May attend San Gorgonio Service Center Council Fall Leadership Conference by approval of the President.
- Members
- If not sent by a committee, may attend the following with approval of the President and consideration of SBTA budget:
- San Gorgonio Service Center Council Fall Leadership Conference
- San Gorgonio Service Center Council EMLD training
- Any CTA Conference if budget allows
- Priority consideration will be given to new members or members who have never previously attended.
- Accountability steps must be adhered. – Section IX
- If not sent by a committee, may attend the following with approval of the President and consideration of SBTA budget:
- Accountability Steps
- If attendance is to receive training in appointed committees (bargaining. elections, PAGE. grievance, communications). then work on/with the committee is required.
- To attend a conference. individuals must register and pay for the conference in advance.
- If attending a CTA conference for which professional growth hours are awarded, then a copy of the award letter from CTA must be attached to the expense form.
- Attendees must provide one or more of the following upon completion of the conference:
- Written report for the News & Views and/or SBTA Website
- Oral report to Rep Councilor the Board of Director’ s meeting
- Training session for members
- Newsletter or Informational Flyer that would be sent to the general membership
- Full participation on/with the work of the committee
- Failure to adhere to these steps could result in one or all of the following as determined by the SBTA Board of Directors:
- Conditional to non-reimbursement for expenses
- Conditional to denied SBT A funding for future conferences
- Delegates Elected to CTA State Council
- Delegates are paid by CTA for all expenses and must adhere to CTA ‘s rules for accountability.
- Oral Report to Rep Council must be presented following each CTA State Council.
- Written Reports for the News & Views and/or SBTA website.
- Accounting of attendance and voting records may be provided to News & Views for publication.
- Delegates Elected to NEA Representative Assembly
- Attendance is mandatory during any business or action on the floor of the California Caucus meetings and the Representative Assembly.
- Attendance will be taken at all California Caucus meetings, during the Morning and Afternoon sessions of the Representative Assembly by an SBTA Officer.
- State delegates are paid by CTA for all expenses and must also adhere to CTA ‘s rules for accountability.
- Local Delegates must adhere to SBTA ‘s rules for accountability for the NEA RA:
- Unexcused Absences will result in non-reimbursement of expenses for the day.
- Absences will be determined to be excused by the SBT A Board of Directors.
- Written Reports for the News & Views and/or SBTA website.
- Accounting of attendance and voting records may be provided to News & Views for publication.
March 8, 2024
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