About the ISTA Board of Directors

The Board of Directors are elected by ISTA members annually and consist of 5 Executive Officers and 14 Regional Directors. The ISTA Board of Directors sets policy and makes decisions on behalf of the membership by providing general oversight regarding the affairs of ISTA, its committees, affiliated associations, policies, and strategic plan. Along with support from ISTA staff, the Board monitors financial affairs of the associaiton.

Qualifications

Regional Directors: individuals must be a current member in good standing. 

President-Elect: any individual member in good standing who has served a minimum of one term on the Board of Directors or who has provided extended service to the association shall be eligible for nomination and election as President-Elect and service in the 3 year Presidential term (1 year as President-Elect, 1 year as President, and 1 year as Past President). 

Nomination and Election Procedure

The Illinois Science Teaching Association (ISTA) Bylaws and Operating Policy and Procedures outline the nomination and election process. These guidelines ensure that highly qualified, dedicated ISTA members serve on the Board of Directors.

ISTA members may nominate individuals or themselves by completing the online nomination by July 15th.  Qualified nominees will recieve follow-up communication and are invited to complete the application for ISTA Board of Directors. 

Election Slate Determination

Election materials are sent to all nominees and collected by the Elections Committee Chair.  The Nominations and Elections Committee convenes to share the nominee insights and develop a slate of candidates.  The slate of candidates is sent to the ISTA Executive Committee for certification.  

Electronic Ballot

Once a slate is certified, an electronic ballot is sent to all active ISTA members using the email address linked to their profile. The ballot is open for a period of two weeks after it is sent to membership.

The results are reviewed by the Nominations and Elections Committee and then sent to the Board of Directors to be certified.  After certification, all candidates are notified prior to publicly sharing the results. 

Final election results are made public on the ISTA website, email, and social media, as well as announced at the Annual Membership Meeting.