[Osta-board] Election ethics?

Sun Jun 28 11:11:08 PDT 2015

I completely agree! I think my first communication with Lori, responding to some outreach, was to express my frustration with the lack of administration support for science and my fear that science would be swept even farther under the rug with CCSS. I see NGSS being given lip-service by admin, with no support. We need a strong voice to break through the administration rhetoric (how many of you have heard the admin mantra "if the students can read better they will be more successful in science" used to justify their anti-science decisions?). I recently was asked if I was burned out. I don't think I am burned out, but I am frustrated to the point of catatonic response and tired of being threatened by admin for trying to teach real science. We need a leader from NSTA who can and will stand up for science education. Having a Washington administrator represent the interests of science educators isn't going to be effective in my district. While I definitely would prefer Lynda or Lori as representative, even if the representative comes from Washington, I want someone elected to NSTA who represents the interests of science education. We need to consider how, given the small window for introducing candidates, we can best present our candidates to the NSTA region.

And why is there such a difference between Oregon and Washington in membership in NSTA?
Karen

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> On Jun 28, 2015, at 6:08 AM, Bernie Carlsen <bcarlsen at reed.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello Bradford,
> 
>      Here is another item to be brought up for Board discussion at this week's Retreat.  The board really needs to consider some "strategic planning" to get an Oregonian elected to the position of NSTA Region XVII Director.   In the recent past elections, the candidates from Oregon have been overwhelmed by the Washington candidates mainly because of the sheer numbers of members in Washington!   In the last election, an ambitious TOSA from Bellingham, completely unknown by the leadership of WSTA, won despite the assurances from WSTA board colleagues that it was "Oregon's turn" to have a representative.
>      Although he is a nice fellow, he became a school principal just after his NSTA election, and his school responsibilities prevented him from any involvement with OSTA.  He completely snubbed Lori's Centennial Conference despite the fact that a former Bellingham science teaching colleague volunteered to bring the NSTA display to our conference.  Lori had Bill Badders here, for heaven's sake, and her conference was completely built around NSTA's NGSS strands.
>      The same thing is happening this year at Sue's Bend Conference.  Sue is bringing in NSTA speakers and her strands are based on NSTA themes of NGSS for Oregon, yet not a peep from the current Region XVII Director.
>      Oregon deserves better representation!   But with both Lynda and Lori planning to run for that position, some "strategic planning" is needed by the board to help promote their candidacies and insure the election of a person who will represent the interests of all of the NSTA members and their state organizations in Region XVII.
> 
>      Please add this item to the discussions this week at the OMSI retreat.
> 
>         Peace and friendship,   Bernie
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Amanda Upton <aupton at nsta.org>
> Date: Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 6:51 AM
> Subject: RE: Election ethics?
> To: Bernie Carlsen <bcarlsen at reed.edu>
> Cc: Sharla Dowding <sharla at tribcsp.com>, Carolyn Hayes <caahayes at comcast.net>
> 
> 
> Good Morning Bernie,
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> At this time the policy of NSTA regarding campaigning states:
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> NSTA prohibits campaigning for all elections. The publication of each candidate’s biographical and position statement shall be the total extent to which the Association members are informed about candidates for office. The publication of each candidate's biographical data and position statement shall be the total extent to which the Association members are informed about candidates for office. Any communication—oral, written, or electronic—sent by the candidate to members may announce only the names of the two candidates for each office and the details of how and when to vote. Candidates whom the Board of Directors has determined to have violated this policy will be disqualified.
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> If material is published in other venues we ask that candidates let their other organizations know that we request that the information published be in the same format as it will appear in the ballot.
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> For example from the most recent ballot:
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> Eric Brunsell
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> Gregory MacDougall
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> Candidates may let their friends and family know they are on the ballot once cleared by the nominations committee chairperson.
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> Each candidate will receive the ballot information once published through the nominations webpage, and it will be published in NSTA Reports and NSTA Express. This information may be reproduced as is published through the NSTA website.
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> I hope this information has been helpful.
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> Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
> 
> I encourage you to engage your state members and non-members regarding leadership positions in NSTA. Non-members can become members prior to the ballot being sent and fully participate in the election. The ballot will open on December 16th.
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> I’ve included the new nominations chairperson, Sharla Dowding and our president Carolyn Hayes for any further clarification.
> 
> Thank you for your leadership.
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>  
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> Kind Regards,
> 
> Amanda Upton
> 
> Manager, Nominations and Teacher Awards Programs
> 
> Program Manager, Shell Science Lab Challenge
> 
> “…promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.”
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>  
> 
> From: Bernie Carlsen [mailto:bcarlsen at reed.edu] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 6:12 PM
> To: Amanda Upton
> Subject: Election ethics?
> 
>  
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> Dear NSTA nominations person,
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>  
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>    I wish to inquire about the NSTA protocols and procedures that are permitted in order to get a candidate elected as a district director.    
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>    What is allowed , and what is not allowed as far as publicity, politics, and persuasion techniques to promote our candidate?.
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>    Oregon candidates are constantly being beaten by Washington candidates in these District XVII elections because of the shear imbalance of the numbers of NSTA members in these two states.    
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>    "A Chicken In Every Pot", "a Car in Every Garage", candy for the kiddies, kissing babies at banquets, exhibit booths at regional conferences, mailings, email blasts, posters, billboards and "sandwich boards"???   The gloves will come off in this next election, but your protocols and procedures will be observed if you tell what they are!
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>    Thank you for all that you do for science education,
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>  
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>       Peace and friendship,   Bernie Carlsen
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