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Section A 2008-2009 ISTA Handbook INDIANA STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 150 West Market Street, Suite 900 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2875 Phone: (317) 263-3400 or 1-800-382-4037 FAX: (317) 655-3700 or 1-800-777-6128 Website: www.ista-in.org i Section A FORWARD The ISTA Handbook is published annually as a tool for our leaders in the field of education. It is designed to help you build a more effective education profes- sion through the use of services and participation in the programs of the Asso- ciation and to provide information concerning goals, structure, and activities of the ISTA and its affiliated associations. November 2008 ii Section A ISTA Leadership Team Nathan Schnellenberger Teresa Meredith President Vice President Kathy A. Parks Warren L. Williams Treasurer Executive Director iii Section A NEA Board of Directors Callie Marksbary Cindy Miller NEA Board of Directors NEA Board of Directors Nancy Wright NEA Board of Directors iv Section A Table of Contents Page SECTION A—INTRODUCTION Your ISTA................................................................................................ A-1 Past Presidents.......................................................................................... A-1 Past Executive Directors .......................................................................... A-3 Milestones ................................................................................................ A-3 I.S.T.A. Center ......................................................................................... A-9 Service District Map............................................................................... A-10 Important Dates ...................................................................................... A-11 Budget Information ................................................................................ A-15 Vision 2015 ............................................................................................ A-17 Code of Ethics ........................................................................................ A-23 UEP Symbol........................................................................................... A-25 SECTION B—DIRECTORY Board of Directors...................................................................................B-1 Board Management Personnel Committee.............................................B-9 Executive Committee...........................................................................B-10 Standing Committees ............................................................................B-11 Governance Committee .......................................................................B-11 Issues and Concerns Committee ..........................................................B-15 Minority Affairs Committee ................................................................B-19 Professional Practices and Standards Committee ................................B-23 Appointed Committees and Task Forces.............................................B-27 Archive Committee..............................................................................B-27 Audit Committee..................................................................................B-28 Credentials Committee.........................................................................B-29 Elections Committee............................................................................B-30 Rules Committee..................................................................................B-31 Early Childhood Committee ................................................................B-32 Human and Civil Rights Committee....................................................B-33 Judicial Review Board .........................................................................B-35 Legal Defense Panel ............................................................................B-37 Pacesetter Awards Committee .............................................................B-38 Scholarship Committee........................................................................B-39 Special Education Committee..............................................................B-40 District Structure...................................................................................B-43 1-A through 1-M..................................................................................B-43 2-A through Metro 4-B ........................................................................B-63 3-A through 3-J....................................................................................B-83 4-A .......................................................................................................B-99 5-A .....................................................................................................B-100 ISTA-Retired .....................................................................................B-100 ISEA ..................................................................................................B-100 Staff...................................................................................................... B-103 ISTA Financial Services Program ........................................................ B-109 v Section A ISTA. Insurance Trust .......................................................................... B-109 ISTA Administrative Services Corporation.......................................... B-111 ISTA Welfare Benefits Trust................................................................ B-113 ISTA. Financial Services Corporation.................................................. B-115 I-PACE................................................................................................. B-117 ISTA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (IFIE)................ B-121 Affiliated Organizations..................................................................... B-123 Indiana Student Education Association ............................................ B-123 Indiana Student Education Association Chapter Advisors................ B-123 SECTION C—OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Indiana State Teachers Association Articles of Incorporation ................. C-1 Indiana State Teachers Association Bylaws............................................. C-9 Standing Rules ....................................................................................... C-43 ISTA Position Statements on Teacher Quality....................................... C-55 ISTA Position Paper on Education Support Professional Quality.......... C-63 SECTION D—RESOLUTIONS Table of Contents...................................................................................... D-1 Resolutions ............................................................................................... D-5 Topical Index.......................................................................................... D-46 SECTION E—BOARD POLICIES Table of Contents ..................................................................................... E-1 Policies ..................................................................................................... E-4 SECTION F—CENTER CORPORATION Articles of Incorporation ...........................................................................F-1 Bylaws .......................................................................................................F-9 Policies ....................................................................................................F-11 vi Section A History YOUR ISTA The Indiana State Teachers Association is a professional association organized to bring about the continued improvement of educational opportunities for the youth of Indiana and to improve the professional status of educators. It is affiliated with the National Education Association. The Association is supported by the dues of its members and receives no tax funds from any source. The support of education prior to the 1850's had been sporadic and unorganized. By 1852 the need for legislation to finance public education was so apparent that the Indi- ana General Assembly passed laws providing for both state and local levies for school purposes. This important 1852 law was contested in the courts, however, and the Indi- ana Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional because the tax was "discriminatory." As a result of this ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court that local taxes could not be used for public education which threatened a serious setback to education in the state, ISTA was founded on Christmas Day, 1854. One hundred seventy-eight farsighted edu- cators from over the state journeyed to Indianapolis for a meeting to contest this threat to free schools. That they won this basic struggle is now history. Born as a crusade, the ISTA in one hundred fifty three years of service has adhered to its original premise that equal educational opportunity for the fullest individual develop- ment is the inherent right of every American and, further, that public education is basic to our democracy and to the perpetuation of our American way of life. In all of this history, the ISTA has recognized that the heart of the public school is the teacher and Educational Support Professional and that their standard of living and cultural environ- ment are basic to high quality performance for the youth of our country. Past Presidents of the Indiana State Teachers Association 1854-2008 Date Name Date Name 1854 William M. Daily 1866 George Wash. Hoss 1855 William M. Daily