Filing open for NEA RA delegates, Education Minnesota Governing Board, NEA director positions
The candidate filing for National Education Association director 3 is now open. Candidate filings for Education Minnesota’s Governing Board election zone positions will open Nov. 3.
The current term for NEA director 3 now filled by Marty Scofield will expire Aug. 31, 2026. As a top decision-making body, the NEA Board of Directors includes at least one director from each state affiliate, as well as representatives from retired members, aspiring educators, at-large representatives of ethnic minorities, administrators, teachers in higher education and active members employed in ESP positions. Candidates for this position will file a form by Dec. 12.
Print and submit forms
- NEA Director filing form
- Governing Board – At-Large Election Zone filing form
- Governing Board – At-Large ESP filing form
- Governing Board – At-Large Higher Ed filing form
- NEA Representative Assembly – Aspiring Educator filing form
- NEA Representative Assembly – State Credentialed Delegate filing form
Education Minnesota is governed by an elected board, made up of a member from each of the union’s eight election zones and three at-large positions. The governing board meets throughout the year to set dues, adopt a budget and carry out directives passed at the annual meeting.
The current three-year terms for all 11 seats will expire June 30, 2026. Candidates for the next three-year term (July 1, 2026-June 20, 2029) will file by submitting the filing form by Dec. 12.
During the filing period, all of these forms are also available to complete and submit electronically on the Education Minnesota website.
Delegate selection for 2026 NEA Representative Assembly opens Nov. 3
The National Education Association Representative Assembly, the major decision-making body for the NEA, is scheduled to be held July 3-7, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.
All active Education Minnesota members are eligible to run to be a state-credentialed delegate for the NEA RA. The filing period opens on Nov. 3 and closes Dec. 12. Do not submit the forms before the filing period begins. Forms are also available to complete and submit electronically on the Education Minnesota website.
Elections will take place on a date in a 15-day window (weekdays only) beginning Feb. 16 and ending Mar. 6, 2026.
Nominations for state-credentialed aspiring educator delegates open Nov. 3 and close Feb. 15. Elections will take place at the 2026 Aspiring Educator Leadership Spring Workshop.
Funding information for state-credentialed delegates
To receive funding, state-credentialed delegates must attend the entire Representative Assembly, beginning with the first caucus meeting through adjournment the night of July 6. State-credentialed delegates are expected to attend all caucus meetings and to be on the convention floor for all proceedings.
Funding includes: Airfare—travel arrangements to be made through the designated travel agent and direct-billed to Education Minnesota (alternative transportation will be reimbursed up to a predetermined amount); the cost of a double-occupancy room at the delegation hotel (to be direct-billed) for an authorized number of nights; and reimbursement for meals and other convention-related expenses (with original itemized receipts). Substitute costs for state delegates working in year-round school settings will be covered as outlined in the Education Minnesota Financial Policy for Governance and Members.
Mileage to and from the airport is reimbursable at 20 cents a mile, along with the cost of airport parking.
No funding is available for Category 2 delegates, those who are retired or inactive members.
Funding information for small locals
A funding program is available to help locals with 200 or fewer members send a delegate to the Representative Assembly or the American Federation of Teachers Convention. Local presidents will receive information. If you have any questions around the small local grant program, please contact Vice President Marty Fridgen at marty.fridgen@edmn.org.
