Here are a few important things we wanted to share with you!
From your Board: Aaah the fall, the leaves begin to change, everyone goes nuts for pumpkin (even though it's the spices we crave!), and all of last year's postponed conferences have arrived!
In this Bulletin: The big event for this Newsletter is the CSTA New England Conference! It's Saturday October 24th. See details below on some of the speakers and helpful links.
It's also election season and we'd like to remind you all positions are open for election. See below for more information. Deadline for self-nomination is this Thursday, October 15th. (Include your name, position running, and brief writeup as to why you would be a good it)
Get connected with our Conference initiatives!
CSTA New England Regional Conference information.
Save the date for Saturday, October 24th
We're focusing on the theme of "Equitable Remote Learning"
Chapter Elections are being held! Self-nominate today!
How Elections work:
We want elections to be open and honest, which is why our Chapter Librarian handles the ballot and fielding requests for interests. We've detailed out our election process in this document.
What you need to do if you're interested in running:
BY October 15th you must...
Identifying the position you’re running for.
A brief mission statement of why you would be a good candidate and what you would like to accomplish in your aspired role
After this deadline CT CSTA will publish a document detailing all candidates for Chapter members to review and host an online ballot for vote collection.
FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY: The current Board is making arrangements to refactor the election timeframe to have elections run in the Spring. That way new Board members have the Summer to train & transition and then plan the school year in their designs. That means this election season will run shorter than prior years.
Run for office!
ALL Board positions are open for the 2020-2021 academic year! Being an officer gives you a greater opportunity to affect positive change in our state. Each position is unique and offers different ways for you to contribute.
Review the job descriptions linked below. Elections are typically held between the September and November chapter meetings, with results being announced at the November meeting.
Interested in championing characters in Conneticut? Contact Brad Kjell!
Is a Board position too much of a commitment right now? Try an Advisor Position!
Perhaps a Board position is too much of a commitment! (It's not!) We are also looking for members of our community passionate in their grade band to help us uplift CS education in their world!
This person is responsible for advocating for the success of their respective grade band & moderating their respective grade band Group here on the CT CSTA website!
