KEA Aspiring Educators (AE) Program will hold an online election, if necessary, to choose its voting delegates to the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly, scheduled to be held July 1-4 in Portland, Oregon. Elected delegates will take part in the Aspiring Educators Leadership Conference as well. The number of delegates elected will be based on KEA Aspiring Educators membership as certified by NEA on March 15, 2025.
Any member of KEA Aspiring Educators who wishes to represent Kentucky as a delegate to the Representative Assembly and Aspiring Educators Leadership Conference must complete and submit the official nomination form to KEA by 5 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, April 10, 2025. The form can be accessed here and must be submitted via this form.
If there are more nominations than KEA-AE slots, an online election will be held at KEA.org, beginning at 6 a.m. (EST) on Tuesday, April 23 and ending at 6 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, April 30. If you are a member in good standing of KEA Aspiring Educators, you are eligible to vote in the election. The results of the election will be unlocked and posted on the KEA website on Wednesday, May 1.
KEA provides a stipend to all elected delegates to offset the cost of attending the NEA RA. KEA Aspiring Educators pays for transportation, lodging and meals for delegates to the Aspiring Educators Leadership Conference held June 27-30. All delegates must submit a completed voucher, with appropriate receipts, within 60 days of adjournment of the NEA RA, as required by KEA Board Policy 3.2. Nominees must read the guidelines for delegates posted at KEA.org and agree to be bound by them.
All eligible voters will receive an email with the instructions and credentials to vote on the day of the election. If you do not receive your voting email, or are having trouble logging on, please contact Sherry Castle at sherry.castle@kea.org or John Lynch at john.lynch@kea.org.