2026 NSTA Elections
Make Your Impact: NSTA Nominations Are Open
Apply or nominate a colleague to join our leadership in transforming education to benefit all through professional learning, partnerships and advocacy.
Applicant Requirements
- You must be a current member of NSTA
- You meet the requirements of the position being sought as outlined below.
Board of Directors
Supporting Documents
Positions Available
Each year, the nominations committee will confer with the board to determine which areas of expertise are needed. This section will be updated when those areas have been determined.
This year, the Board is seeking to fill the following positions:
- President
- 3 Board At-Large Directors with the following competencies:
- Communication & Advocacy Skills
- Technical & Professional Knowledge within the Association/Organization Field
- Professional & Industry Experience
Leadership Council
Supporting Documents
Positions Available
Members who live and/or work in the following districts, to serve as District Leaders:
- District I: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- District VI: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
- District VII: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
- District XII: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
- District XIII: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- District XVIII: Canada
Members from the following constituencies to serve as Division Leaders:
- Multicultural/Equity in Science Education
- Research in Science Education
- Preservice Teacher Preparation
NSTA's Governance Structure
The Board of Directors is composed of the three (3) NSTA Presidents and ten (10) directors elected by the membership. One Director shall be an early career educator within 5 years of their first position in an educational field. The majority of Directors will be practitioners in formal or informal institutions currently or within the last 5 years. Learn More
Guidelines & Responsibilities
The Leadership Council is composed of the NSTA President; eighteen (18) District Leaders and ten (10) Division Leaders. The duties of the Leadership Council shall be to inform the Board of important external trends, opportunities, and threats; create and nurture communities at the state level and within professional interests; identify potential partnerships, create educational policy statements, chair regional and division committees, and foster relations with state chapters and affiliated groups. Learn More
Guidelines & Responsibilities
Timeline
September 17
Web Seminar: Your Voice, Your Impact: NSTA Nominations Information Session
Nominations portal open to the membership to apply or nominate a colleague.
November 23
Last day to submit a completed application.
January 24 - February 20
Review your current membership profile. Update your address, and email to ensure you receive the ballot designated for your district by logging into your membership account.
March 26
Ballots sent to the current NSTA membership. You must be a member prior to March 20 in order to vote in the election. Nomination and Election Guidelines prohibit campaigning for all elections. The publication of each candidate's biographical data and position statement shall be the total extent to which Association members are informed about candidates for office.
April 24
Final day to cast your ballot.
May 1
Election Results Announced unless there is a tie. In that event, results to be announced May 8th.
Procedures for NSTA Election for Board of Directors
An outside independent contractor will e-mail ballots and biographical material, receive returned ballots, count and tally results, and report those results first to the chairperson of the NSTA Nominations Committee, and then to the NSTA Executive Director.
By vote of NSTA Membership, NSTA Bylaws will now allow the inclusion of electronic balloting procedures for the Board of Directors and Council elections.
The contractor will be responsible for assuring accuracy of data entry, shall retain all ballots until the election is certified by the Nominations Committee, and provide, with acceptable evidence, ballots to members who may not have received them due to e-mail or other problems. Using guidelines provided by the Nominations Committee, the contractor will be responsible for accepting or rejecting ballots, reporting on those and providing invalid ballots to the Nominations Committee following the election. The Nominations Committee then has the authority to make final decisions on such questionable ballots.
For More Information
Please contact the NSTA Nominations’ Program Liaison
703.312.9254 • nominations@nsta.org