Section 1. To represent all the science teachers in the state, and
promote within the teaching group the highest type of professional
practices; to encourage active participation of all science personnel in
the solution of science problems; to urge education; and to arouse
allegiance to a genuine spirit of professional ethics and cooperation.
Section 2. To encourage adequate qualifications for maintaining
positions of science teaching; to promote teacher preparation in all
science activities; to work for improvements in the science education
program.
Section 3. To promote, encourage, and assist in the
organization of all science personnel, to promote cooperation among the
members thereof, and act as liaison between science teachers within the state.
- Section 4. To cooperate with all civic bodies and business organizations
fostering educational objectives, and to aid in interpreting the problems,
the functions, and the progress of schools in the development of an
improved science program.
- Section 5. To act as a clearing house to collect and disseminate
information pertinent to science teachers.
- Article 4. Divisions:
- a. Student
- b. Elementary
- c. Middle/Junior High
- d. Senior High
- e. College
- f. Business-Industry
- g. Supervision-Administration
- Article 5. Officers and Councils
- Section 1. The officers of the Louisiana Science Teachers Association
elected statewide are president, vice-president, and secretary. Eight
district representatives will be elected by members in the same geographic
area. The boundaries for the eight Regional Service Centers will be used
for election purposes.
- Section 2. The appointed officers of the LSTA are: treasurer, NSTA
liaison, membership and convention registration chair, newsletter editor,
parliamentarian, historian, special projects chair, awards chair, exhibits
chair and other coordinators or representatives at the discretion of the
executive council.
- Section 3. The Executive Council consists of the state-wide elected
officers, the appointed treasurer and the immediate past president. The
president shall be chairperson of the Executive Council and Executive
Board. Between meetings, the Executive Council will act for and on behalf
of the Executive Board in a manner consistent with the policies and
programs adopted by the Executive Board.
- Section 4. The Executive Board consists of all members of the Executive
Council, elected regional representatives, appointed officers and the
state science Program Manager or designee. The Executive Board is the
governing body of LSTA.
- Article 6. Membership
- Section 1. There shall be four classes of membership: active, student,
business-industry, and honorary. The qualifications for membership are the
following:
- Active Membership: Employment as a teacher at any level,
administrator, or any other interested individual.
- Student Membership: Full time student in an undergraduate
college program or in high school.
- Business-Industry Membership: A business or industry interested
in science education and its promotion in the schools of Louisiana.
- Honorary Membership: An honorary membership may be granted in
any category listed for an outstanding contribution to science education
upon recommendation of the Executive Board.
- Section 2. Yearly dues are set by the Executive Board.
- Article 7. Rules for Amending
- The Constitution and Bylaws may be amended at any State Convention provided the proposed amendment has been published in an official
publication of LSTA prior to its presentation. A majority vote of those
LSTA members who attend the business meeting during the annual convention is necessary to adopt proposed amendments.
