Governing Documents

The Snoqualmie Valley Education Association's Governing Documents consist of our Constitution and Bylaws and Policies. The Constitution contains the fundamental principles which govern our operation. The bylaws establish the specific rules of guidance by which SVEA is to function. Our Policies, adopted in June 2020, address topics such as: Ethical Conduct, Conflicts of Interests, and Whistleblowers.

​SVEA's Constitution and Bylaws were last revised in 2022 to:

• Expand our Executive Board to include elected VPs for elementary, secondary, and student services members,
• Allow our Representative Council to set stipends for positions and require those who receive stipends to fulfill their duties,
• Move elections to later in the school year with nominations being closed at the March Representative Council meeting, and
• Clarify association/building representation at large schools like MSHS, smaller schools like TRS and PPP, and member groups such as ESAs and special education teachers.

Our governing documents were previously modified in 2019 to adjust the dues structure to prevent a large increase, clarify the status of non-members, add a diversity representative position, and adjust the election timeline for officers. In addition, changes were approved in 2016 to allow Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) to be approved by a majority of the Representative Council rather than the membership as a whole.