NAME AND AFFILIATION
A. The name of this Association shall be Hillsboro Education Association, hereinafter
referred to as the Association or HEA.
B. The Association shall affiliate with the Washington County UniServ Council, the
Oregon Education Association (OEA), and the National Education Association (NEA).
PURPOSE
A. To represent its members in their employment relations.
B. To unify and strengthen the united teaching profession while presenting a
positive image of teachers In the community.
C. To maintain and improve educational excellence in the District.
D. To bargain with school boards for professional salaries, fringe benefits, working
conditions, and instructional improvement.
E. To enable members to speak with a common voice on matters pertaining to the
teaching profession and to present their individual and common interests
before the Board of Education and other legal authorities.
F. To participate actively in OEA and NEA affairs. The Association shall participate
actively in Washington County UniServ Council and shall pay its share of Council
operating costs.
G. To work toward enactment of legislation favorable to education and elect
candidates who will support education.
H. To secure, protect and expand personal, professional, legal and human rights for all
members.
I. To act for the good of our membership in any way allowed by law.
MEMBERSHIP
A. Association Members shall consist of all certified personnel in the District who have
paid dues of HEA, OEA, and NEA for the current year.
1. Active Members are voluntary members who are eligible to vote; hold HEA,
OEA, and NEA office; serve as delegates for the Association as defined in the
Bylaws of OEA/NEA, and may participate fully in all HEA activities.
2. Fair Share fee payers shall have limited rights and shall not be eligible to
vote on Association matters except those which are mandated by law; or
serve as representatives of HEA, OEA, or NEA.
B. To withdraw from continuing membership, active members shall revoke their
membership, in writing, between August 1 and October 1 of any year.
Read the rest of our bylaws here.
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 The HEA office is located at:20450 NW Amberwood Drive, Suite 125
Beaverton, OR 97006
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