The Local Organization 

Some of the many functions the Locals have according to the ATA : 
• choosing delegates to attend the Annual Representative Assembly; 
• submitting resolutions to the Annual Representative Assembly; 
• naming representatives to the convention committee and assisting with the annual teacher convention; 
• supervising the activities of sublocals of the local association; 
• conducting inservice and professional development activities; 
• cooperating with school boards in planning educational programs and 
• ensuring each bargaining unit within the local geographic boundaries has an economic policy committee which conducts negotiations and liaises with the local.

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