Texas State Teachers Association
Portia Talley serves as General Counsel for the Texas State Teachers Association since July 2021, supporting small businesses through Portia Talley Law PLLC as founder since April 2018. Talley's legal expertise encompasses entertainment, trademark, copyright, labor and employment law, and business transactions. Previous roles include Interim Staff Attorney at Round Rock ISD and Attorney/Mediator at PI Educational, Counseling & Enrichment Services. Talley's early career involved teaching French at Killeen ISD, where responsibilities included drafting academic policies, and practicing law at the Law Office of Portia A. Jones and The McAleer Law Firm. Education credentials include a Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a BA in International Comparative Studies and French from Duke University.
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Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA Mission and Vision Statement MISSION STATEMENT The Texas State Teachers Association will unite, organize and empower public education advocates to shape public education in Texas thus providing a quality public school for every child. VISION STATEMENT In order to shape public education in Texas, the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) will: Be receptive and responsive to the diverse needs of the membership, embracing differences; Be results-oriented, achieving outcomes that have a clear impact on members; Focus on systemic change, rather than on individual change; and Generate sufficient resources to expand association programs and services to meet all organizational needs. TSTA will maintain an internal culture that values: Open, honest and respectful communication; Organizational and individual change based on data, assessment and evaluation; and Shared accountability, collaboration and teamwork among all stakeholders – members, leaders, management and staff. Further, TSTA must Focus its resources on organizing; and Recruit and visibly organize within locals that show potential and commitment.