Teachers
of Tomorrow Club
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Under Construction 2002-2003
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Bylaws
Preamble
We,
the Teachers of Tomorrow, are committed to: 1)
Strengthening the teacher community by providing fellowship and support. 2)
Involving and engaging in activities that will strengthen our educational
skills, abilities and knowledge. 3)
Providing opportunities to be kept informed and address the broader
aspects of education. (such as technological advances, governmental policies and
issues, social issues, cultural sensitivity and philosophical controversies.) 4)
Providing
community outreach opportunities especially with local schools and students. Bylaws
ARTICLE
I.
Officers Section
1:
The term of office for the officers shall be one year or until their
successors are duly qualified. Incumbents
are eligible to seek reelection for one additional term.
The officers shall assume office on February 11 following their election. Section
2:
President a)
Shall be the chief executive officer of the Association. b)
Shall represent the Association as spokesperson on matters of policy or
assign responsibility for such representations. c)
Shall set the meeting time, prepare the agenda and preside at all
meetings of the Association. d)
Shall carry the absentee proxy vote, with the exception of being the
deciding vote during a tie vote on an action item. e)
Shall serve as ex-officio member on all committees; and f)
Shall, name
all special committees, appoint all committee chairs, and attend all meetings
required by ASI, not including Club representation. In his/her absence, the Vice President shall act as presiding
officer. g)
Shall be authorized to sign checks even in the absence of the Treasurer. h)
The President will decide and delegate specific tasks to the Vice
President. Section
3.
The Vice-President a)
Shall
preside in the absence of the president. b)
Shall
perform other duties as delegated by the President and/or the Executive
Committee. c)
Shall
assist the President in coordinating participation on committees, boards, and
task forces. d)
Shall
be authorized to sign checks in the absence of the Treasurer AND President Section
4.
Vice –
President Finance a)
Shall have general supervision of all TOT finances. b)
Shall oversee preparation of the budget. c)
Shall prepare financial statements that will be presented at the first
meeting of every month. d)
Shall maintain an accurate record of all TOT funds. e)
May initiate and sign checks and check request forms. f)
Shall coordinate long term and budgetary planning. g)
Shall abide by specific duties appointed to him/her by the President. a)
Section
5:
Vice
President Information Management a)
Shall act as a scribe during all meetings, recording group ideas,
discussions, agendas of general, and Executive Committee meetings. b)
Shall post TOT accomplishments in the TOT folder once a month. And
submit all necessary reports and recordings to district, regional or state
presidents. c)
Shall record lists of contacts, and TOT relations. d)
Shall abide by specific duties appointed to him/her by the President. e)
Shall help guide meetings by notifying the President when he/she is
using time improperly, or will concern him/herself with pertinent details in the
President’s presentation. Section
6:
Vice
President Historian: a)
Shall
prepare an association scrapbook; b)
Shall
write a history of the year’s work; c)
Shall
be in charge of the local newsletter; d)
Shall
take pictures of association events and e)
Shall
provide/secure expert help in the above areas. Section
7:
Vice President Events Coordinator a)
Shall create events and activities to promote our mission statement. b)
Shall coordinate all efforts with the other officers and committees. c)
Shall be responsible for fundraising and/or special events ideas
proposed by TOT members. d)
Is also responsible for promoting all TOT events including meetings,
utilizing all campus publicity resources, i.e., e-mail, telephone, fliers and
posters. e)
The committee may also appoint an off- campus representative at the
discretion of the President and with majority vote approval. Section
8:
Vice President PM Meeting Coordinator a)
Shall be responsible for coordinating the Night meetings, which will
occur at least once a month. b)
Is responsible for recruiting and scheduling guest speakers c)
Is responsible for creating a Night Meeting phone tree d)
Is also responsible for promoting all meetings b)
Section
9:
Vice President AM Meeting Coordinator a)
Shall be responsible for coordinating the Day meetings, which will occur
at least once a month. b)
Is responsible for recruiting and scheduling guest speakers c)
Is responsible for creating a Day Meeting phone tree d)
Is also responsible for promoting all meetings Section
10
Vice President Marketing & Publications a)
Shall
be responsible for creating marketing campaigns b)
Shall
be responsible for making flyers c)
Shall
be responsible for new stories d)
Shall
be responsible for press releases e)
Shall
be responsible for posters f)
Shall be responsible for “Materials” needed for events. g)
Shall
be responsible for “materials” needed for conferences / displays. Section
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Vice President ICC a)
Shall
be responsible for attending the weekly ICC meeting on campus. b)
Shall
be responsible for taking notes of ICC meeting and placing those notes and
flyers into the TOT Binder. c)
Shall
represent TOT at the ICC meetings. d)
Shall
be responsible for keeping the alternate ICC member up to date on ICC issues and
coordinating their schedule. Section 12
ICC Alternate a)
Shall
be responsible of coordinating with the Vice President ICC person to cover all
ICC meetings. b)
Shall
be responsible to keep abreast of all ICC happenings and issues. Section
13:
VP Community Service and Partnering a)
Shall be responsible for maintaining community partnerships with local
schools b)
Shall be responsible for maintaining teacher partnerships within our
local schools c)
Shall be responsible for creating new partnerships with organizations d)
Shall be responsible for creating new partnerships with other “Student
Teacher” clubs and schools. e)
Shall be responsible for maintaining the community service binder. f)
Shall be responsible for organizing the
monthly community service reading outreach at local schools, in
conjunction with the club advisor. g)
Shall be responsible for coordinating at least one WVC Campus service
project (Voter Registration, Blood Drive, Children Finger Printing, Children’s
Faire, Etc.) in association with the Events Committee and VP. c)
Section
14:
All elected officers of TOT must be students at WVC that are interested
in becoming future teachers and/or administrators. No member running for a committee position can
hold two offices during one term. Section
15.
In the event of a vacancy in the officer of its Vice-President,
Secretary, or Treasurer, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the
Executive Committee for the remainder of the term. Section
16:
Each newly elected officer of the TOT committee shall read this
constitution and bylaws in their entirety and sign and date a document verifying
the said action is completed. Section
17: Accountability a)
Any officer may be impeached from office due to misconduct, failure to
cooperate, failure at to maintain their responsibilities and duties, and failure
to implement the mission statement of WVC and/or TOT. b)
The action required to have a member removed is if (¾) of the committee
membership votes in favor of his/her removal from office. c)
If the president is removed from office, he/she is by default replaced
by the Vice President. If any other officer is removed due to misconduct,
failure to cooperate, and/or failure to implement the mission statement of WVC
and/or TOT, he/she is to be replaced by another member of TOT.
That person will be nominated by the President, which will then require a
majority vote by the committee for assumption of the position. ARTICLE
II.
Executive Committee Section
1.
The Executive Committee shall be the executive branch of this
Association. Section
2.
The duties of the Executive Committee shall be: A)
To be responsible to the membership in all matters; B)
To carry out the policies of the general membership; C)
To attend to the business of the Association between general meetings; D)
To approve all members of the committees; F)
To adopt the annual budget; G)
To make available all official documents for inspection of the
Association; H)
To cooperate with the president in setting up a schedule of meetings for
the year; I)
To act on problems that need immediate atte4ntion; and J)
To give general direction to the work of all standing and special
committees. Section
3.
A quorum for the Executive Committee shall consist of a majority of the
members. Section
4.
Any member of the Executive Committee who is absent for 4 consecutive
regular meetings or a total of 10 meetings of the Executive Committee during an
Association year shall forfeit her/his office. Section
5.
Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be at a location designated by
the president. The president shall notify the Executive Committee of any
change in the location of their meetings.
ARTICLE
III.
General Meeting Section
1.
MEETINGS. The Association shall hold at least 4 meetings a year at a
time and location to be determined by the Executive Committee.
Notice to all meetings shall be posted in all buildings of the
Association. Section
2.
Special MEETINGS. Special
meetings shall be held at the call of the president, a majority of the Executive
Committee, or upon the written request of 51 percent (%) of the members.
These meetings will consider only ties specified in the call for such a
meeting and shall deal with important matters, that arise between regular
meetings and that urgently require action.
ARTICLE
IV.
Committees Section
1.
There shall be the following standing committees, in addition to the
Executive Committee, appointed by the president subject to the approval of the
Executive Committee: Publicity, Elections, Fund Raising, Enrollment. Section
2.
DUTIES. The duties of the committees, as herein provided shall be
found in the Association Standing Rules. Section
3.
The president with the approval of the Executive Committee may establish
special Committees. Section
4.
Special committees shall be established for the purpose of accomplishing
a specific task within a limited period of time.
(Also known as “ad-hoc” committees)
The committee chairpersons shall be ex-officio members of the Executive
Committee.
ARTICLE V.
Dues Section 1.
Members shall pay annually
the current fees for student memberships in the State, the current fees for
membership in NEA-SP and SCPA is $28.00 ARTICLE
VI.
Nominations and Elections Section
1.
Elections will be conducted under guidelines approved by the general
membership. Section
2.
All elections will be conducted using an open nomination and secret
ballot procedure.
ARTICLE
VII.
Due Process Section
1.
The Association shall guarantee that no member will be censored,
suspended, or expelled without a due process procedure, which shall include an
appellate procedure. Section
2.
The Association shall guarantee that no member of the Executive Committee
shall be impeached and removed form office without due process procedure with
shall include an appellate procedure. Section
3.
The general membership shall approve rules and procedures to implement
these due process guarantees.
ARTICLE
VIII.
Amendment Process Section
1.
These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds(2/3) vote of those present
and voting at any general meeting. Section
2.
Propose changes in the Bylaws shall be presented in writing to the
membership at least 5 days prior to the meeting at which they will be
considered. ARTICLE IX.
Suspension Provision Section
1
Any provision of these Bylaws may be suspended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of those present and voting at any general meeting. ARTICLE
X.
Parliamentary Authority Section
1.
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be the authority on all
questions or procedure not specified in this Constitution, Bylaws and Standing
Rules.
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