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CAREER
AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF IDAHO, INC.
Procedures
Manual
Revised October 14, 2002
Table of Contents
Section
0000
Introduction
This manual implements
the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Corporation.
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Section
1000
Executive Board
The Executive Board
is the governing body of the Corporation. It shall consist of
no fewer than three members, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation.
Section
1010
Membership
1. The Executive
Board as identified in the By-laws shall be composed of the CTEI President,
President Elect, Immediate Past President, Recording Secretary, Financial
Chair and other Standing Committee Chairs and/or Standing Officers
as appointed.
2. The President
or an appointed Representative of each affiliated Division.
Section
1020
Rights and Responsibilities
1. Executive Board
members must maintain membership in CTEI and ACTE.
2. The Executive
Board is charged with conducting the affairs of the Corporation.
Section
1030
Meetings
1. In accordance
with the By-laws, the CTEI annual meeting shall be held at Summer
Conference.
2. The Executive
Board shall meet in conjunction with the Annual Summer Conference.
3. Special meetings
may be called by the President or upon petition signed by a majority
of the Board members.
4. The Executive
Committee shall set the time and place of the Annual Executive Board
meeting.
5. Executive
Board meetings are to be conducted according to Robertés Rules of
Order, Revised.
6. A Board quorum
shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Executive
Board.
Section
2000
Executive Committee
The Executive
Committee is a second governing body of the Corporation. It
shall consist of no fewer than five members.
Section
2010
Membership
The Executive Committee
as identified by the By-laws, shall be composed of the officers of
the Corporation. These CTEI officers are: President, Immediate
Past President, President-elect, Recording Secretary and Financial
Chair.
Section
2020
Rights and Responsibilities
1. The Executive
Committee shall conduct the business of the Corporation when the
Executive Board is unable or unwilling to meet or in the case of
emergency matters.
2. The Executive
Committee shall act as the Budget Committee. The Executive
Committee shall develop and submit a budget for approval to the
Executive Board and administer the approved budget.
3. The Executive
Committee shall appoint an ad hoc committee to arrange an audit
of the Associationés books, to be completed as soon after the end
of the fiscal period as practical. Said committee shall report its
findings to the membership at the CTEI Summer Conference or in a
mail report immediately following Summer Conference.
Section
2030
Meetings
1. In accordance
with the By-laws, the Executive Board shall meet semiannually.
One meeting shall be in conjunction with the CTEI Summer Conference.
2. The President
or a majority of the Executive Committee members may call special
meetings.
3. The president
shall set the date, time, and place of the meetings of the Executive
Committee with expenses paid for travel and subsistence at a rate
established by the Executive Board.
Section
3000
Officers
The officers,
as identified by the By-laws are: President, President-elect, Immediate
Past President, Recording Secretary, Membership Chairperson, a representative
of each active affiliated Division and each Standing Committee chairperson.
Section
3010
Requirements
1. Each officer
must be a member in good standing of CTEI and ACTE prior to nomination.
2. Candidates
for all offices, except the employed position, must be active members
of CTEI and their Divisions at least three years.
3. The CTEI
President and President-elect shall not be eligible to succeed the
same office for more than one term.
Section
3020
Election and Appointment
1. All officers
shall be elected for a term of one year, unless specified by Division
by-laws.
2. The president
elect shall be the nominee for the office of President the following
year.
3. The President,
with approval of the Executive Committee, shall select the Recording
Secretary, Financial Chair and Standing Committee chairs.
4. Division
members shall elect officers of each Division of this Association.
Section
3030
Nominations
1. The Immediate
Past President shall serve as director of the CTEI Nominating Committee
(Past Past President is alternate).
2. The Executive
Board shall meet and interview all candidates prior to the CTEI
annual meeting and present at least one candidate, but not more
than four, for the office of President -elect during the annual
meeting.
3. Prospective
candidates must submit a standardized resume to the CTEI President
two weeks prior to the Nominating Committee meeting.
4. Voting shall
take place at Summer Conference during the annual meeting.
In the event that a Summer Conference is not held, a ballot of the
approved nominees shall be returned to the Recording Secretary postmarked
no later than October 1. The Executive Committee shall appoint
a committee of three tellers to open and count the ballots.
This committee shall certify to the Executive Committee, by October
15, the name of the person duly elected. In case of
a tie vote of two or more nominees, the CTEI Executive Committee
shall cast a deciding vote.
Section
3040
Vacancies
1. The Executive
Committee shall appoint a replacement to complete the unexpired term
in the event that any elected or appointed officer is unable to complete
a term in office.
2. The affiliated
Division shall appoint a replacement to complete the unexpired term
in the event that any Division president or representative is unable
to complete a term of office.
Section
3100
Duties of Officers
Section
3110
President
1. Preside at all
meetings of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.
a. Prepare the agenda.
b. Send meeting notices and agenda materials to
members prior to the meeting.
2. Serve as
general chairperson of the CTEI Summer Conference.
3. Act as ex-officio
member of all committees.
4. Keep in close
touch with the national headquarters office and make arrangements
for carrying out the actions program determined by ACTE.
5. Take the
lead in encouraging career-technical education personnel to join
their professional organization.
6. Instruct
committee members about their assignments, assist them in carrying
out their tasks, and check with committees during the year to determine
that certain progress is being made.
7. Exercise
general supervision over the budget.
8. Take leadership
in planning the yearés program of work and carrying it out.
9. Serve as
CTEI voting delegate to the ACTE House of Delegates.
10. Provide
articles for each issue of the State Division of Education Newsletter.
11. Work closely
with the President-elect to acquaint him/her with the procedures
of the office of CTEI president.
12. Appointments:
a. Appoint Standing Committee Chairperson(s) as necessary
to fill vacancies.
b. Appoint committee chairperson as needed to carry
out the objectives of the Corporation.
c. Appoint a Parliamentarian to serve at Executive
Board meetings.
13. Represent
or designate other Executive Committee members to represent CTEI
at other professional meetings in which the interests of the Corporation
are concerned.
14. Serve on
the Finance Committee.
15. Maintain
CTEI Procedures manual
16. Communicate
and/or report with State Department of Professional-Technical Education,
at least annually.
Section
3120
President-elect
1. Attend all meetings
of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.
2. In the temporary
absence of the President, the President-elect shall preside and
fulfill the duties of the President. In the event of a permanent
absence, as determined by the Executive Committee, the President-elect
shall become President of Career and Technical Educators of Idaho,
Inc.
3. Represent
the Corporation at meetings and on committees as requested by the
President and/or Executive Board.
4. Direct the
CTEI Leadership Workshop for Division presidents.
5. Serve as
CTEI voting delegate to the ACTE House of Delegates.
6. Provide information
to the incoming President-elect regarding duties, responsibilities
and procedures of that office.
7. Maintain
CTEI Procedures Manual.
Section
3130
Past President
1. Attend all meetings
of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.
2. Serve in
an advisory capacity to the Corporation.
3. Direct the
Nominating Committee. Conduct nominations for officers as
detailed in Section 3030.
4. Review the
CTEI procedures manual and the CTEI By-laws.
5. Review By-laws
of the affiliated Divisions as needed. Divisions shall submit
by-laws when revised or every five years.
6. Perform such
other duties as the President and/or Executive Board may delegate.
7. Provide information
to the new Past President regarding duties, responsibilities and
procedures of the office.
8. Maintain
CTEI procedures manual.
9. Direct the
Finance Committee.
Section
3140
Recording Secretary
1. Attend all meetings
of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.
2. Prepare minutes
of each meeting of the Executive Board and Executive Committee and
send a copy to each member within one month after the meeting.
3. Prepare and
distribute to all Executive Board members a detailed roster of all
Executive Board members with preferred mailing addresses and telephone
numbers. Submit roster to ACTE as requested.
4. May serve
as a CTEI representative to the ACTE House of Delegates.
5. Contribute
information for newsletters when appropriate.
6. Serve as
liaison between CTEI and the Annual Summer Conference Committee.
7. File officer
report form with Secretary of Stateés office when requested.
8. Coordinate
with awards committee in the selection of plaques for awards presented
by CTEI.
9. Ensure that
each new Executive Board member has complete CTEI Procedures Manual.
10. Perform
other duties as delegated by the President and/or Executive Board.
11. Maintain
CTEI Procedures Manual.
Section
3150
Membership Chair
1. The Executive
Committee with the approval of the Executive Board shall appoint the
membership chairperson.
2. Actively
solicit membership.
3. Collect all
association dues and forward them to the CTEI Financial Chair via
appropriate banking procedures.
4. Issue membership
cards, to each division membership person at the Annual CTEI Summer
Conference, and to fully-paid members promptly after receiving their
dues.
5. Properly
register members with the American Career and Technical Educators.
Check the ACTE register with the CTEI register for accuracy.
6. Chair the
Membership Committee, which shall consist of the designated membership
chairperson of each affiliated Division and other appointed representatives.
7. Train membership
chairperson from each Division.
8. Provide membership
information to each Division.
Section
3160
Financial Chair
1. Maintain an
accounting system with accounts related to the budget categories.
a. Operate a check authorization system with each expenditure
supported by a source document.
b. Make books available for inspection by the Executive
Board at any time.
c. Have books audited at the end of the fiscal year.
2. Maintain
an interest-bearing CTEI account in a financial institution.
3. Receive and
disburse the funds of the Corporation in accordance with procedures.
4. Chair the
Finance Committee.
a. Assist in the preparation of the proposed budget.
b. Present the proposed budget at Executive Board Meetings.
5. Make available
travel reimbursement forms at Executive Board and Executive Committee
meetings.
6. Submit a
duplicated report, by budget categories, of the Corporationés finances
at Executive Board meetings. In the event an annual meeting
is not held, each Division shall receive a copy of the statement
no later than September 30.
7. Prepare a
tentative budget for summer Conference to be furnished to the Executive
Board and Conference Committee.
8. Prepare written
post-conference financial report.
9. Prepare and
submit Internal Revenue Service reports as required.
10. Prepare
and submit yearly incorporation papers.
11. Perform
other duties as the President and/or Executive Board may delegate.
12. Maintain
CTEI procedures manual.
Section
3170
Affiliate Division President or Representative
1. In accordance
with the By-laws, each affiliate Division shall develop its own procedures
for selecting representatives and alternatives to the CTEI Executive
Board.
2. Represent
the interests of respective Divisions in meetings of the CTEI Executive
Board.
3. Promote advancement
of the particular field of service as an integral Division of the
Corporation.
4. Encourage
activities among members of the Division in the areas of public
relations, research, legislation, etc.
5. Keep members
of the Division fully informed regarding activities and projects
of Career and Technical Educators of Idaho, Inc.
6. Perform special
assignments, such as membership promotion in the Division, planning
or acting as consultant for Divisional program, or for annual conferences.
7. Attend Executive
Board meetings.
8. Send Division
directory, including information for CTEI Directory, to the Recording
Secretary and Membership chairperson.
9. Notify the
CTEI past president of nominations for CTEI office.
10. Send information
about Division activities planned for annual Summer Conferences
to the Public Relations committee.
11. Maintain
CTEI Procedures Manual. Pass on to new Executive Board member.
12. Ensure that
Recording Secretary has a copy of Division by-laws, when revised
or every five years.
13. May be a
member of the Summer Conference Planning Committee.
Section
4000
Standing Committees
Section
4010
Awards and Recognition
1. Promote ACTE
Awards Program.
a. Send copies of the ACTE Awards Program information
to Division presidents.
b. Submit articles to Region V newsletter.
c. Encourage Divisions to submit their own award recipients,
as appropriate.
2. Promote and
administer CTEI Awards Program in cooperation with the Idaho Division
of Professional Technical Education
a. Send information to Division presidents.
b. Prepare certificates as needed and send to CTEI
President for signature.
3. Awards may
include, but not be limited to the following:
a. CTEI Professional Meritorious Service*
b. CTEI Teacher-of-the-Year*
c. CTEI Counselor of Career Educator Award
d. CTEI Education Recognition*
e. CTEI new Professional
f. Post-secondary Program of Study and Training
g. Adult Short-term Program
h. Post-secondary Program of Service
i. Secondary Program of Study and Training
j. Secondary Program of Service
k. State Administrators Award for Service (25 year
award)
l. 100% Membership Participation
m. Hall of Fame Award/Recognition
* CTEI awards
winners in these categories will be submitted to Region V and ACTE
competition when appropriate.
Section
4020
Conference
1. The President
shall be responsible for the CTEI portion of Summer Conference.
2. CTEI Summer
Conference shall be scheduled as an annual event.
3. The Conference
Committee will determine the Conference site.
4. The CTEI
President and Division presidents may be members of this committee.
5. The CTEI
Expo (Trade Show) Chair shall prepare a tentative conference budget
to be furnished to the Executive Board and Conference Committee.
6. The CTEI
Recording Secretary shall prepare written post-conference minutes.
Section
4030
Finance
1. The Finance
Chair shall be appointed to a three-year term
2. The Executive
Committee serves as the oversight body for the Finance Committee.
Section
4040
Legislative
1. Serve as a clearinghouse
for legislative matters pertinent to CTEI and affiliate Divisions.
2. Provide assistance
to Divisions and legislative committees in communicating concerns
of career-technical educators to the legislature.
3. Keep informed
about legislation that impacts career-technical education and communicate
with each Division through a periodic release of information.
4. Supply the
Public Relations Committee with national legislative information
for release in Divisional newsletters and the State Division Newsletter.
5. Develop a
legislative network with the Divisions of CTEI and Region V.
Section
4050
Membership
1. The chairperson
shall be appointed for a three-year term.
2. Promote ACTE/CTEI
membership by preparing such items as:
a. Promotional materials for Divisions.
b. Display materials for Divisions at the Annual Summer
Conference.
c. Display for CTEI Conference.
3. Maintain
communications about membership with:
a. National Membership Director.
b. Division membership Chairpersons and Region V.
c. Executive Board.
4. Plan and
conduct a meeting for all Division Membership Chairpersons at the
CTEI Summer Conference.
Section
4060
Nominating
1. The CTEI past
president is the director; the committee may consist of one representative
from each Division.
2. Nomination
policies are detailed in Section 3030.
Section
4070
Public Relations
1. Renew officer
pins when needed.
2. Publish a
biennial CTEI newsletter.
Section
5000
Reimbursement
Section
5010
Sources of Income
1. The primary
source of income shall be individual CTEI membership dues.
2. Additional
income may be derived from such sources as may be authorized by
the CTEI Executive Board, in compliance with the Articles of Incorporation
and By-laws.
A. Conference Exhibits/Trade Show
B. Corporate donations
C. Associate lay members
D. Associate group members
E. Student members
F. Loyalty members
Section
5020
Personal Expenditure Policies
1. The budget,
as approved by the Executive Board, sets general limits of expenditures
for specific items. The President and Finance Chair may make
adjustments during the year, so long as the total budget is not exceeded.
2. Services
performed by ACTE, at the request of CTEI, are authorized expenditures.
3. All expenditures
must be clearly and accurately described and must represent actual
money expended on behalf of the Corporation.
a. A voucher must be prepared for each expenditure.
b. Receipts or bills shall be provided as source documents
to substantiate all expenditures.
c. All unusual items or amounts must be fully explained.
4. If a personal
automobile is used for Corporation business, the actual amount of
mileage driven will be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed the current
State rate or the budgeted amount. Car pools and other means
to reduce the cost of transportation are encouraged.
5. Travel for
official CTEI delegates will be reimbursed at an established rate
per trip for State, Regional and National Association conferences.
The Executive Board shall establish a per diem rate for food expenditures.
Section
5030
Procedures
1. All requests
for payment of bills and/or reimbursements are sent directly to the
executive CTEI Finance Chair as soon as possible. Sign bills
to show that service has been performed.
2. The
Member shall prepare an expense voucher and attach any receipts/bills
to the back of the voucher.
3. These requests
shall be evaluated by the Finance Chair to determine
if they are within the scope of the budget. If a request appears
to be beyond these guidelines, the Finance Chair shall confer with
the President to rectify the problem.
4. Finance Chair
shall prepare a check to pay the expense and mail it.
5. The Finance
Chair shall make the necessary accounting entries.
The bank statement
will be reconciled each time it is received by the Finance Chair.
Operation
Procedures
For CTEI Divisions
Statement of
Purpose: The Career-Technical Divisions operating in the framework
of Career and Technical Educators of Idaho, Inc. are directly accountable
to the parent organization of CTEI. Therefore, the following
guidelines have been established to assist in the operations of these
various Divisions.
1. Each division
shall submit a list of all officers of the Division, including their
name, title, address, phone, school and fax if available, to the
CTEI office. The Division is responsible to inform the CTEI
office of any additions, deletions or alterations during the year
of operation.
2. The Division
shall submit an annual financial statement to the CTEI office.
The statement shall be signed by the officer of the Division currently
responsible for the funds of the specific Divisions.
3. If a Division
dissolves, all assets, records and information will be turned over
to the CTEI office for holding.
4. The Division
shall designate an officer to work in cooperation with the CTEI
membership chairman or designated individual to collect dues at
the annual Summer Conference on behalf of the Division.
5. Division
dues collected by CTEI shall be mailed monthly to the division representative
responsible for the Division. The Division is responsible
to inform CTEI of the designated individual before September 1,
of each year. Failure to submit a name will result in no Division
memberships being sent.
6. The Division
shall submit, to the CTEI office, the institution where the accounts
for the Division are currently being held.
7. The Division
President or designated individual will be responsible to meet with
CTEI leadership when necessary for information and updating related
to activities of career-technical education in Idaho.
CAREER
AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF IDAHO, INC.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
AFFILIATE
MEMBERS UNIFIED Those engaged in career or technical education
who desire to affiliate with CTEI (State) and ACTE (National)
$10 annually
AFFILIATE
MEMBERS NONUNIFIED Those engaged in career or technical education
who desire to affiliate with CTEI (State) only
$20 annually
LOYALTY
MEMBERS Those who have retired from full-time activities in
career or technical education
$10 annually
ASSOCIATE
LAY MEMBERS Those persons interested in, but not employed
in, career or technical education
$20 annually
STUDENT
MEMBERS Students regularly enrolled in a full-time program
designed to train teachers for several fields of career and technical
education
$1 annually
ASSOCIATE
GROUP MEMBERS Local and state firms and organizations interested
in supporting the purposes of the Association
$50 annually
Name:
_______________________________________________________________________
(last first middle )
Address:
_____________________________________________________________________
Home address recommended
City:
_________________________ State: _________________ Zip: _______________
Day
Phone: __________________________ Night Phone: ___________________________
Amount
enclosed: $ _______________
CAREER
AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF IDAHO, INC.
AWARDS NOMINATION
Career and Technical
Educators of Idaho is seeking nominations for the following awards:
1. CTEI
Professional Meritorious Service Award*
2. CTEI
Teacher-of-the-year*
3.
CTEI Counselor or Career Educator Award
4. CTEI
Career Education Recognition Award*
5. CTEI
New Professional Award
* CTEI award
winners in these categories will be submitted to ACTE Competition,
when appropriate.
Attached are
the criteria and forms for submitting award applications.
Please submit
the completed application no later than April 15.
Registration Forms
CRITERIA
FOR CTEI AWARDS
Following are the
descriptions of the five CTEI Awards presented at Summer Conference.
Please check
the information carefully for the appropriate award criteria before
making application.
AWARD:
CTEI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
PURPOSE: To
recognize career-technical educators who have made the highest meritorious
contribution to the improvement, promotion, development, and progress
of career- technical education.
CRITERIA:
To be awarded to a CTEI member for service beyond that expected
of a career-technical teacher, teacher educator, career counselor,
State professional-technical staff member or career-technical administrator.
The nominee generally would have served as an officer in ACTE, CTEI,
or one of its Divisions in a leadership role. This individual
would have been an active member of the Association for a number
of years, encouraging membership of others and helping to improve
the image of career-technical education through development of programs,
services or communications for students and the public.
See
CTEI Award Nomination Form
AWARD:
CTEI TEACHER OF THE YEAR
PURPOSE:
To recognize teachers who are providing career-technical education
programs for youth and/or adults in their respective fields and communities.
Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions
toward innovative, unique and novel programs that improve and promote
career-technical education.
CRITERIA:
1. Currently employed as a full-time classroom/laboratory teacher
in a career-technical setting within the past 10 years.
2. Contributions/achievements should have been made within the past
10 years.
3. Nominee shall have been involved in ACTE/CTEI Association activities
at the regional and/or national level.
4. Nominee must have been a member of ACTE and a state/territorial
association for a minimum of the past five consecutive years.
5. Nomination must be sponsored by an ACTE/CTEI member or a Division
affiliated with both.
6. A State nominee selected will be forwarded at a later date to
Region V ACTE for consideration.
See
CTEI Award Nomination Form
AWARD:
CTEI VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR/CAREER EDUCATOR AWARD
PURPOSE: To
be awarded to a person or persons who have rendered outstanding service
to career-technical education and their students in career decision
making and supporting vocational choices appropriate to their career
goals.
CRITERIA:
The recipient must have made significant contributions toward
innovative, unique, novel programs, improvements, promotion, development
and progress toward a comprehensive program of career guidance preparation
for career- technical and/or practical arts education.
In addition
to significant contribution to their assignment, the individual
must have been active in career-technical professional organizations
and an active member of the Idaho Career Guidance Association for
a period of at least five years.
See
CTEI Award Nomination Form
AWARD:
CTEI CAREER EDUCATION RECOGNITION AWARD
PURPOSE:
To recognize individuals and/or organizations that have made outstanding
meritorious contributions to the improvement, promotion, development
and progress of career-technical education.
CRITERIA:
The award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations
outside the field of career-technical education whose contributions
have statewide significance, and whose activities above enabled
career education programs to respond more fully to the individual
needs of people for assistance in achieving more productive lives.
See
CTEI Award Nomination Form
AWARD:
CTEI NEW PROFESSIONAL AWARD
PURPOSE: To
be awarded annually to outstanding individuals who have served not
more than five (5) years in career-technical education, from each
of the vocational service areas: Vocational Agriculture; Business
Education; Career Guidance; Health Occupations; Family and Consumer
Science; Marketing Education; Industrial Technology Education; Trades
and Industrial Education; and Individualized Occupational Training
CRITERIA:
Respective service area professional groups shall nominate each
individual. Nominees must be active members of ACTE and their
respective Divisions.
See
CTEI Award Nomination Form
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