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The Ohio Division for Early Childhood (ODEC) is looking to fill some open officer positions, particularly for Secretary (open immediately) and starting January 2016, President-Elect. The term of the secretary is two years. The presidential series is a three-year term, with the first year as President-Elect (basically like a vice president), second year as President, and third year as Past President.
Below are the specific tasks for the positions, from our organization bylaws:
A. The powers and duties of the past president shall be:
1. To carry out and help maintain subdivision goals and
activities
2. To serve as chair of committees as needed
3. To support the transition of president-elect to president
B. The powers and duties of the president shall be:
1. To serve as the chief executive officer of the
subdivision with the powers and duties usually belonging to such a position.
2. To give leadership to general policy making and carry out
the directives of the membership.
3. To call and preside at the annual business meeting and
all meetings of the Executive Board.
4. To recommend leadership chairs of standing committees.
5. To be ex-officio non-voting member of all committees.
6. To recommend to the Executive Board the types of ad hoc
committees and other appointive bodies needed.
C. The powers and duties of the president-elect shall be:
1. To serve in the place of and with the authority of the
president in case of the president’s absence or inability to serve.
2. To develop the program and plan other meetings according
to the policies and directives of the Executive Board.
3. To carry out and help maintain subdivision goals and
activities
4. To prepare annual report as required by DEC.
D. The powers and duties of the secretary shall be:
1. To keep careful record of the proceedings of annual
business meetings and the meetings of the Executive Board.
2. To carry on correspondence as necessary for the operation
of the subdivision in the absence of a Communications chairperson.
3. To assume custody of all records except those
specifically assigned to others.
4. To keep accurate lists of Executive Board and committee
members in the absence of a Membership chairperson.
5. To
transfer all records to the new secretary at the time of installation.
6. To
manage the organization’s online calendar.
If you are interested or know any colleagues, undergrad/grad students in Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood Education, or related disciplines (speech, occupational, physical therapy, social work, school psychology, etc), or parents who might be interested, please email us at ohio[dot]dec[at]gmail[dot]com .
Please note that officers must either be a current member or become a member of the international Council for Exceptional Children and Division for Early Childhood. CEC annual membership starts at $65 (students get a discount) and DEC dues start at $15. There are no additional dues or costs for membership to Ohio DEC.
Information about our organization is below (among all our modes of communication, Facebook is updated most regularly).
Ohio DEC is a state subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC),
Council for Exceptional Children
How to connect with ODEC:
Web: http://www.dec-sped.org/ohio
Follow us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/Ohio.
Twitter: @OhioDEC
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