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Mar/Apr 2024 | Vol. 81 No. 2 2024 Proposed Amendments
Rationale: With state organizations and chapters finding it difficult to fill leadership positions and with a need to
encourage and mentor active educators to take on more visible leadership roles, many state organizations and
chapters are electing co-presidents. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Pat Bennett-Forman, WA, and Carol Herzog, IN.
Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
32 ISR 6.0 | Officers – General Striking: 6.03 Delete
6.03 Co-presidents are not advised.
Consent Only one name at state organization Renumbering as needed
or chapter level may be submitted
to Society Headquarters for
communication purposes.
Rationale: Chapters have been finding difficulty in filling leadership positions. Many are electing to have co-presidents (in many
cases, an experienced president is mentoring a new leader). Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Pat Bennett-Forman, WA.
Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt
33 Article VI | Officers Striking: “conduct international Article VI | Officers
Section C. Duties conferences” Section C. Duties
Consent 3. Regional Directors – international 3. Regional Directors –
The regional directors shall be international
members of the Administrative Striking: “International The regional directors shall be
Board and of the International Executive” and members of the Administrative
Executive Board. They shall serve Inserting: Administrative Board and of the International
as liaison officers between these Executive Board. They shall serve
boards and their respective regions. as liaison officers between these
They shall communicate with boards and their respective regions.
state organizations in their region, They shall communicate with
conduct international conferences, state organizations in their region
and encourage growth within the and encourage growth within the
region. They shall perform such region. They shall perform such
other duties as the president or the other duties as the president or the
International Executive Board shall Administrative Board shall assign
assign to them. them.
Rationale: If we move to one international conference, conducting the international conferences may not be a duty of the Regional
Directors. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Dr. Teresa Cowan, NC; Carol Herzog, IN; Marie-Antoinette Hubers de Wolf, NLD;
Beverly Mantey VanCronkhite, WI; Susan Perkins, KS, Regional Directors, on behalf of the Administrative Board. Administrative
Board Recommendation: to adopt
34 Article VII | Boards Inserting after “policies”: in Article VII | Boards
Section A. International Boards GAPP and items Section A. International Boards
Consent 1. Administrative Board b. Duties of 1. Administrative Board
the Administrative Board b. Duties of the Administrative
The Board shall Board
(2) carry out the plans and policies The Board shall
adopted by the international (2) carry out the plans and policies
convention; in GAPP and items adopted by the
international convention;
Rationale: The Administrative Board has the duty of carrying out plans and policies found in GAPP. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted
by: Dr. Teresa Cowan, NC, and Carol Herzog, IN, Regional Directors on behalf of the Administrative Board. Administrative Board
Recommendation: to adopt
35 Article VII | Boards Striking: VII A. 2. b. (3) Article VII | Boards
Section A. International Boards Section A. International Boards
Consent 2. Executive Board – international Inserting a new: VII A. 2. b. (3) 2. Executive Board – international
b. Duties of the International approve policies and procedures b. Duties of the International
Executive Board for inclusion in GAPP; Executive Board

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