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Sunshine State
TESOL
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Sunshine State
TESOL
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of the association | mission statement
Section
1. This non-profit educational organization shall be known as
Sunshine
State Teachers of
English
to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) of Florida, Inc., an affiliate
of
the
international organization called TESOL, Inc. (Teachers of English
to Speakers
of
Other Languages).
Section
2. The organization is formed exclusively for educational
purposes
within the meaning of
Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
II. MEMBERSHIP
Membership
in Sunshine State TESOL shall be open to all individuals interested
or
involved
in English as a second language programs or bilingual education
programs
who,
at any educational level, teach in or administer said programs.
Membership
shall
also be open to those preparing or otherwise concerned with such
teaching or
administration.
Non-voting membership shall be open to institutions, agencies,
and
commercial
organizations.
III. OFFICERS
Section
1. The organization shall have a board of directors composed of
the
current
officers and six members-at-large.
Section
2. The officers of this organization shall be a president, a first
vice-president,
a second vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, and
a liaison
officer.
Section
3. The president shall preside at all meetings, establish ad hoc
committees,
appoint
chairs of ad hoc and standing committees, and have general
responsibility
for
conducting the business of the association. The president shall be
responsible
for
the agenda at the annual business meeting of the membership. The
president
shall
deliver a report to the membership at the annual meeting. Additionally,
the
president
shall have the power to call such meetings as are necessary.
The outgoing
president
will serve as liaison officer to Sunshine State TESOL the following
year.
The
president will represent Sunshine State TESOL at meetings of
organizations
which
serve the needs of limited-English-proficient students. The president
will
serve
as co-chair of the nominating committee of Sunshine State TESOL.
The
president
will serve a one-year term as a Sunshine State TESOL representative
to
the
Southeast Regional TESOL Council.
Section
4. The first vice-president shall be principally responsible for
making all
arrangements
in connection with the annual conference. In addition, the
first
vice-president
shall preside in the absence of the president and generally
assist the
president
in the execution of business, and the first vice-president shall
succeed to
the
presidency.
Section
5. The second vice-president shall serve as program chair of the
annual
conference
and will be responsible for establishing the conference program.
The
second
vice-president shall succeed to the first vice-presidency.
Section
6. The secretary shall be responsible for recording and distributing
the
minutes
from all meetings, and conducting other activities as deemed necessary
by
the
board.
Section
7. The treasurer shall be responsible for collecting and dispensing
all funds
of
the association and keeping records of such transactions. The treasurer
will also
file
legal/tax forms as required by state and federal governments. The
treasurer shall
also
present a written financial report at each regular board meeting as
well as at
the
annual business meeting of the membership.
Section
8. The liaison officer shall serve a one-year term as a Sunshine
State
TESOL
representative to the Southeast Regional TESOL Council and be
responsible
for interpreting international TESOL to Sunshine State TESOL
and
Sunshine
State TESOL to international TESOL. The liaison officer shall
supply
Sunshine
State TESOL news to the editor(s) of the appropriate TESOL
publication(s).
The liaison officer shall report the following information
to the
TESOL
Executive Director at least once a year:
1.Statement
of membership of the affiliate.
2.Summary
report of annual meeting of affiliate.
3.Results
of the election of affiliate officers.
4.A
summary of projects undertaken or proposed.
5.Notice
of special situations and problems in the affiliate’s area.
6.Notice
of special needs of the affiliate.
Section
9. There shall be an executive board consisting of elected officers
and six
members
elected at large. Members-at-large all serve on one of the standing
committees.
Section
10. Sunshine State TESOL shall abide by the TESOL rule which requires
that
at least three members of Sunshine State TESOL’s executive board be
members
in good standing of TESOL.
IV. EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
Section
1. All chairs of standing committees who are not elected members
of the
executive
board, the executive secretary, and publications editors shall
be
ex-officio
members of the executive board.
V. MEETINGS
Section 1. The board of directors shall meet at least twice annually.
Section
2. An annual business meeting of the membership shall take place
at the
appropriate
time between January 1 and May 31 in conjunction with the annual
conference
of Sunshine State TESOL. Members shall be notified of the annual
business
meeting no later than 60 days prior to the meeting date.
Section 3. Additional business meetings may be called by the president.
Section
4. Those members in good standing present at a business meeting
shall
constitute
a quorum.
VI. AMENDMENTS
Proposed
amendments to this constitution must first be approved by a quorum
of
the
members of the executive board or submitted to the president in a
petition
signed
by at least 10 percent of the members in good standing. Any such
proposed
amendments
shall be distributed to all members at least 30 days before
the
amendment
is voted on. To become effective the proposed amendment must
be
ratified
by a two-thirds majority of those members in good standing at
the annual
business
meeting.
VII. DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
In
the event of dissolution, the residual assets of the organization will
be turned over
to
international TESOL or one or more organizations which themselves are
exempt
as
organizations described in sections 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of
1954
or corresponding sections of any prior or future law, or to the
Federal,
State
or
local government for exclusive public purpose.
Amended: 3/97
The
mission of the Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages
(TESOL) is to provide educators access to professional development,
resources,
and interaction and to provide leadership and advocacy in language
policy
issues.
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