By-Laws
Article I Official Name & Membership
Section 1: The name of the Society shall be Brigham Young University-Idaho Education Society, hereinafter referred to as the Education Society.
Section 2: Membership in the Education Society will be determined according to the following requirements:
- o An accepted student of Brigham Young University-Idaho.
- o A declared Education Major or of some major affiliated with Education.
Article II Purposes & Goals
Section 1 One monthly activity (no more than four in a semester) will be planned to promote networking and professional development within the Teacher Education Department.
Article III Elections
Section 1: Elections for officers will be conducted during the first meeting of the new semester.
Section 2: Students off-track are able to participate but not as council members.
Section 3: All positions will be for one semester except the vice president /president elect position.
Section 4: An application with a faculty recommendation is required.
Section 5: Positions available during the election, that will be voted on during the meeting are as follows: Vice President/ President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer and Publicity Coordinator.
Section 6: Representatives (Secondary, Elementary, and Early Childhood/Special Ed.) will be appointed by the presidency & advisors.
Article IV Officers & Duties
Section 1: The President is to head up and run the Education Society under the direction of the advisor, department head, and College Dean of Education. They will report to the advisor about Society events. They oversee the Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer in assisting in the needs of the Education Society. He/she will supervise the committees. He/she will conduct or delegate to the Vice President the responsibility to conduct council meetings. A meeting agenda will be sent to the advisor a day before the meeting.
Section 2: The Vice President/ President Elect is to work with the other presidency members in running the Education Society under the direction of the President, Advisor, Department Head, and College Dean of Education. The V.P. will prepare to preside over the next semester.
Section 3: The Secretary/Treasurer is to work with the other presidency members in running the Education Society under the direction of the President, Advisor, Department Head, and College Dean of Education. Meeting minutes, accounting of funds provided by the University and a semester budget will be recorded by the Secretary/ Treasurer.
Section 4: The Publicity Coordinator is to work with the other presidency members in running the Education Society under the direction of the President, Advisor, Department Head, and College Dean of Education. Emails to be sent out for activities will be created and sent to the advisors for review. The advisors will be responsible for distributing the emails. Posters and other publicity will be part of the job (school requirements will be followed).
Section 5 Representatives (Secondary, Elementary, and Early Childhood/Special) will work with the other presidency members in running the Education Society under the direction of the President, Advisor, Department Head, and College Dean of Education.
Article V Council Members and Responsibilities (Financial rules, meetings and governing policies)
Section 1: The council will meet twice a month and report on their job and responsibilities and inform council members of occurrences in their committees.
- o The presidency and the advisor will assign the specific meeting time and place.
- o Meeting times (1st & 3rd Thursdays @2:00) and location will be announced to concerned parties at least one week in advance.
- o All council/presidency meetings must have at least one advisor present
Section 2 One monthly activity will be planned to promote networking and professional development within the Teacher Education Department.: The Council will plan and execute the activities while staying within the budget.
Section 3 Committees may be formed as needed.