MCTM Board of Directors Elections 2016
MCTM Elections 2016
Four offices on the Board of Directors of MCTM will be filled in the 2016 election. The members of the Executive Committee have nominated candidates for each office and the MCTM Board of Directors approved the slate of candidates.
Members will receive an elections email on February 3. All ballots are due on February 17.
Officer Qualifications and Responsibilities:
President-Elect
A nominee for President-Elect must have been a member of the Council for at least three years and have participated in the activities of the Council. The President-Elect shall serve for one year and then be installed as President. The President shall serve for two years or until a successor is installed and shall not be eligible for election to another term as President. The Past-President shall serve for one year after the two-year term as President.
The President shall be the chief officer of the Council and, as such, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and at the annual business meeting of the Council. The President shall have the usual duties pertaining to that office and such other duties as may, from time to time, be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Vice President for Junior High/Middle School
The Vice-President for Junior High/Middle School represents junior high and middle school teachers from across the state. A nominee for Vice-President must be a member of the Council and have participated in the activities of the Council. Vice-President shall serve for three years. Vice Presidents provide leadership through committee membership as assigned by the President.
District Directors—Districts 3 and 6
District directors represent the members in their district. It is the responsibility of directors to promote membership in MCTM, to serve as representatives of their district’s members in the Delegate Assembly, and to identify and work to solve problems that may be specific to mathematics teaching in their district. Nominees for district directors must have been a member of the Council, have a record of involvement in mathematics education, and must work in the district that the director is to represent. The directors shall serve a term of three years.
[This information is excerpted from Bylaws of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics]
Slate of Candidates:
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Emily Larsen and Kathy Cramer
Vice President for Junior High/Middle School
Deborah Rykken and Amy Wix
Jessica Rice and Dawn Dibley
Solveig Harriday and Jesús Sandoval