| It’s revised! Following untold discussions, interviews, emails and meetings since the Committee to Study Committees was established in July 2006 and the Ad Hoc Revision Team was established in 2008, the proposed revision to the Constitution and International Standing Rules passed with amendments at the 2010 International Convention in Spokane.
The revision document mailed to all members in March was amended to now read as follows:
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Constitution
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Article III Membership
Section B. Classification |
1. An active member shall be a woman who is employed as a professional educator or has been retired from an educational position. An active member shall participate in the activities of the Society.
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Article VI Officers
Section B. Related Personnel |
3. Chapter
Chapter personnel, all of whom must be members of the Society, shall be defined in the chapter rules. It is desired that the appointed parliamentarian be a member.
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| Section D. Election and Term of Office |
1. International
f. Terms of Office
(2) The members-at-large shall be elected for a term of four (4) years* or until a successor
is named and shall not be eligible for re-election. The terms shall overlap, one (1) member
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Article VIII Committees
Section C. Society Mission and Purposes Committees |
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2. Educators Award Committee -appointed
b. The committee shall follow the awarD guidelines as approved by the administrative board.[Constitution, Article XIII, *C.1, SR 4.64, and SR 13.2]
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Article X International Conventions and Regional Conferences
Section C. Regional Conferences
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1. Pre-conference Sessions
a. The international leadership development committee shall present a two-day (2) leadership development conference prior to each regional conference to give the newly elected state organization presidents and first-term executive secretaries a more thorough knowledge of the Society’s Purposes, traditions, policies, programs of work and committeestructure and to augment their leadership skills and techniques. Continuing state organization executive secretaries may be invited to attend, by the International Leadership Development Committee, at the expense of their state organizations or of the individual.
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Article XII Publications
Section B. Periodical - ΔΚΓ NEWS |
1. The Society shall publish a news periodical, ΔΚΓ NEWS, six (6) times a year. Print versions will be mailed to members.
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| Section C. Journal: The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin |
1. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin shall be published four (4) times a year. Print versions will be mailed to members.
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4. Manuscripts submitted for publication in The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin shall be peer reviewed by members of the editorial board. For the purpose of scholarly integrity, external reviewers may be consulted.
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Article XIII Awards
Section C. Awards Granted to Members or Non-members |
2. Grant-in-Aid Awards
a. The term grant-in-aid shall represent the general category of awards granted by state organizations and chapters that are supported by funds other than the scholarship fee.
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Article XIV Affiliates
Section A. Affiliates |
2. The Society seeks to establish positive alliances with organizations * that share a common philosophy as reflected in the mission and purposes.
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