Standing Committees & Chairs

Charges for Standing Committees (updated 4-10)

From current ISTA Operating Policies: The Standing Committees shall be: Archives, Awards, Conference, Finance, Membership, Informal Science Partnership Committee, Nominations & Elections, and Public Relations. The terms of office of the Awards, Membership, Public Relations, and Ad Hoc Committee Chairpersons shall coincide with that of the President and they shall be appointed by the President within thirty days after taking office. The chair of each committee shall submit an end-of-year report of activities and expenditures to the President by January 15.

(Charges for Standing Committees:)

Archives

The Archives Committee shall be responsible for the collection and preservation of the records of the ASSOCIATION and other items of historical interest. The immediate Past-President and Treasurer shall be members of this committee.

March 2010 Charge:
Pursue full compilation of organizational historic records, with consideration of electronic archival within ISTA website.

Appointment: Tara Bell, Gwen Pollock, Bob Wolffe Harry Hendrickson, per operating policy and contractual stipulations. Don Powers-WIU Additional committee members may be recruited.
Collaborate with Publications Transitions Ad Hoc Committee.

Awards:

The Awards Committee shall be responsible for the selection and nomination of individuals to be honored and recognized by the ASSOCIATION.

March 2010 Charge:

• Pursue active recruitment of applicants for established ISTA awards program with completion of selection process, publicity and recognition, according to current timelines.
• Pursue broader scope of potential awards programs, designs, financial support, timelines adjustments, etc.; may include publicity of diverse awards programs through ISTA venues.

Appointment: Jill Bucher
Additional committee members shall be recruited.

Conference

Develop a collaborative 2011 IL Science Education Conference involving as many Illinois science teachers organizations as possible.  The conference will be held October 27-29, 2011 at the Tinley Park Conference Center. 

Gwen Pollock, Chair

Program—Paul Ritter-Chair, David Renneke, Kathy Schmidt, Lenny Friedhof, William Hunter, Doug Brandt, Carl Wenning, Kendra Carroll, Judy Scheppler

Tours and field trips:  Pam Barry & Susan Herricks    

Reception:  Tara Bell

Gala:  Natacia Campbell

Promotions— Angela Dumas, CPS Ofc Tchng & Lrng amdumas@cps.k12.il.us

Logistics—Harry Hendrickson

Luncheon—Carol Baker,

Electronic Proceedings—Kendra Carroll

Registration—Pam Spaniol

Vendors—Harry Hendrickson

 

Finance

The Finance Committee shall propose a budget to the Board of Directors for adoption each fiscal year. The Finance Committee shall include, but not be limited to, the Vice-President, Treasurer, and Executive Director.

March 2010 Charge:

• Pursue development of FY2011 organizational budget for June (2010) board review, November (2010) board approval, and March (2011) budget ‘reforecast’, with annual replication of budget review, approval and refinements.
• Pursue development of ISTA Finance Guidelines and Protocols, with sufficiently annotated references to all procedures, expenses and income for ISTA board members and elected officers.
• Align budget reports to software program (Quick Books) for more accurate and clearly defined decision-making and presentations.
• Explore online membership and conference registration payment options, including current contractual specifications with Thriva/Event Register.

Appointment:

Natacia Campbell, Vice-President and Finance Chair
Bob Wolffe, ISTA Treasurer
Harry Hendrickson, ISTA Exec. Director

Additional committee members may be recruited.

Informal Science Partnership Committee

This committee shall work to form and support mutually beneficial partnerships with Illinois' informal science networks, as defined by their science educational expertise and resources generated beyond the traditional, formal classrooms, such as informal science organizations, nature centers, museums, etc.

Appointment: Susan Herricks, Chair

Membership

The Membership Chair shall promote the membership of the ASSOCIATION and analyze membership trends annually. Membership records shall be maintained by the Membership Chairperson.

March 2010 Charge:
In addition to Operating Policy responsibilities, the Membership Chair and committee shall:

• Propose prioritized action items for all membership-related goals and objectives from ISTA strategic plan for collective board input at June retreat, providing more explicit details and options for each objective.
• Explore dual membership options with other professional organizations.
• Explore options for bartered membership considerations
• Work closely with ad hoc committees, specifically to coordinate plans for action for new teachers, master teachers, teacher-educators, student affiliates, etc.
• Develop templates and action items to assist regional directors to build and sustain membership.
• Propose mechanism to incorporate NSTA-BAP/Science Matters network into ISTA membership
• expand premise of local contacts for science teaching and learning opportunities
• expand overlap for service responsibilities and ISTA membership, with exploration of financial impact to ISTA

Appointment:

Kendra Carroll (Chair)

(With coordination among and between membership ad hoc committees)
Additional committee members shall be recruited.

Nominations and Elections

The Nominations & Elections Committee shall secure candidates and prepare a suggested slate for evaluation by the Board of Directors and conduct the elections. This committee will be led by the immediate Past President and include those Regional Directors whose terms are not up for election that year.

March 2011 Charge to full board and all directors:

• Encourage diverse member participation in all committees to build leadership skills for future organizational positions and responsibilities.
• Aim for draft slate of regional directors for January election by October.
• Complete preparations for online voting capability for fall/winter elections; announce in Spectrum, list serve, etc. effectively.

Appointment:

Gwen Pollock (Past President and Chair)

All first-year Regional Directors:

• Jason Crean

• Amy Sandgren

• Ken Grodjesk

• Susan Herricks

• Steph Marlette

• Jim Grove

• Pam Barry

Additional committee members may be recruited.