Constitution of the Michigan Association
of School Personnel Administrators
Article I Name
The name of this organization shall be the Michigan
Association of School Personnel Administrators
Article II Objectives
The objectives of this
organization shall be:
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To support and promote the organization's stated mission.
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To promote the use of merit, fitness and professional
qualifications as the criteria for recruitment, selection. appointment,
retention, and advancement of school personnel.
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To promote among the members the interchange of ideas, data,
and information regarding operational practices in order to effect
improvement in the administration of school personnel.
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To acquaint teacher applicants in particular and to alert
citizens in general with the needs, opportunities, and procedures for
securing and retaining professional school employment.
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To promote improvements in teacher education
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To promote improvement in teacher certification.
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To provide assistance, support and educational training to
the membership through seminars, conferences and the organization
newsletter.
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To promote the proper implementation of state and federal
rules and regulations that regulate the employment of school employees.
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To promote the development and implementation of efficient
and effective school district policies and procedures for all school
employees.
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To promote the development and implementation of efficient
and effective programs of wage and benefit administration for all school
employees.
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To cooperate with interested community agencies and
professional associations in the furtherance of the aforesaid aims and
purposes.
Article III Meetings
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This Association shall meet in conference semi-annually
as determined by official action of the Executive Committee. One meeting
shall be designated as the annual conference of the Association.
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The President, with the advice and authority of a majority of
the Executive Committee, may call a special meeting of the membership to give
consideration to a specified professional problem.
Article IV- Membership
Section I, Classes
There shall be four classes of membership: Active,
Associate, Honorary and Retired.
Section II, Active
Each active member shall be a professional person in a
school system of Michigan whose responsibilities include personnel
administration.
Section III, Honorary
Honorary membership may be accorded to any person who
has been an active member in MASPA.
- Honorary membership is accorded upon recommendation
of the Executive Committee and approved by majority vote of the active
membership present at an annual conference.
- Honorary members shall be exempt from payment of
dues or membership fees, shall have no vote, shall not be eligible to hold
office in the Association, but shall be entitled to attend all meetings and
participate in discussions.
Section IV, Associate
Associate membership may be approved by the Executive
Committee for a professional person in a Michigan school or college, or for a
professional person affiliated with school personnel functions. or for a college
or university student pursuing a degree in personnel administration. Associate
members pay dues and may attend meetings, but they are not eligible to hold
office or vote.
Section V, Retired
Retired membership is accorded upon the retirement of
an active member of MASPA
Retired members shall be exempt from payment of dues or membership fees, shall
have no vote, shall not be eligible to hold office in the Association, but shall
be entitled to attend all meetings and participate in discussions.
Article V- Officers
The officers of this Association shall be a President,
President-Elect, four (4) Representatives-at-Large, Secretary, Treasurer and
immediate Past President.
- The officers shall be elected by written ballot to
be submitted to the membership during the period beginning November 1 and
ending November 30. The President Elect shall immediately succeed the
presidency for a one-year term following his/her term of office as
President-Elect.
- The terms of office shall be one year or until their
successors have been elected and authorized to take office.
- The newly elected officers shall serve as ex-officio
members of the Executive Committee prior to assuming office at the close of
the next annual conference.
- Each officer shall be an active member of this
Association in good standing.
- Representatives-at-Large will be as terms expire in
alternate years for a term of two (2) years or until their successors have
been elected and authorized to take office.
- The eight (8) officers and the immediate Past
President, shall constitute the Executive Committee with the authority to
act on matters of emergency. Final approval of any emergency must be
indicated by a majority vote of the membership present at an official
conference or special meeting.
- The Executive Committee shall fill vacancies that
may occur on the Executive Committee for the unexpired term of office.
Article VI - Dues
Every active member of this Association shall pay
annual dues in such sums as prescribed in the By-Laws.
Article VII - Duration of
Membership
Membership shall continue, provided:
- Members remain in the respective related
responsibilities in personnel work. However, if the work assignment
changes, active membership may continue throughout the current membership
year and associate membership thereafter.
- Members pay their annual dues by June 30th. A new
member joining between January 1 and June 30 will pay one-half dues during
the first year of membership only.
Article VIII - By-Laws
This Association shall adopt By-Laws consistent with
the Constitution.
Article IX Amendments
This Constitution may be amended only at a business
session of an annual conference by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
active members present and voting at the time such amendments are submitted to
the conference, provided:
- That proposals to amend the Constitution may be
initiated by any active member in good standing, and
- That proposals to amend the Constitution shall be
delivered by the proposer to the Secretary not later than one month
preceding an annual conference, and
- That each active member shall have been sent a copy
of the proposed amendment or amendments prior to the annual meeting.
Article X- Dissolution
MASPA is
organized exclusively for educational purposes including the making of
distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of
any future tax code. Upon the dissolution of MASPA,
assets shall he distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning
of section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding
section of any future code, or shall be distributed to a state or local
government for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be
disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the
principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such
purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall
determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
Rev 12/7/00
