2012 CTAT Officer Election

Desired Skills and Experiences

• Professional position relates to career and technical education preferred
• Demonstrated leadership commitment and involvement with CTAT, positive interaction with staff, previous volunteer roles
• Strategic planning experience
• Experience with financial reports and responsibility
• Strong investment in the CTE community
• Personable and easy to approach, accessible to members
• Ability to think strategically about CTAT and the CTE
• Ability to work well with the President and Executive Director
• Values and promotes consensus, cooperation and participation among all board members
• Skilled in multi-dimensional thinking and problem analysis
• Capacity to use knowledge for decision making that benefits the overall organization
• Understand CTAT staff resource and budget constraints
• Support from employer regarding the time and financial commitment required for service
• Expected to attend and participate in board meetings, Education Open Source and Texas Career Education Conference as well as activities designated by the board

Officer Duties

Administration At-Large Representative, 2012-2014

• Serve as a member during Board of Directors meetings.
• Survey division members for any new business to be discussed at scheduled board meetings.

Guidance At-Large Representative, 2012-2014

• Serve as a member during Board of Directors meetings.
• Survey division members for any new business to be discussed at scheduled board meetings.

Postsecondary (formerly Tech Prep) At-Large Representative, 2012-2014

• Serve as a member during Board of Directors meetings.
• Survey division members for any new business to be discussed at scheduled board meetings.

President Elect, 2012-2013

• The President-Elect shall have served on the Board of Directors at some time.
• The President-elect may or may not be currently serving on the Board of Directors.
• The President-elect shall serve for a period of one year prior to assuming the duties of the president.
• The President-elect shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties of the President.
• He/She shall become the President of the corporation during the year following his/her service as President-Elect.
• He/She shall perform such other duties as the other Board of Directors shall prescribe and those duties described in the Procedures Manual of the corporation.

Secretary, 2012-2013

• The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors, together with annual and special meetings of the membership of the corporation, and record all votes and minutes of such meetings and standing committees, when required.
• The Secretary shall additionally perform those duties described in the Procedures Manual of the corporation, as published from time to time.

Finance Chair, 2012-2014

• The Finance Chair will consider any proposed revisions to the investment policy and will make recommendations as to appropriate action to the Board of Directors.
• The Finance Chair will also monitor, quarterly, the performance of CTAT Investments.
• The Finance Chair shall have oversight of monies, securities and other valuable property and participate in budgeting activities.

CTAT Governing Documents

CTAT Policies and Procedures Manual

CTAT Bylaws

Excerpt from CTAT's Current Bylaws:

Article VIII—Officers

A. Officers The officers of the corporation shall consist of President, President elect, Secretary, Finance Chair, and such other officers as may be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The executive committee shall be comprised of President, President elect, Secretary, and Finance Chair. The immediate Past-President shall serve in an advisory, ex-officio capacity to the Executive Officers.
B. Duties of Officers

• The term of office shall be one year with the exception of the Finance Chair. The president, or in his/her absence, the president-elect, shall preside at all meetings of the association, Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, and shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the membership of the corporation. He/She shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. He/She shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees and shall have general powers and duties of supervision and management usually vested in the office of President of a corporation. The President shall perform all duties as described in the Procedures Manual of the corporation.
• The president-elect shall serve for a period of one year prior to assuming the duties of the president. The President-elect shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties of the President. He/She shall become the President of the corporation during the year following his/her service as President-Elect. He/She shall perform such other duties as the other Board of Directors shall prescribe and those duties described in the Procedures Manual of the corporation.
• The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors, together with annual and special meetings of the membership of the corporation, and record all votes and minutes of such meetings and standing committees, when required. The Secretary shall additionally perform those duties described in the Procedures Manual of the corporation, as published from time to time.
• The Finance Chair shall have oversight of all monies, securities, and other valuable property in the name of the corporation in such repositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Finance Chair shall additionally perform the duties described in the Procedures Manual of the corporation.
• The Past-President shall be an honorary office held by the outgoing President from the previous year. The Past-President will provide experience, advice, and guidance to the Board of Directors, and in emergency situations, shall serve in place of any officer who is unable to complete his/her term of office until the end of the year of service, or until another officer is appointed for such vacant position.

Article IX—Election of Board of Directors

A. Eligibility and Term of Office

• The Board of Directors shall be elected as prescribed by these articles. They will be selected on the basis of demonstrated leadership in career and technical education.
• The President-Elect shall have served on the Board of Directors at some time. The President elect may or may not be currently serving on the Board of Directors. The President-Elect shall serve a one-year term.
• The Finance Chair shall serve a two-year term.
• At-Large Division representatives shall be elected by members of the Division and shall serve a two-year term.
• Area Directors shall be elected by members of the Area and shall serve a two-year term. Whenever any vacancies shall occur, a successor shall be elected by the area affected. The Board of Directors shall establish a system for sequencing the term of office of area directors.
• The officers shall begin their term of office on August 1 following their election.
• The office of Past President will be an ex-officio position filled by the elected President from the previous year.
• The officers of the corporation, with the exception of the Finance Chair as set forth, shall be elected annually and shall hold office until their successors are chosen.

B. Process of Nomination

• During the annual election cycle nominees for eligible offices shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

C. Method of Election

• The President-Elect, Secretary and Finance Chair, and all other offices other than President-elect, shall be elected by the membership eligible to vote.
• At-Large Division representatives shall be elected by members of their Division.
• Area directors shall be elected from the eligible memberships of their respective areas.
• The Board of Directors shall establish policy regarding campaigns for office and shall publish such policy to all candidates along with the announcement of the slate. Each eligible voting member of the corporation shall receive access to the ballot for voting. The Executive Committee shall certify the names of the persons duly elected. In case of a tie vote of two or more nominees, the Executive Committee shall cast the deciding vote for the office. A plurality vote shall constitute an election.
• If at any time during the election process a candidate for office withdraws or is disqualified, the Board of Directors will determine if the office is to be declared vacant.