Section 1: President - The President shall be the official spokesperson for the Association and be responsible for all communications between the Association, the Board of Education, and the membership. The President shall meet with district administrators and attend Board of Education meetings on a regular basis. The President shall approve all correspondence written in the name of the Association and sign, with the Recording Secretary, contracts and other instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Association Representatives or the Association. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, the Representative Assembly, and the Executive Board. The President shall serve as an Association Representative on the IEA Region Council and as a delegate to the IEA and NEA Representative Assemblies. The President shall be granted release time, which shall not exceed half-time time, for the purpose of transacting Association business. The President may allocate released time for the Executive Director. The President shall appoint yearly, with the approval of the Association Representatives, all committee chairs not otherwise provided for and be ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominations Committee.

Section 2: Executive Director - He/she shall succeed to the Presidency if the President is unable to perform his/her duties or resigns. He/she shall fulfill any responsibilities deemed appropriate by the President and Executive Board. The Executive Director shall be granted release time, which shall not exceed half-time, for the purpose of transacting Association business.

Section 3: 1st Vice-President - He/she shall assume the duties of the Executive Director in his/her absence. He/she shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nomination Committee. He/she shall assist the 2nd Vice President in planning the program for the Council. He/she shall assume any duties the President or Executive Board may require.

Section 4: 2nd Vice-President - He/she shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, except the Nomination Committee. He/she shall be the program planner of the Council. He/she shall act as Parliamentarian at all meetings. He/she shall assume any duties the President or Executive Board may require.

Section 5: Recording Secretary - He/she shall take minutes of all Executive Board, General Council, and Building Representatives Assembly meetings. He/she shall notify the Executive Board, Building Representatives, and the membership of the Council of upcoming meetings. He/she shall assume any duties that the President or Executive Board may require. In June, he/she shall place copies of all assembly minutes, newsletters and newspaper articles regarding CTC activities in the "Past Years" file.

Section 6: Corresponding Secretary - He/she shall maintain communication with the IEA, NEA, CTC members, and other local education associations. He/she shall assume any duties that the President or Executive Board may require.

Section 7: Treasurer - The Treasurer shall be responsible for the collection of all dues. He/she shall have charge of all funds of the Council, in the bank designated by the Executive Board, and shall disburse them as authorized by the Executive Board or the Council. He/she shall be required to give an itemized account of finances at each Council meeting. He/she shall be required to give an itemized listing of the finances of the Council to the membership, in writing, at the beginning and end of each school year. He/she shall assume any duties that the President or Executive Board may require.

Section 8: Transferring Documents - Each officer shall deliver to his successor, on or June 30, all records, accounts, books, papers, and other property belonging to the Council.

Section 1: Upon the Executive Board shall rest the duties and responsibilities for the conduct of the Council in all matters. It shall be empowered to act for the Council in matters of emergency.

Section 2: The Executive Board, by a two-thirds' vote, shall be empowered to make appropriation, provided, however, that the appropriation of any sum exceeding $100 must also be approved by the Building Representatives Assembly.

Section 3: The Executive Board shall select place(s) of deposit for the funds of the Council. The bank designated may be an interest-bearing account, except for the IPACE account, which may not be an interest-bearing account.

Section 4: The Executive Board shall be responsible for overseeing the audit of the Treasurer's books, which shall be closed prior to
September 1.

Section 5: The Executive Board shall be responsible for the training of Building Representatives concerning terms of the contract, grievance procedures, and other matters as needed.

Section 6: Each year, the Executive Board shall assign an officer as an ad hoc member of each standing committee.

Section 7: The Executive Board will make a written report at the end of the school year to the Building Representatives Assembly concerning the services provided by IEA to the CTC for that year. It will be the duty of the Executive Board to relay any recommendations by the Assembly to the Regional Representatives of the IEA.

Section 8: Signature Authorization - The members of the Executive Board shall be authorized to sign all vouchers, contracts, and other written instruments authorized by the Executive Board, Building Representatives Assembly, or Council. The Treasurer and two other Executive Board members must sign any document requiring the expenditure of the Council's funds after approval by the Building Representatives Assembly. Any two of the Executive Board may sign a document not requiring an expenditure of funds.

Section 1: It shall be the duty of the Building Representatives to meet and discuss the issues concerning the Council. Each member is free to voice a personal opinion; however, each Representative should strive to put forth the consensus views of his/her Building.

Section 2: The Building Representative shall inform the faculty of his/her Building of action taken by the Executive Board, Building Representatives Assembly, and general membership.

Section 3: The Building Representative shall keep a file of contracts Constitution, Building membership names and addresses, and retirement and grievance information. He/she shall conduct elections and surveys in his/her Building; may serve on one committee; represent CTC/IEA in dealing with the principal; distribute newsletters and other materials; maintain an accurate e-mail distribution group; be a watchdog for contract violations; be a policy developer and maker; and know the master contract so he/she can advise teachers of their rights and responsibilities.

Section 4: The Building Representatives Assembly shall have the power to remove from office any Executive Board member or Building Representative or Alternate for reasons deemed advisable by the Assembly. Such action shall require a two-thirds' majority vote of the Building Representatives Assembly.

Section 1: It shall be the duty of all members to attend general meetings, vote in CTC/IEA/NEA elections, complete and return organization questionnaires, and attend sanctioned CTC building meetings.

Section 2: Members are encouraged to support teacher organizations in their local school board elections.

Section 3: Members are encouraged to support the Association's legislative issues by contacting their local senators and representatives at both the state and federal levels of government. The contact may be in person, by letter, email, or phone.

Section 1: The standing committees shall be: Salary and Professional Negotiations, Membership, Public Relations, Teacher Relations, Legislative-IPACE, Grievance, and Elections and Nominations. Chairs of each standing committee shall be appointed by the Executive Board, subject to approval by the Association Representatives. Each committee chair shall appoint committee members subject to approval by the Association Representatives.

Section 2: Each committee chair shall be responsible for reporting to the Executive Board and the Association Representatives

Section 3: The President may appoint such special, temporary ad hoc committees as he/she and/or the Executive Board may deem expedient.

Section 4: The President may remove any committee member with the approval of the Executive Board.

Section 1: Professional Negotiations- It shall be the duty of the Professional Negotiations Committee to represent the Council in good faith in negotiations with the Board of Education of CCSD #15. The Committee shall serve from its formation until the members have accepted a contract settlement.

Section 2: Membership - It shall be the duty of the Membership Committee to ascertain membership, transmit updated membership information to IEA-NEA, and to help promote membership in the Council.

Section 3: Public Relations - It shall be the duty of the Public Relations Committee to broadcast the interests of the Council through every possible channel, and to broaden the Council's public contacts.

Section 4: Teacher Relations - It shall be the duty to of the Teacher Relations Committee to inform the membership of action taken by the Executive Board, Building Representatives Assembly, the Council membership standing or temporary committees through the use of a regularly issued newsletter or some other similar device. It shall strive to promote positive interaction between teachers and the Council, and to promote fellowship among members through various activities.

Section 5: Legislative-IPACE - It shall be the duty of the Legislative IPACE Committee to make the membership aware of local, state, and national legislative efforts that affect education and to support such actions favored by the Council. It shall be the duty of this committee to bring to the Council background information concerning candidates for public office.

Section 6: Grievance - It shall be the duty of the Grievance Committee to advise all prospective grievants of their rights and obligations. It will also present to the Executive Board its findings as to whether or not a grievance is capable of being won in arbitration. The Committee will report at least once a month to the Building Representatives Assembly the status of each and every grievance in progress.

Section 7: Elections and Nominations - It shall be the duty of the Elections and Nominations Committee to be responsible for all balloting of the Association. This Committee shall be responsible for conducting the elections of the delegates to the IEA and NEA Representative Assemblies in accordance with the IEA and NEA Bylaws and the Region Elections Calendar. This Committee shall be responsible for conducting other elections as directed by the Executive Board.

Section 1: Delegates for the IEA or NEA Representative Assembly must be members of CTC/IEA/NEA in good standing.

Section 2: Delegates should be members who have served the Council in its activities.

Section 3: Delegates and alternates will be elected by the membership at large to IEA and NEA Representative Assemblies.

Section 4: Delegates shall report the major issues at a Building Representative meeting, prior to the Representative Assembly. They shall also report on the proceedings of the RA to the Building Representative Assembly at the earliest possible date.

Section 5: Delegates shall represent the stated interest of the Building Representative Assembly.

Section 1: The Nominations and Elections Committee Chair shall appoint three or more Association members to the Committee. This Committee shall be responsible for all balloting of the Association. No person on the Committee who is a candidate shall be involved in any manner in the operational procedure of the election for which they are seeking office. This Committee shall be responsible for conducting the elections of the Representatives and Delegates to the IEA and NEA Representative Assemblies in accordance with the IEA and NEA Bylaws. This Committee shall be responsible for
conducting other elections as directed by the Executive Board.

The Nominations Committee may use electronic communication to notify members of upcoming elections. This shall include e-mail and fax methods of communication. In addition to the electronic notification, a print nomination form shall be posted on the Association bulletin board in each building.

Members may use the same electronic means of communication to nominate themselves or another member. Members may also use a printed nomination form, copied from the Association bulletin board. The Elections Chair shall confirm receipt of the nomination.

Section 2: Nominations of Officers -This Committee shall contact the possible candidates for their consent before placing their names in nomination. This Committee shall prepare a list of those candidates to be sent to each school before the General Association meeting in April or May.

At the general Association meeting in April or May the Chair shall present the candidates. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor provided that the consent of the nominee has been obtained. Nominations shall close at the conclusion of the Chair's report.

When the number of candidates equals the number of positions available, candidates may be declared elected provided that no write-in votes are permitted.

Results of the election must be published in a timely manner, which allows members to obtain the information without unusual effort.

Section 3: All elections must follow the rules and guidelines described in the IEA-NEA elections handbook as required by the Landrum-Griffin Act.

Section 1: The Executive Board must set the date for the annual elections. The elections shall be conducted by secret ballot in the schools.

Section 2: Completed ballots shall be delivered to the Building Representative(s), who in turn will return them to the Elections and Nominations Committee. The committee will then supervise the counting of the ballots and upon completion of the count, the Elections and Nominations Committee Chair shall notify each candidate by telephone of the election results. The Nominations Committee shall also report the election results by numerical tally to each school by written notice within three school days. The results shall be posted in each building.

Section 3: Members shall vote in their home-based buildings. Itinerant members may vote in the building they are working in on election day. The Nominations Committee shall verify that the itinerant member only voted once. Absentee ballots are not allowed.

Section 4: All candidates elected to office shall assume their duties on July 1, following the election.

Section 5: A majority of all votes cast in the election for each office shall be necessary for election to that office. In the event that no candidate receives a simple majority, a run-off election shall be held as soon as possible between the two candidates who received the greatest number of votes.

Section 6: Vacancies on the Executive Board may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members except as mentioned in Article IX, Section 7.

Section 7: If three or more offices of the Executive Board are vacant at the same time, a special election must be held to fill those offices within thirty days of that occurrence. In the interim, the Building Representatives Assembly may conduct business and the Assembly may select temporary officers to fill the vacancies.

Section 8: All officers shall serve a two-year term of office. The President, 1st Vice-President, and Recording Secretary shall be elected in odd-numbered years. The Executive Director, 2nd Vice- President, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasure shall be elected in even- numbered years.

Section 1: Representatives to the Region Council shall be elected for a two-year term.

Section 2: Elections to the Region Council shall be by the membership at large in accordance with the IEA/NEA Bylaws and the Regional Elections Calendar.

Section 3: Members shall vote in their home-based buildings. Itinerant members may vote in the building they are working in on election day. The Elections Committee shall verify that the itinerant member only voted once. Absentee ballots are not allowed.

Section 1: Members shall attend all meetings called by the Region Council.

Section 2: Members shall serve as non-voting members of the Building Representatives Assembly unless otherwise elected.

Section 3: A report of Region Council activities shall be given monthly to the Building Representatives Assembly.

Section 1: The Executive Board must set the date for the annual election of Building Representatives on or before the last day of the first full week of school each year. The elections shall be conducted by secret ballot in the schools, and the President will be notified of the results.

Section 2: Each Building Representative shall deliver to his/her successor all records, accounts, books, papers, and other property belonging to the Council.

Section 3: The term of office for Building Representatives will be one year.

Section 1: The President or Executive Board shall call for Building Representative and General meetings of the Council.

Section 2: The Executive Board shall have the power to postpone a scheduled meeting provided Article XIII, Section 4, is not violated.

Section 3: The Executive Board shall hold a meeting within ten days prior to a general meeting. It will also meet at the request of the President or of three members of the Executive Board at least once a month.

Section 4: The Building Representatives Assembly shall meet at the call of the President or of three members of the Executive Board at least once a month during the school year.

Section 5: The meetings of the Council, Executive Board, and Building Representatives Assembly shall be conducted according to the rules of parliamentary procedure comprised in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.

Section 1: The dues of the Council shall be the total of the NEA and IEA regular dues plus the local dues. Local dues are to be determined by the Executive Board with the consent of the Building Representatives Assembly.

Section 2: The funds acquired from dues shall be used to pay the obligations of the Council.

Section 3: The fiscal year shall begin on September 1 and end August 31 of any given year.

Section 4: Dues shall be paid by payroll deduction (20 payments for a typical year). If a member chooses to pay dues by cash, the total dues amount must be received by the treasurer before the date when payroll deduction for dues commences. If cash payment is not received before that date, the member will be automatically changed to payroll deduction for dues collection (19 payments for a typical year).

Section 5: At the beginning of each fiscal year, at least half of the funds shall be deposited in an interest-bearing bank account to be determined by the Executive Board. IPACE funds may not be deposited in an interest-bearing account.

This Constitution and Bylaws with its revisions shall be in effect immediately upon ratification by a two-thirds' majority of those voting.

Section 1: Only current members of the Council shall be eligible to vote on acceptance of a new contract.

Section 2: A contract shall be ratified by 2/3's of the membership voting.

Section 3: The Executive Board shall supervise the counting of the ballots.

Original: September, 1959
Revised: January, 1980
Revised: March, 1982
Revised: September, 1985
Revised: October, 1994
Amended: May, 1995
Amended: May, 1996
Revised: April, 2001
Revised: April, 2006