The name of this organization shall be the Classroom Teachers' Council, an affiliate of the Illinois Education Association and the National Education Association.

Section 1: The purpose of this Council shall be to:
a. advance public education;

b. advocate for the welfare of teachers and students;

c. to resolve conflict through mutual respect, open communication, and shared decision making.

Section 2: The duration of the Council is perpetual.

Section 1: Membership shall be open to all certified teaching personnel and certified school nurses, certified school social workers, and certified school psychologists employed by Community Consolidated School District #15, Palatine - Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Section 2: This organization shall not deny membership based upon race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status or economic status.

Section 3: All members of the Council shall also be members of the IEA and NEA.

Section 4: Dues and conditions of membership shall be set by the Executive Board with the approval of the Representative Assembly.

Section 5: Membership is required for the Executive Board, Building Representative and their Alternates, Committee Chairpersons, Representative Assembly Delegates, and any other position deemed necessary by the Executive Board.

Section 6: The membership year shall be defined as being
a. new member - from the date of hire until August 31 of 1following year;

b. continuing member - September 1 until August 31 of the following year.

Section 7: CTC shall forward any new names for dues deduction to the Business Office at least two weeks prior to the first payroll when the first deduction will be made.

Section 1: The President of the Executive Board shall convene one general meeting of the membership each year.

Section 2: During the school year, notice of special Association meetings, including the purpose, date, time, and place shall be posted in each building not later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting. If a special Association meeting is required during a vacation period, Building Representatives will initiate a phone chain in their buildings and make every effort to see that every member is personally notified.

Section 1: The officers of the Council shall be President, Executive Director, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. Officers shall be elected for two-year terms. They shall take office July 1, following their election. The President, 1st Vice-President, and Recording Secretary shall be elected in odd-numbered years. The Executive Director, 2nd Vice-President, Treasurer, and Corresponding Secretary shall be elected in even- numbered years.

Section 2: The Council shall indemnify and hold harmless its officers to the limit of the law for any losses or liability suffered by them in acting in good faith or in relying in good faith upon the books and records of the Council.

Section 3: In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of President, the Executive Director shall automatically become President for the remainder of the unexpired term. In the event a vacancy occurs in the other offices of the Executive Board, the offices shall be filled according to Article IX, Section 6 of the Bylaws.

Section 1: The Building Representatives Assembly shall consist of the Executive Board and elected Representatives from each Building in the District.

Section 2: Each building shall be represented by at least one elected Representative. The voting at the Building Representatives Assembly shall be proportional based on one vote per 12 members of a building. Alternates may be provided for by a Building vote.

Section 3: The Assembly shall be the policy-making body of the Council.

Section 4: A Quorum of the Assembly shall be 2/3 of the Buildings with Representatives.

Section 1: Unless otherwise provided herein, the adoption of all resolutions in the Assembly, Executive Board, and membership meetings shall be by majority vote of those voting.

Section 2: Absentee voting by written ballot shall not be permitted with respect to the
election or removal of officers or Building Representatives, the adoption and amendment of this Constitution and the Bylaws, and the dissolution of this organization.

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 or Nominations Committee shall verify that the itinerant member only voted once.

Section 1: Amendments to the Constitution or Bylaws shall be by 3/4 vote of the Building
Representatives Assembly present, or upon successful motion, by vote of 2/3 of the membership voting.

Section 2: Any five members may propose an amendment by submitting it in writing to the Recording Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to voting.

Bylaws and Resolutions not inconsistent with this Constitution may be adopted by the Assembly.

CTC Constitution: Revised April 2006