PRESIDENT
The President of SDAEOP shall:
•Have succeeded from the office of President Elect. The term of office shall be one (1) year, and each will serve only one (1) term.
•Serve as chairman of the Board of Directors and preside over all meetings of the Association.
•Appoint chairman of all committees (Directors must be chairman of all standing committees), with the approval of the Board of Directors, except the Nominations and Elections Committee, and the Newsletter Committee.
•Be responsible for calling all meetings of the Association.
•Be responsible for approving all vouchers prior to payment.
•Be willing to attend the national annual conference in July as South Dakota’s delegate at the discretion and expense of SDAEOP.
•Be a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Proclaim Educational Bosses’ Week in May and Educational Office Personnel Week in October.
•Perform all duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
PRESIDENT ELECT
The President Elect of SDAEOP shall:
•Have succeeded from the office of Vice President. The term of office shall be one (1) year and will serve only one (1) term, and shall succeed to the office of the President.
•Assume the duties and responsibilities of the President in the absence of the President.
•Spend the term of office preparing for the Presidency.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Be responsible for updating the director’s handbook to be used in the coming year.
•Serve as a member of the Budget Committee.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
VICE PRESIDENT
The Vice President of SDAEOP shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership each year for a one (1) year term and shall succeed to the office of President Elect.
•Assume the duties of the President Elect in the absence of the President Elect.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
SECRETARY
The Secretary of SDAEOP shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on odd numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Keep a full and accurate record of the proceedings and transactions of all meetings and shall submit copies of such records to the membership as directed by the Board of Directors.
•Pass on to the next secretary all original records of SDAEOP.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
TREASURER
The Treasurer of SDAEOP shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on even numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as a member of the Budget Committee.
•Pay vouchers as approved by the President of the Association.
•Keep a complete and accurate record of all financial transactions of the Association and shall submit copies of records to the membership as directed by the Board of Directors.
•Mail out membership cards and report new members to the chairman of the Membership Committee.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
PAST PRESIDENT
The Past President of SDAEOP shall:
•Serve a one (1) year term immediately following the term as president.
•Serve in an advisory capacity to the President.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as parliamentarian at all meetings.
•Be urged to retain a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
AREA I DIRECTOR
The Area I Director shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on odd numbered years and shall serve a two year term.
•Represent the membership in the counties of: Grant, Codington, Clark, Hamlin, Deuel, Kingsbury, Brookings, Miner, Lake and Moody.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be responsible for notifying the Awards Committee of any prospective candidates in Area I for the Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program, the Educational Administrator of the Year Award, or the Educational Office Employee of the Year Award.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
AREA II DIRECTOR
The Area II Director shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on even numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Represent the membership in the counties of: McCook, Minnehaha, Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be responsible for notifying the Awards Committee of any prospective candidates in Area I for the Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program, the Educational Administrator of the Year Award, or the Educational Office Employee of the Year Award.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
AREA III DIRECTOR
The Area III Director shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on odd numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Represent the membership in the counties of: Jerauld, Sanborn, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, Douglas, Hutchinson, Charles Mix, Bon Homme, Gregory and Yankton.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be responsible for notifying the Awards Committee of any prospective candidates in Area I for the Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program, the Educational Administrator of the Year Award, or the Educational Office Employee of the Year Award.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
AREA IV DIRECTOR
The Area IV Director shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on even numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Represent the membership in the counties of: McPherson, Edmunds, Faulks, Hand, Brown, Spink, Beadle, Marshall, Day and Roberts.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be responsible for notifying the Awards Committee of any prospective candidates in Area I for the Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program, the Educational Administrator of the Year Award, or the Educational Office Employee of the Year Award.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
AREA V DIRECTOR
The Area V Director shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on odd numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Represent the membership in the counties of: Perkins, Corson, Campbell, Walworth, Dewey, Ziebach, Potter, Sully, Stanley, Haakon, Jones, Hughes, Lyman, Mellette, Tripp, Hyde, Buffalo and Todd.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be responsible for notifying the Awards Committee of any prospective candidates in Area I for the Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program, the Educational Administrator of the Year Award, or the Educational Office Employee of the Year Award.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
AREA VI DIRECTOR
The Area VI Director shall:
•Be elected by vote of the general membership on even numbered years and shall serve a two (2) year term.
•Represent the membership in the counties of: Harding, Butte, Meade, Lawrence, Pennington, Custer, Shannon, Fall River, Jackson, and Bennett.
•Serve on the Board of Directors.
•Serve as chairman of at least one (1) committee.
•Be responsible for notifying the Awards Committee of any prospective candidates in Area I for the Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program, the Educational Administrator of the Year Award, or the Educational Office Employee of the Year Award.
•Be urged to become a member of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP).
•Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the President, Board of Directors and as are prescribed in the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Association.
BUDGET COMMITTEE
The Budget Committee shall:
•Consist of President Elect as Chairman and the Treasurer.
•Be responsible for preparing a proposed budget for the upcoming year for approval by the Board of Directors prior to the closes of the present fiscal year.
•See that budget reports are presented as requested by the Board of Directors.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
The Nominations and Elections Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman to be appointed by the Board of Directors, and two (2) other members from the general membership.
•Be responsible for compiling rules and a schedule for nominations and elections.
•Be responsible for ballots distributed to members at the state conference.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE
The Constitution and Bylaws Committee shall:
•Consist of the Vice President as Chairman and two (2) other members.
•Be responsible for receiving and developing proposals of changes to the Constitution and Bylaws according to the rules set forth in the Constitution.
•Send proposed changes of the Constitution and Bylaws to the membership for vote no later than 30 days prior to the annual meeting.
•Be responsible for receiving and counting votes for amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws.
•Be responsible for preparing, updating and printing of the Constitution, Bylaws and Standing Rules for the membership.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
The Membership Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman and two (2) other members.
•Be responsible for conducting an active membership drive throughout the year.
•Send renewal letters to the membership and make every effort to contact all educational office personnel in the state to promote SDAEOP in any way.
•Obtain and disseminate mementos to the members.
•Gather information for printing as Association calendar containing meeting dates, birthdays of members, etc.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The Public Relations Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman and at least one (1) other member.
•Be responsible for disseminating all newsworthy and timely information concerning SDAEOP to the various news media of South Dakota, namely, radio stations, daily newspapers and television stations.
•Be responsible for promoting Educational Office Professional Week, beginning the second Sunday in October; and Educational Bosses’ Week beginning the third Sunday in May.
•Be in charge of sending get-well, sympathy and congratulatory cards to the membership.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to membership.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES COMMITTEE
The Professional Responsibilities Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman and at least two (2) other members.
•Conduct a study of working conditions, stress factors, etc., criteria and requirements related to job comparisons.
•Work toward the upgrading of the education office personnel employees’ position.
•Make an effort to negotiate with school districts for payment of membership in the professional associations of education office employees (SDAEOP and NAEOP).
•Study need and interest in holding regional or area in-service workshops.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH COMMITTEE
The Professional Growth Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman and at least two (2) other members.
•Be responsible for disseminating information to the membership concerning the NAEOP Professional Standards Program and in assisting members in applying for P.S.P. certification.
•Work with the State Department concerning South Dakota’s recognition and endorsement of the National P.S.P. certification program.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The Annual Conference Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman and as many members as deemed necessary to complete the task.
•Be responsible for planning the Annual Conference, working closely with the Professional Growth Committee in planning the workshops.
•Conference Chairman shall be responsible for submitting a conference report to the President by September 1st for board review.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
The Newsletter Committee shall:
•Consist of a chairman who shall be the editor and at least one (1) other member to assist in obtaining and compiling information for publication.
•Be responsible for publishing three (3) Association newsletters per year, to be dated: Fall, Winter, and Spring (Conference).
•Be responsible for entering newsletter in the NAEOP Past Presidents Newsletter Contest.
•Maintain a complete mailing list.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee shall:
•Consist of three (3) volunteers from the general membership.
•Annually audit the treasurer’s books and make a brief report to the Board of Directors concerning their findings which shall be filed in the secretary’s records.
AWARDS COMMITTEE
The Awards Committee shall:
•Consist of Past President as Chairman and two (2) other members.
•Be responsible for disseminating information to the membership concerning any awards in which SDAEOP may participate (Marion T. Wood Administrator of the Year, Employee of the Year, etc.)
•Be responsible for receiving applications for nominations for awards.
•Be responsible for sending current committee information to the newsletter editor for publication to the membership.
PAST BOARD MEMBERS COMMITTEE
The Past Board Members Committee shall:
•Consist of all past board members with one (1) being appointed chairman.
•The chairman will be responsible for keeping an up-to-date list of eligible members and their contributions to the Association.
•Meet informally whenever the members wish, perhaps each year on the evening before the annual meeting.
•Secure and present “Has Been” award to new committee members each year at the banquet.
•Serve in an advisory capacity when needed.
PARLIAMENTARIAN
The Parliamentarian shall:
•Be the Past President.
•Become knowledgeable on parliamentary procedure as set forth in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.
•During meetings, advise the President of proper procedure.
HISTORIAN
The Historian shall:
•Keep newsletters, conference program, pictures, and all other pertinent information for each conference