(Appendix 5.3 Continued)

VASFAA

 

BOARD - COMMISSIONER - COMMITTEE PLANS & REPORT FORM

(Add additional objectives and status reports as needed)

Committee:  Nominations and Elections                                                                                 

Commissioner/Board Position:  Erik Melis – Past President         

Year (e.g., 2005-06):  2007-08                                                                                      

Committee Members: 

Brad Barnett – James Madison University                                                                                                                                          

Melissa Collum-Wyatt – SCHEV                                                                                                                    

Sheila Nelson-HenlseyBluefield College

Erik Melis – George Mason University - Chair                                                                                                   

 

Standard Goal 1:  Solicit, evaluate, and coordinate the submission of potential eligible candidates for offices to the Board of Directors. [Strategic Plan 4.1 A (1,3)]

 

Objective 1 (HOW the committee plans to achieve the stated goal):  Solicit nominees through the newsletter The VASFAA Voice, sector meetings, the VASFAA List Serve, the VASFAA web site, and conversations with VASFAA members.

 

Status Reports of Objective 1 (Please report your progress toward achieving the stated goals – this is where the committee provides updates to the Board, including any suggestions or modifications to the goal and/or the Strategic Plan):

 

Date:    11/5/2007                     

Report: The committee’s goal is to present the board with at least two President-Elect candidates, two Treasurer-Elect candidates, and four Representative-at-Large candidates (two vacancies with this position), for a total of 8 candidates.  To date, the committee has identified 5 potential candidates, with all of these having confirmed their interest in running for office.   An article explaining the various VASFAA positions and the nomination process was sent to the Newsletter Committee for inclusion in the Fall edition of the VASFAA Voice and is currently on-line.    An e-mail was sent to the VASFAA Listserv in September  providing the membership soliciting candidates for the spring election.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

Date:    1/25/2008                     

Report: The committee’s goal is to present the board with at least two President-Elect candidates, two Treasurer-Elect candidates, and four Representative-at-Large candidates (two vacancies with this position), for a total of 8 candidates.  To date, the committee has identified 6 potential candidates, with all of these having confirmed their interest in running for office.  The candidates are for the office of Treasurer-Elect and Representative-at-Large.  The committee is still working to try to finalize candidates for the office of President-Elect.  The slate of candidates will be presented to the Board at the upcoming winter board meeting in Roanoke.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Standard Goal 2:  Conduct Elections in accordance with the By Laws and Policies and Procedures manual.

                                                                                   

Objective 1 (HOW the committee plans to achieve the stated goal):  Conduct Elections in accordance with the By Laws and Policies and Procedures manual.

 

Status Reports of Objective 1 (Please report your progress toward achieving the stated goals – this is where the committee provides updates to the Board, including any suggestions or modifications to the goal and/or the Strategic Plan):

 

 

Date:    11/5/2007         

Report: The committee developed a short on-line survey for the membership to determine the viability of continuing the process of election speeches which are specified in the Policies and Procedures.  The results of the survey and further discussion on this topic will occur at the November board meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Date:    1/25/2008                     

Report: Based on discussions of the survey results at the November Board meeting, it was decided that the election speeches would remain in place through the 2008 election process but that the membership would be surveyed further at the Conference to see if they should be eliminated in the future.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

BUDGET

                          Item (Broad general categories)                                                                Cost

 

                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                        

 

Board Approved Amount:       $                                                

Date:                                                                               

(Use separate sheet if necessary.)