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Regional presidents work with their executive council and regional advisers to develop an agenda for each meeting. He/she presides at meetings, uses basic parliamentary procedure, and helps the group make decisions but does not make decisions for the group. The president sees that necessary committees and subcommittees are formed and that committee chairs are selected. The president may serve as an ex-officio member on committees. He/she knows the duties of all officers and committee chairs, starts meetings on time, and confers frequently with regional advisers on plans. The president may represent the region at special events.
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| Letter to Regional Presidents |
| Regional President Guidelines |
What are my responsibilities?
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What do I need to send to the state office?
- Listing of all regional activities and dates in a word document (update the office if events change)
- Regional bylaws in a word document
- Updates to the regional executive council directory
When do I need to send information out to the chapters in my region?
Prior to December 1st, all communications regarding regional meetings and screenings should be sent to EVERY school in your region. Addresses may be obtained from the Missouri School Directory, which can be found on the DESE webpage. Be sure to send communications in advance of regional activities so that local chapters have plenty of time to make plans. After December 1st communications may be sent to only chapters affiliated at the regional, state, and national levels.
Regional Elections
Responsibilities:
- Schedule the regional elections after December 1st but before February 1st.
- Set a deadline of at least two weeks prior to the elections date for qualifications of officer candidates to be submitted to the regional adviser.
- Carefully and thoroughly review officer qualification forms to be sure that candidates are members of affiliated chapters (a list of chapters affiliated at the regional, state and national levels will be sent to the regional adviser after December 1st) and meet all the regulations and qualifications listed on the officer qualification forms. (THE REGIONAL ADVISER IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALLOWING ONLY QUALIFIED OFFICER CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS)
- Calculate the number of voting delegates each chapter is allowed based on the state bylaws. Inform each chapter of the number of delegates they are allowed to bring to regional elections.
- Make ballots for voting delegates and select a committee to count ballots
- If officer qualification forms are reproduced for voting delegates, the reproductions should be quality ones. All personal information including phone numbers, address, etc., should be blacked out before copying.
- By February 1st or date designated by the state adviser, submit the completed Regional Directory, and the originals of the State Officer Qualification form for the Regional State Vice-President to the state office.
- Remind the Regional Executive Council Members and Regional Advisers that their duties begin and end with regional installations.
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