XV. COMMITTEE CHARGES All committee chairs are responsible for good communication with the Executive Board and their members. Committees are to carry out any charge of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee.

A. Awards Committee (Standing Committee)

1. Generally oversee the council’s award program to recognize and promote significant

    contributions to and excellence in social studies.

2. Solicit applications for council awards and recommend award recipients in the various

    categories to the Executive Committee.

3. Coordinate awards presentations at the annual convention.

4. Encourage public awareness of the social studies through announcement and publicizing

of  winners using TIME & PLACE and other media.

5. Oversee the submission of state award recipients for national competition where

appropriate.

6. Submit vouchers for monetary awards to the Executive Secretary prior to the convention.

7. Develop a program listing the award recipients for the Awards Dinner.

8. Insure that award plaques are ordered in a timely manner.

B. Budget and Finance Committee (Standing Committee)

1. To facilitate the development and presentation of the annual operating budget.

2. To facilitate the development of the annual convention budget with the convention chair

based on previous experience and anticipated revenue and expenses.

3. To provide long range planning for anticipated budget considerations and expenditures.

4. To recommend investment options for reserve funds to be managed by the Treasurer.

C. Convention Planning Committee (Standing Committee)

1. Will be a semi-permanent committee to ensure continuity.

2. Will include permanent positions and those that will be filled annually.

D. Cultural Education Committee (Standing Committee)

1. Maintain close working relationships with cultural education facilities that offer programs

to assist Elementary, Middle level and Secondary Education.

2. Develop programs to promote our members awareness of the utility of Cultural Education

 materials and institutions, in instruction.

3. Develop programs to promote awareness in Cultural Education institutions to the need     

for, the benefits of, Elementary, Middle Level and Secondary education programs and

materials.

4. Serve as the liaison body linking the professional social studies teacher and the Cultural

 Education community.

5. Develop and publish materials calling the attention of members to the benefits and utility

of Cultural Education in the instructional process.

6. Cause the development and distribution of materials that facilitate the utilization of

Cultural Education materials in schools and associated institutions.

7. Promote awareness of the needs of Elementary, Middle Level and Secondary education

among the institutions of Cultural Education in New York.

8. Promote the use of allied professions to accomplish the goals of the Social Studies.

9. Provide at least one article for the TIME & PLACE or other publications of the council.

E. Elementary Committee (Standing committees)

1. Analyze and disseminate information and developments on each elementary grade level.

2. Review curriculum documents and assessment tools.

3. Publish resource, methodological and elementary level curricular material

4. Work with the convention chair to provide sessions in elementary level.

5. Assist local councils in meeting the needs of elementary teachers who are members of those councils.

6. Foster communications among elementary and secondary teachers, supervisors,

administrators and community members to foster increased interest in Social Studies

Education issues at the various levels.

F. Human Rights (Standing Committee)

1. Review curriculum documents and assessment tools and concepts.

2. Publish resource, methodological and curricular material.

3. Work with the Convention Planning Committee to provide sessions on human rights

4. Assist local councils in meeting the needs of their members in terms of enhancing

instruction in human rights.

G. K-12 Curriculum and Assessment (Standing Committee)

1. Carry out longitudinal coordination of the activities of the Elementary, Middle level and

    Secondary Committees.

2. Review, select and monitor curriculum mini-grant proposals.

3. Seek out, review and select programs of excellence and nominate NCSS Programs of

    Excellence.

4. Perform additional functions as designated by the Board of Directors and President

H. Membership Committee (Standing Committee)

1. To solicit and retain local, state and national membership.

2. To encourage diversity within the membership based on race, gender, grade level and

teaching location.

I. Middle Level (Standing Committee)

1. Analyze and disseminate information and developments on each middle-level grade.

2. Review curriculum documents and assessment tools.

3. Publish resource, methodological and curricular material

4. Work with the convention chair to provide sessions in each level.

5. Assist local councils in meeting the needs of teachers who are members of those councils.

J. Nominations (Standing Committee)

1. Submit a list of nominees to the President and Executive Committee approximately twelve

    weeks prior to the Annual Business Meeting at convention.

2. If there are contested offices, prepare and print a ballot to be mailed six weeks prior to

the annual business meeting. First class mail to be utilized.

3. Adhere to the provisions of the Constitution and its By-Laws relative to elections.

4. Serve as tellers to count the ballots at a special meeting called for that purpose.

   Announce the results at the annual meeting. In the event that geographical distribution of

   committee members makes a special meeting inconvenient, the Chairperson, with the

approval of the committee members, may appoint a Board of Tellers.

K. Past President’s Committees (Standing Committee)

Purpose

1. To maintain a sense of organizational history of NYSCSS and continuity of its programs,

    philosophies and ideologies.

2. To utilize the experience, expertise and knowledge of proven leaders.

3. To facilitate transition between leaderships.

Function

1. Membership will be extended to all past presidents in good standing with NYSCSS.

2. The chair of the committee will be the Past Past President.

3. They may be invited by the Executive Committee to attend their meeting in an advisory

capacity to assist in matters dealing with past practice and events, precedence and  

organizational history.

4. They may be called upon to serve on a NYSCSS standing committee in an active or

consultant capacity.

L. Publication Committee (Standing Committee)

1. To take responsibility for overseeing the policy and financial operations of the council’s

    publications.

2. To recommend policy changes to the Executive Committee.

3. To evaluate all publication proposals submitted to NYSCSS (other than those submitted for

the TIME & PLACE or SOCIAL SCIENCE DOCKET), determine which should be published,

and, for those approved, make recommendations for the format, distribution and publishing

time line to the Executive Committee of NYSCSS.

4. To serve as a resource to the editors of any council publications.

 

M. Resolution Committee (Standing Committee)

1. Will accept resolutions from members and councils.

2. Will submit resolutions to the general membership.

N. Retiree Program Committee (Standing Committee)

1. Develop programs which focus on the special needs of Social Studies Retirees.

2. Develop partnership with other organizations that offer opportunities for our retiree

members.

3. Cause the development of materials of interest to retirees and their publication in the    

    publications of the council

4. Develop and maintain an up-to-date directory of retirees and their address for the

exclusive, non-commercial use of members of this council.

5. Promote awareness of the needs of our retired members.

6. Promote awareness of the programs of the council that offer special service to retired

members.

7. Provide functions at each convention that offer the opportunity for retired members to

    communicate and network.

O. Secondary Committee (Standing Committee)

1. Analyze and disseminate information and developments on each grade level.

2. Review curriculum documents and assessment tools.

3. Publish resource, methodological and curricular material.

4. Work with the Convention Chairperson to provide sessions on secondary education.

5. Assist local councils in meeting the needs of secondary teachers who are members of

those councils.

6. Foster communications among middle level, elementary and high school teachers,

supervisors, administrators and community members to foster increased interest in Social

Studies education issues at the secondary level.

P. Technology Committee (Standing Committee)

          1. Encourage social studies educators to use computers and technology in their teaching

and other professional responsibilities.

2. Work with the Convention Chairperson to provide programmatic presentations based on

    computers and technology.

3. Inform members of new teaching techniques and materials through use of council

publications.

4. Work with colleagues on other committees to promote awareness of computer and

technology issues.

5. Assist local councils in meeting the needs of their members in terms of enhancing

instruction in human rights.