Education and Safety Committee

Education and Safety

• Chair: Bernadette
• Members:

Topics of focus

• quarterly calendar of events!
• What we want to teach
• coordinating facilitators
• policy for courses (fees)

Terms of Reference

General Purpose

• To increase the frequency and variety of our educational programs.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Level of Authority

• This committee is able to approach volunteers and suggest they present workshops
• This committee is able to recruit new volunteers to present workshops
• This committee is able to arrange contracts for new workshop presenters within the bounds of the previously determined fee schedule (does not include sigining authority)

Reporting Relationship

• Reports will be submitted by the education committee chair
• Reports will be submitted monthly, in writing, a week before the board meeting

Composition and Appointments

• The chair will be appointed by the board of directors
• Members in good standing may put forward their name to chair the committee
• Any EBC member can join the committee
• There is no limit to the number of members on this committee

Meetings

• This committee will meet at minimum, twice a year (spring and fall)

Resources

• The committee should not need regular funding. There may be occasional projects that require funding. Those can be presented on a case-by-case basis to the board.
• This committee would benefit from having 1 staff member present at meetings.
• This committee will need 2-3 volunteers to determine the focus of the education programming.

Specific Annual Objectives

• There will be 2 new workshops each quarter, in 2012
• There will be 1 new workshop presenter in each quarter, in 2012
• There will be a 20% increase in the attendance at all workshops that were not previously filled

Reports and Target Dates

• Annual report will be submitted by Aug 31

Review and Evaluation Process

• Progress will be evaluated on a quarterly basis by the committee members
• Progress will be reported to the board in writing 1 week before the quarterly meeting
• Stats will be collected from workshop presenters to determine how the workshops are comparing to the annual goals

Approval Date and Review Date

Meeting Minutes

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