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