NOMINATIONS FOR
EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITIONS

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WANTED
Hard-working, dedicated Bilingual and ESL professionals
for offices on the
2011
NJTESOL/NJBE, Inc.

Executive Board

Secretary
Liaison
Representative-at-Large

Special Interest Group [S.I.G.] Representatives
Early Childhood
ESL Elementary Education
ESL Middle School Education
ESL Secondary Education
Higher Education
Special Education
Parental Involvement/Community Action

The link for instructions and the nomination form is below.

Nominations must be submitted by 10:00 PM March 31, 2011

You may be a potential Executive Board Member if you are a member of NJTESOL/NJBE, Inc. and are interested in:

• Expressing new ideas and opinions about Bilingual and ESL programs in New Jersey and the nation;

• Providing leadership for one of the special interest groups;

• Donating the second Friday night of each month for Board meetings; and

• Being a member of a professionally active board.

Terms of office begin May 2011 for all positions and continue for two consecutive years ending May, 2013.

ALL executive board members must participate in ALL meetings, including monthly Friday evening meetings, Saturday June 25th retreat meeting, Saturday, December adjudication meeting and workshops of the organization.

Executive board members must have a comfortable familiarity with technology and/or a willingness to learn.

Eligibility
Candidates for any position on the Executive Board must have been members of NJTESOL/NJBE for at least one year before their candidacy. Positions which currently must be filled, include:

Special Interest Group Representatives
All special interest group representatives must be members of the special interest group which they represent. Membership in NABE or TESOL is required.

Duties:

• Be cognizant of the problems and needs of students and educators in areas of interest

• Make the problems of students and educators known to the executive committee of NJTESOL/NJBE for discussion and analysis so that solutions may be sought

• Provide articles for the quarterly newsletter, VOICES

• Contribute services to the organization through research work, serving on subcommittees, recruiting new members, coordinating workshops for SIG members at the NJTESOL/NJBE Annual Spring Conference, and anything that would foster the association's purpose

• Provide two in-service workshops for SIG. members at the NJTESOL/NJBE Annual Spring Conference

• Keep documents pertinent to their SIG Activities

• Send notices to SIG members about workshops offered at the Spring Conference

Secretary
Must be or become a member of NABE and TESOL

Duties:

• Record minutes of each executive board meeting and disseminate to members

Representative-at-Large
Membership in NABE or TESOL is required

Duties:

• Liaison between executive board and chapters

• NJEA liaison and coordinator of NJEA presentations

• Coordinate volunteers at the Spring Conference Please note: You may nominate yourself.

Liaison
Must be or become a member of NABE and TESOL

• Contact vendors for their participation in the Spring Conference

• Coordinate the setup of the exhibition hall for vendors

• Register and assist vendors at the conference. Please note: You may nominate yourself.

Nomination Form Instructions