SIG/RME OFFICER DUTIES & SCHEDULE (Updated April 25, 2007)

 

 

 

 

Month

Task

Officer

 

 

 

April

New officers assume office after AERA annual meeting and NCTM Presession

 

 

 

 

 

Anticipate list of membership dues paid as of March 31 from AERA.

Send updated membership Excel file to Electronics Board Member and to Communications Board Member.

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Post updated membership Excel file on website (password protected)

Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May

Send Call for AERA SIG proposals to Communications Board Member for Summer newsletter

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

Send letters of commendation to outgoing officers

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

Send Call for NCTM Research Presession proposals to Communications Board Member for Summer newsletter

Junior Chair

 

 

 

 

(odd numbered years only) Send announcement for Senior Scholar Award Recipient to Communications Board Member for inclusion in Summer newsletter

Senior & Junior Chairs

 

 

 

 

Prepare Summer (June) newsletter

Business meeting minutes (AERA meeting)

TreasurerÕs report

Solicitation for officer nominations

(Include names of former officers; nominations sent to Electronics Board Member, due Sept. 15)

Call for NCTM Research Presession Proposals

Announcement for AERA SIG annual meeting proposals

AERA invited speakerÕs paper (if available)–post to web site and announce in newsletter

(odd number years only) Senior Scholar Award announcement

(odd number years only) Senior Scholar Award RecipientÕs paper-post on website and announce in newsletter

Communications Board Member & Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

Update document ÒSIG/RME Officer Duties & ScheduleÓ

Send to Electronics Board Member to post on website

Communications Board Member

 

 

 

 

Post updated ÒSIG/RME Officer Duties & ScheduleÓ on website

Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

Send e-mail addresses to Communications Board Member for mailing newsletter.

Send names/addresses to Communications Board Member for those requesting newsletter in hard copy form.

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Send check to invited speakers when notified by Senior Co-chair

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Send financial statement to AERA

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

(odd numbered years only) Prepare Call for Senior Scholar Award announcement, send to Communications Board Member for inclusion in Summer newsletter, place ad in JRME, other journals, and on SIG/RME website

Awards Board Member & Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

Prepare Call for Early Career Publication Award & send to Communications Board Member for inclusion in Summer newsletter

Awards Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June

Pay SIG dues to AERA; due July 1

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Submit SIG membership list to AERA

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Send Summer newsletter to Electronics Board Member to post on website

Email members that newsletter is available on website.

Mail newsletter to members requesting hard copy form

Communications Board Member

 

 

 

 

Post Summer newsletter on web site

Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

Select and contact invited speaker for AERA

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

Acknowledge receipt of AERA SIG annual meeting proposals as  they arrive

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

(odd numbered years only) Conference call for Senior Scholar Award Selection Committee to rank nominees and decide award recipient

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

(even numbered years only) Contact Senior Scholar Award Recipient, request written acceptance and commitment to present at AERA

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July

Anticipate list of membership dues paid as of June 30 from AERA

Send updated membership Excel file to Electronics Board Member

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Post updated membership Excel file on website

Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August

Identify AERA SIG/RME proposal reviewers and send proposals to reviewers through electronic system

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

Receive Presession proposals from NCTM to review

Junior Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September

(Sept. 15 deadline) Receive nominations for officers; if less than 4 nominations per office, ask committee members to submit additional nominations; distribute names to all board members   (each member ranks in order of preference and returns rankings)

Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

Contact top two choices for each office, secure their approval to stand for election, solicit their biographies and send to Communications Board Member for Fall newsletter

Make arrangements for online voting system

Electronics Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare AERA Program

All reviews due back

Sessions finalized

Chair and reactors identified

Arrangements with invited speaker finalized

Session sheets completed

(see Master Schedule from AERA)

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

Send Communications Board Member preliminary information on SIG sessions for AERA annual meeting for Fall newsletter

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

Meet with RC of NCTM to plan Presession

Junior Chair

 

 

 

 

Send Communications Board Member updated announcement of Presession for Fall newsletter

Junior Chair

 

 

 

 

(odd numbered years only) Form Senior Scholar Award Selection Committee

Junior Chair

 

 

 

 

Send e-mail addresses to Communications Board Member for mailing newsletter.

Send names/addresses to Communications Board Member for those requesting newsletter in hard copy form.

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Finalize AERA program

Acceptances mailed with reviews and AERA enclosures

Session sheets mailed to session chairs and symposia organizers for correction

Rejection letters mailed

Final Report send to AERA

List of reviewers sent to AERA

Senior Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October

Work on NCTM Research Presession program

Select and contact invited speaker

Contact organizers of accepted proposals (work with some organizers to improve sessions)

Mail rejection letters

(See RC schedule for Presession)

Junior Chair

 

 

 

 

Prepare Fall (November) newsletter

Ballot with biographies (instruct members to send ballot to Electronics Board Member or vote electronically through the SIG/RME website)

AERA and NCTM Research Presession announcements

Call for corrections to the Annual Membership Directory

Communications Board Member