Board Elections 2021
We invite you to consider joining our fantastic board, sharing your ideas within our Division and the Council for Exceptional Children. Did you know that DVIDB began informally in 1948 and was fully recognized as a Division within the Council for Exceptional Children in 1957?
We have a strong vision and mission for building better educators of students with visual impairments or deafblindness. We support the development and validation of standards for teachers of the visually impaired, teachers of the deafblind, and interveners. We advocate for students with visual impairments and deafblindness within and through the CEC. We offer professional development, leadership development, and outreach. We partner with sister professional organizations to address the needs of the field and to connect our professional communities.
This year we are electing a new President-Elect, four Directors and one Secretary for our DVIDB Board. The description of roles and responsibilities are below.
Nominations are due by October 25th, 2021
Elections will be held on November 17th, 2021
Directors:
Our directors serve on committees, share their passion and support governance of the organization. Our committees help support our international convention, online webinars, standards revisions, professional papers, and committees that address critical needs in the field.
Secretary:
The powers and duties of the Secretary shall be:
- To keep a careful record of the proceedings of the annual business meeting and the meetings of the Board of Directors;
- To carry on correspondence as necessary for the operation of the Division;
- To keep accurate lists of the Board of Directors and committee members;
- To transfer all records to the new secretary at the time of installation;
- To upon request, represent the Division at IDC meetings.
President Elect:
The President Elect is a unique role. While the President Elect serves two years in this role, this person automatically becomes President at the end of their two-year term. This person also serves as Past President at the end of their Presidential term.
The powers and duties of the president elect shall be:
- To serve in the place of and with the authority of the president in case of the president's absence or inability to serve;
- To develop the program for the annual convention and plan other meetings according to the policies and directives of the Executive Committee. Prepare a draft of the complete convention program for approval of the Board of Directors.
- To represent the Division at IDC meetings.
- To represent the division at the summer leadership institute
The powers and duties of the president shall be:
- To serve as the chief executive officer of the Division with the powers and duties usually belonging to such a position;
- To give leadership to general policy making and carry out the directives of the membership;
- To call and preside at the annual business meeting and all meetings (including appointing a parliamentarian) of the Board of Directors;
- To appoint chairs of standing committees with the exception of the nominations and elections committee, the awards committee and the finance committee;
- To be an ex-officio member of all committees with the exception of the nominations and elections committee and the audit committee;
- To recommend to the Board of Directors the types of ad hoc committees and other appointive bodies needed;
- To represent the Division in coordinating efforts with other divisions, other units of CEC, and other organizations;
- To make an annual report to The Council for Exceptional Children;
- To assume the responsibilities of one of the Division's representatives to the CEC Representative Assembly;
- To represent the Division at IDC meetings.