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Executive Board ...

  • President Heather Daly daly_heather@hotmail.com Coquitlam SD 604-937-6380
  • Past-President Bonnie McComb bonniemccomb@shaw.ca Parkland Sec. 250-655-2737
  • VP Chapter Rel. Halia Hirniak haliah@shaw.ca Laity View Elem 604-463-7108
  • VP Advocacy Jeff Yasinchuk Yasinchuk@hotmail.com LV Rogers Sec 250-
  • VP Resources - - Richmond SD -
  • Liaison Chair Moira Ekdahl moirae@shaw.ca Vancouver SD 604-713-5016
  • Secretary Patricia Baisi - Ellendale Elem -
  • Treasurer Chris Evans cjevans@shaw.ca Vancouver SD 604-266-8685
  • Working-Learning Amanda Hufton Kaela2@shaw.ca Walter Lee Elem 604-668-6210
  • Bookmark Editor Angie MacRitchie amacritchie@shaw.ca Shannon Lake Elem 250-768-1553
  • Conference Chair Bonnie McComb bonniemccomb@shaw.ca Parkland Sec. 250-655-2737
  • Professional Dev Arlene Anderson - West Vancouver -
  • Member at Large Kam Purewal - Vancouver -
  • Member at Large Val Hamilton vhamilton@shaw.ca Vancouver(ret) -
  • Member at Large Lynn Turner - Terrace(ret) -

 

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Roles and Duties ...

 

  • The Executive Board 2010-2011: The following board positions are defined by the BCTLA Constitution, currently revised and approved at the spring AGM. To optimize service to members, please forward any comments, ideas to our team.

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  • The President shall:
    • prepare agendas and preside at the AGM and meetings of the Executive Board and Council.
    • be ex officio, a member of all committees.
    • report annually to the Council on behalf of the Executive Board.
    • submit an annual President's report to the AGM (Fall Council. 1988) -
    • represent the BCTLA on PSA Council (Fall Council, 1989)
    • notify all Executive Board members, committee chairpersons, and liaison persons of all Executive Board meetings.
  • The Vice President shall: 
    • in the absence of the President, preside and perform the duties of the President 
    • provide liaison between the executive board and the chapters 
    • be chairperson of the Chapter Relations Committee. 
    • revise the BCTLA Councillor's Guidebook each fall. 
    • present a workshop on the BCTLA Councillor's Guidebook at the fall Council meeting. 
    • maintain files of local chapter constitutions, district library policies, and chapter reports. 
    • maintain database of chapter executives. (Fall Council, 1992)
  • The Second Vice President shall: 
    • in the absence of the President and Vice President, preside and perform the duties of the President 
    • provide liaison between the executive board and the Advocacy Committee 
    • be the chairperson of the Advocacy Committee 
    • maintain a file of promotional materials 
  • The Treasurer shall: 
    • receive and bank all monies due the BCTLA either directly or through the BCTF. 
    • keep bookkeeping records of such funds, based on the data supplied by the BCTF. 
    • pay bills from officers and committee members only when authorized and when receipts from expenditures are attached. 
    • disburse all monies as the BCTLA may direct. 
    • give a complete financial report at the AGM. 
    • prepare a draft budget to be passed by the Executive Board and be presented at the Council in the fall. 
    • submit a budget to the BCTF for approval. 
    • submit a report to the BCTF on each project for which the BCTF has provided Social Grant monies. 
    • prepare a recommendation on fees for presentation at the AGM. 
  • The Recording Secretary shall: 
    • keep minutes of the meetings. 
    • prepare and distribute to all members of the Executive Board and Council minutes of the meetings of these bodies and those of general meetings. 
    • take charge of all documents belonging to the BCTLA, not especially under the charge of any other officer. 
    • call a meeting to order, in the absence of the President and the Vice President, and preside until the election of a chairperson pro term. 
    • notify all members of the Council of meetings. 
    • notify or cause to have notified all members of the date, time and location of the AGM. 
  • The Third Vice President Resources shall: 
    • conduct correspondence and develop resources as directed. 
    • invite honorary life members to attend the AGM in an advisory capacity so that the association can benefit from their experience. 
    • provide the BCTLA Executive Board with a publications schedule for the forthcoming year at the first meeting in the fall. 
    • ensure that uniformity in format and style be maintained in all publications. 
    • submit all other BCTLA publications to the BCTF publication personnel. 
    • be a member of The Bookmark Editorial Board Committee. 
    • submit an annual report to the AGM.
    • act as liaison
  • The Working and Learning Conditions Chairperson shall: 
    • chair the Working and Learning Conditions Committee and conduct and report on related surveys as may be determined by the Executive Board or Council, 
    • act as a liaison with the BCTF Bargaining division and represent the rights and needs of the province's teacher-librarians with the BCTF and encourage local chapters to work with their district bargaining committees. 
    • maintain a file of district contracts containing items relating to teacher librarians working and learning conditions. 
  • The Conference Chairperson shall: 
    • develop a long range plan for Fall and/or Spring Conferences. 
    • work with conference committees providing liaison with the executive board and the council. 
    • maintain a conference planning book and conference file. 
  • The Professional Development Chairperson shall: 
    • chair the Continuing Education Committee. 
    • collect and maintain an up-to-date file of resource people. 
    • organize and assist with publications, videos and workshops 
    • inform BCTLA members of new trends in the field of teacher-Teacher-librarian. 
    • submit an annual report to the AGM. (Fall Council, 1988) 
    • submit a column for each issue of The Bookmark. (Fall Council, 1992)
  • The Past President shall: 
    • chair the Constitution and bylaws Committee. 
    • chair the BCTLA Members' Guide Committee. (Fall Council 1988) 
    • chair the BCTLA Nominating Committee and prepare an annual for the AGM. (Fall Council, 1989) 
    • send out ballots for the executive elections to all active members of the BCTLA. (Fall Council, 1992) 
  • The Liaison Chairperson shall: 
    • work with the Continuing Education Chairperson to provide liaison with the universities. 
    • provide liaison with other provincial, national and international and teacher-librarian associations. 
    • provide liaison with other professional educational associations 
    • provide liaison with the Children's Literature Round Table and similar groups. 
    • send summary reports of activity highlights to CSLA and ATLC. (Fall Council, 1992) 
  • The Bookmark Senior Editor shall: 
    • recommend, to the Executive Board, members to be appointed to the Editorial Board Committee 
    • chair the Editorial Board Committee. 
    • prepare The Bookmark for publication, including the "Elections" issue containing information on candidates for Executive Board 
    • solicit articles and information, and expect the co-operation of Executive Board members in
    • soliciting and obtaining articles for publication. 
    • submit publications in camera-ready form to the BCTF. 
    • submit an annual report to the AGM (Fall Council, 1988) 

February 21, 2010

Governance...

 

 

Constitution:

  • a provincial specialist association in British Columbia, we are part of the BC Teachers Federation. 
  • BCTF Home   PSA Home
  • In an effort to support members effectively, the BCTLA Executive is currently revizing and modernizing the
    Consitution.  Continuing on the efforts of Pat Paranguo, our esteemed Past-President, who previously worked on a thorough edit in 2007, our current writers Heather Daly and Val Hamilton have almost completed this challenging task.
  • The BCTLA Constitution - updated  : read more

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Position Statements...

  • the British Columbia Teacher-Librarians' Association publishes 'position statements' documents in an effort to clarify and affirm issues considered best practices. These documents are written by members of the BCTLA Executive Board after significant research and consultation.
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Future Action Plan...

  • the BCTLA Executive is drafting a 2009-2012 Action Plan to introduce an overview vision of goals, governance and professional development for the BCTLA