1. Preamble

A. The goals of the Washington Activity Coordinators Association are to improve and promote the activity programs in the secondary schools.

II. Name

A. The name of the organization shall be the Washington Activity Coordinators Association.

III. Membership

A. Any individual dealing with activity programs in the secondary schools is eligible for membership.

B. Only conference registrants are eligible to vote and/or hold office.

C. Non-conference registrants may become associate members. The dues by the Executive Board and the Board of Directors.

IV. Executive Board

A. The Executive Board of WACA shall include five (5) elected officers and three (3) appointed office's. Elected Officers: President, President-Elect, Past President, Secretary and Treasurer. Appointed Officers: Vendor Coordinator, Program Chair, and Technology Coordinator.

B. The terms for Secretary and Treasurer shall be three (3) years.

C. The term of office for the President shall be three years. The President-Elect shall assume the office of the President, followed by the Past President.

D. The newly elected and appointed Executive Board and Board of Directors shall assume office at the close of the annual conference.

V. Board of Directors

A. The Board of Directors shall be composed of the officers plus nine members to represent the nine areas of the state, plus a middle school, a junior high, and a senior high school representative.

B. The area representatives shall serve a two-year term as members of the board

C. Middle school, junior high, and senior high representatives shall serve two-year terms as members of the board.

VI. Elections

A. Elections and campaigning shall be held at the annual conference.

I. In the spirit of WACA, campaigning will be limited to personal contact.

B. To be eligible to run for the office of President, an individual must have served a minimum of one term on either the Executive Board or the Board of Directors.

C. Vacant offices will be filled by appointment of the President and approved by the Executive Board and Board of Directors.

VII. Conference

A. The annual conference shall be held at a location determined by the Executive Board and the Board of Directors of WACA.

VIII. Amendments

A. Any amendments to the Constitution must be passed by a 2/3 vote of the membership meeting at the conference.

B. Proposed Constitutional Amendments must be submitted to the Board of Directors thirty (30) days prior to the annual conference.

C. The Board of Directors shall establish standing rules, by-laws policies and positions of WACA by a 2/3 majority vote at regular board meetings.

IX. Parliamentary Authority

A. The Washington Activity Coordinators' Association will be operated by Roberts Rules of Order and Parliamentary Procedures.

 

Ratified: April 1972

Amended: April 1982, March 1986, Marsh 1990, March 2001, March 2004