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LIFE
MEMBERSHIP
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Life
Membership is a designation established to honor individuals who,
through their service to the Association, have made significant
contributions to the Association through participation as Board
members, division officers, and/or through service on various MASC
committees, and/or external statewide committees, commissions or
task forces representing the interests of MASC.
Life
membership shall be limited to:
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Present
or former school committee members who have made significant
contributions to the Association through participation as
Board members, Division officers, and/or through service on
various MASC committees, and/or external statewide committees,
commissions, or task forces representing the interests of
MASC. The award of life membership is made by vote of the
MASC delegate assembly at the MASC Annual Meeting.
Each
president of the Association shall become a Life Member of
the Association upon the assumption of office by his successor
as President.
Other
persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the image
of the Association and have served at least one full term
on a school committee may be elected Life Members of the Association
at any annual meeting of the Association upon recommendation
of the Board of Directors.
Candidates
for election as Life Members at any annual meeting may be
proposed by an active or associate member of the Association
to the Board of Directors not later than July 1 and the names
of candidates recommended by the Board of Directors for election
as Life Members shall be included in the notice of the annual
meeting at which their election shall be proposed. Life Members
shall be exempt from payment of dues.
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MASC Life Members 1947-2007
MASC Past Presidents
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LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
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Lifetime
Achievement is a designation established to honor individuals
who, through their service to their community and their local
school committee, have exhibited the best characteristics of
public service.
Lifetime Achievement shall be limited to:
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Present
or former school committee members who have served more
than two consecutive terms on their local school committee,
and this designation is not dependant on the nominee's
participation in MASC programs or activities.
Upon
nomination by their local school committee and approval
by the MASC Board of Directors, an appropriate symbol
of recognition will be forwarded to the nominating school
committee for presentation to the honoree.
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Lifetime Achievement Recipients 1998 - 2007
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ALL-STATE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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The
All-State School Committee is established to annually recognize
significant achievement on the part of local school committee members.
This recognition is intended to honor school committee members who,
during the previous year have made a significant contribution to
their community or their school committee either through specific
action or as an inspiration and role model for their peers and constituents.
The MASC Board of Directors will annually select eight individuals
who have been nominated by their local school committee to be recognized
as members of the All-State School Committee. A member will be selected
from each of the eight Divisions of MASC. In the event no nomination
is presented from a specific division or, if the selection committee
is unable to recommend an individual from any specific Division,
at-large selections may be recommended to complete the eight member
All-State School Committee. Nominees deserving of recognition who
are not selected for the All-State School Committee may be awarded
honorable mention. No individual who has been selected to the All-State
School Committee may be nominated a second time.
Nomination Criteria:
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Nominee is serving on a school committee holding membership
in MASC. |
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Nominee must have completed one full term as a member of their
school committee. |
| 3.
The nominee must be nominated by other member(s) of their school
committee and the nomination form returned to the MASC office
no later than June 1st of the nomination year. |
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All entries must be on the official nomination form. Additional
endorsements from other organization or groups outside of the
school district are not encouraged. |
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5.
A school committee should consider its nominee in light of
the following characteristics. The nominee:
| Keeps
the education and welfare of children as their primary
concern; |
| Represents
the best interest of all constituents rather than special
interest groups; |
| Understands
the need for compromise and abides by decisions of the
majority; |
| Has
made the time commitment necessary to become an informed
and effective school committee member; |
| Channels
complaints and potential problems to the proper authority; |
| Reaches
decisions on the merits of issues and on the basis of
the best available information; |
| Participates
in in-service programs at the local, state, or national
level; |
| Does
not, individually or unilaterally, make commitments on
behalf of the school committee; |
| Is
open and honest with other committee members and administrators,
shares information and avoids surprises whenever possible; |
| Is
familiar with and abides by the MASC code of ethics. |
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If applicable, the school committee should include examples
of any actions or series of actions taken by the nominee that
significantly benefited the school district. |
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Only one school committee member may be nominated by a committee
in any one year. |
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Members of the MASC Board of Directors or employees of the Association
are not eligible. |
| 9.
Former MASC All State School Committee members are not eligible. |
All-State School Committee Members 1996 - 2007
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