ARTICLE I: NAME

The organization shall be known as the Mississippi Association for Developmental Education (MADE).

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The purpose of this association shall be:

1. To provide visibility and significance to learning assistance and developmental programs through a professional group.

2. To promote support for learning assistance and developmental programming.

3. To provide a means for identification and interaction with fellow professionals in learning assistance and developmental areas.

4. To provide an information channel for learning assistance and developmental faculty.

5. To assess, clarify, and promote professional standards for learning assistance and developmental programs.

6. To provide staff development activities for sharing of professional methods, techniques, and strategies.

7. To provide an arena for the discussion of local school issues related to learning assistance and developmental faculty.

8. To identify and initiate solutions for issues and concerns arising from learning assistance and developmental services within educational institutions.

9. To be a spokesgroup for learning assistance and developmental faculty on issues directly affecting instructional programs.

ARTICLE III: AFFILIATION

The Mississippi Association for Developmental Education shall be associated with the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE).

ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP

Members shall be persons who are training for careers in remedial/developmental programs, who are actively involved in such programs or the administration of them, or who are otherwise interested in the purposes of MADE.

ARTICLE V: GOVERNMENT

1. The Executive Board consists of the elected and appointed officers of the organization: the President, President‑Elect, Recorder, Membership/'Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Immediate Past President, and at least three Members‑At‑Large who shall be appointed by the President.  All of the board members, whether elected or appointed, are voting members.  The Board should be representative of the membership.  Therefore, it is suggested that at least one of the board members be from a university or four‑year college and that at least one board member be an adjunct faculty member.  The President-Elect should not come from the same school in consecutive years.

2. The Executive Board shall meet at such regular intervals as may be prescribed from time to time by the President or any three elected officers. Meetings should be held as often as necessary to insure achievement of the goals and purposes of the Association.

3. The Executive Board shall be responsible for the professional maintenance and professional direction of the Association. This shall be encouraged by the formulation and publication of annual goals.

4. An elected or appointed officer of the Association shall be removed from office when deemed as acting or performing in a manner contrary to the purposes of MADE or when deemed as performing the duties and responsibilities of the office held in an insufficient or unsatisfactory manner. The procedure to be used for the removal of any officer is outlined in the NADE Constitution.

ARTICLE VI: STANDING COMMITTEES

1. The Nominating (Election) Committee is responsible for implementing procedures to fill all elected offices and administering all association‑wide balloting. It shall consist of the Immediate Past President as chair, the Recorder, the Newsletter Editor, and two non‑board members as appointed by the President. The President shall oversee the activities of this committee and insure the integrity of all elections.

2. The Conference Planning Committee is responsible for long range and short range planning for the annual conferences.  It shall consist of the President-Elect as chair, the President, the Immediate Past President, and any other members appointed by the chair or the President.

3. The Scholarship Committee is responsible for coordinating all aspects of all scholarship opportunities offered by MADE.  It shall consist of a Member-At-Large appointed by the President as chair plus any other members appointed by the chair or the President.

4. Other Committees: All other committees necessary for professional development of the Association shall be appointed by the President.

ARTICLE VII: MEETINGS

1. An annual conference shall be held each year at a location selected by the Executive Board.  The date of the conference shall be in mid-fall.

2. A business meeting of the membership shall be held at the annual conference as designated by the Executive Board. Agenda items for the business meeting at the annual conference shall be determined by the Executive Board and, if possible, announced in advance to all members. Additional items may be placed on the agenda by a two‑thirds vote of the members attending the business meeting.

3. A quorum shall consist of those members present at the business meeting at the annual conference.

ARTICLE VIII: AMENDMENTS

This constitution may be amended by a two‑thirds vote of the members present at any regularly scheduled meeting, provided that notice of such amendment has been prepared in written form and distributed to the membership prior to the scheduled meeting.


Last Revised: Fall 2002