Description

Structure

Directory of Board Members

Committees

Description

The Executive Board oversees all NCATE standards, policies, fiscal matters, selection and evaluation of the president, and the Constitution. It reviews and adopts policies and standards developed by the Unit Accreditation Board, the State Partnership Board, and the Specialty Areas Studies Board. It also receives the findings and recommendations of a Review Panel that hears appeals of NCATE’s decisions. The Executive Board is composed of no more than thirty representatives, including the chairs of the other three boards (the Unit Accreditation Board has both a chair and a vice-chair), a public-at-large representative, and a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards representative. Each constituent grouping (teacher educators, teachers, policy makers, and school specialists) shares one-fourth of the remaining seats. The information in parentheses gives the association which nominated the individual and the year that the term expires.

Executive Board Structure

30 members, consisting of:

• Chairs of three governance boards, plus vice chair of UAB
• One public representative
• One National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Representative
• Remaining seats are divided equally among four constituent quadrants.
• Six representatives from the teacher quadrant.
• Six representatives from the teacher education quadrant.
• Six representatives from the State and local policymaker quadrant.
• Six representatives from the specialized professional associations (SPA) quadrant.

Function of the Executive Board

• Oversees all NCATE standards, policies, and fiscal matters; oversees the selection and evaluation of the president and the constitution
• Reviews and approves major policies and standards developed by other boards

Miscellanea

• The Executive Board meets semi-annually, usually in the fall and spring.
• Board chair position rotates annually among representatives of the four constituent quadrants, in the following order: teacher education, teachers, professional specialty areas, and state and local policy makers.
• Committee assignments are made by the board chair.

Executive Board Committees

Complaint Review Committee

Reviews complaints regarding NCATE policies and procedures, as well as those of the institutions

Members

Constitution Committee

Recommends changes in NCATE’s Constitution

Members

Communications Committee

Helps NCATE develop appropriate linkages with target audiences

Members

Finance, Personnel, and Membership (FPM) Committee

• Makes recommendations to the Executive Board on budget and finance
• Annually evaluates the performance of the president
• Reviews NCATE personnel policies and hears any employee grievances
• Is responsible for distribution of constituent seats as prescribed in NCATE's Constitution

Members