Organization
A. TAAPS shall be governed by a Board of Directors and elected from member schools for three-year staggered terms.
B. In order to carry out its operations in a timely and effective manner, the Board shall be responsible for:
1. Recommending an annual budget.
2. Receiving the reports and recommendations of the committees needed to effectively carry out it's operations.
3. Appointing the Standards Committee and receiving the reports and recommendations of the said committee.
4. Coordinating the activities of the organization.
5. Assuring one vote by each member school at the annual meeting.
6. Secure the services of an Executive Director whose duty shall be:a. To oversee the daily operations of the organization.
b. Maintain records and communication with the membership as directed by the President.
c. Work in accordance with the Standards Committee and:(1)Shall receive applications from schools applying for accreditation.
(2)Shall review the documentation required for accreditation.
(3)Shall assign the Visiting Team.
(4) Schedule, coordinate and participate in the Visits to the schools.
(5) Shall receive and coordinate review procedures for annual reports.
(6) Shall review the standards annually and recommend any changes that would be appropriate to the Standards Committee.
(7) Shall provide and coordinate written and consultative guidance to the Visiting Team.
(8) Shall report the recommendations of the Visiting Team to the Standards Committee.C. Officers and Governing Structure
1. The officers of TAAPS are defined as: President, Past-President, Vice President, Secretary/Custodian of Records. Treasurer and three (3) Directors.
2. The eight members of the Board of Directors serve as the policy making body of the organization. They will be elected from the accredited member schools for three year staggered terms.
3. To be eligible to serve as an officer of TAAPS, the person must be a Director or Administrator of an accredited member school and may be re-elected for one additional term in that position but may serve in another office on the Board.
4. Duties of the Board of Directors include:
a. Adopting an annual budget.
b. Adopting policies for the operation of the organization.
c. Appointing the Standards Committee.
d. Coordinating the activities of the organization.
e. Receiving the reports of the Standards Committee.
f. Hearing any appeals to be presented.
g. Forwarding the report of the Standards Committee to the members in attendance at the annual meeting.5. The Executive Commmittee:
a. Consists of the Offices of the Board of Directors.
b. Shall have the authority to conduct business on an emergency basis.D. The Standards Committee
1. Shall be a Standing Committee appointed by the President.
2. Shall work directly with the Executive Director.
3. Shall review applications from schools applying for accreditation
4. Shall review the documents required for accreditation
5. Shall oversee the appointment of the Visiting Team.
6. Shall oversee the schedule and coordination of the visits to applicant schools and those schools seeking continuing accreditation.
7. Shall review and coordinate review procedures for annual reports.
8. Shall review the standards annually and recommend any changes that would be appropriate.
9. Shall provide and coordinate written and consultative guidance to the Visiting Team.
10. Shall review recommendations on the accredited status of schools from the Visiting Team.
11. Shall approve the status of the school applying to TAAPS.
12. Shall report the status of each school to the Board of Directors for acceptance at regularly scheduled meetings.
E. The Visiting Committee
1. The Visiting Committee is an Ad Hoc Committee composed of persons with professional educational backgrounds proper for the assignment and having no conflict of interest with the assignment.
2. Accredited member school Administrators may be asked to serve on two Visiting Teams per year.
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