REPAC+Officers

=Officers Elected on 10/15/2010 (will serve until we elect officers in fall of 2012)=

Coordinator of After School Student Activities and Competitions: Diane Walton(parent of sophomore Jared Poe)
==Faculty Advisors: Tim Velegol, [|Tim.Velegol@dpsnc.net] and Adam Davidson, Adam.Davidson@dpsnc.net==

=Engineering Parent Action Council Roles and Responsibilities=

The responsibilities of the Chairperson shall include: The responsibility of the Vice-Chairperson shall be to: The responsibility of the Secretary shall include: The responsibility of the Community Liasion Officer shall include: The terms of the office of all PAC officers shall be subject to the following provisions:
 * A. presiding at all PAC meetings
 * B. appointing, when necessary, subcommittees to carry out council functions
 * C. working with the coordinator/Engineering staff in the development of an agenda for meetings
 * D. establishing a calendar of target dates for the accomplishment of objectives
 * E. signing documents relating to official committee functions and other issues.
 * A. act in the absence of the Chairperson
 * B. perform duties assigned by the Chairperson.
 * C. collaborate with Riverside administration to act as a quality control function for the academic affairs of Riverside's engineering program, to include, but not limited to, college credits, transcripts, True Outcomes coordination with PLTW, scholarships, university admissions outreach, and staffing.
 * A. acting as recorder at each parent advisory meeting
 * B. having charge of all books, documents and papers as the PAC determines to be necessary to their business
 * C. assuring that notice of each meeting is given in writing to each PAC member at least one week prior to a meeting
 * D. assuring that minutes of the PAC meetings are sent to each member, the RHS principal, the CTE counselor, the DPS CTE director, the engineering program coordinator, and other interested parties, as requested.
 * E. performing all duties incident to the office of Secretary
 * A. organizing and leading a subcommittee focused on the following functions
 * B. identifying opportunities in the Greater Durham area for building relationships with businesses, non-profit organizations, and government institutions interested in developing the RHS engineering program
 * C. collaborating with the engineering coordinator/teaching staff to provide internships, field trips, and guest speakers for Riverside students
 * D. reporting on opportunities at each meeting of the Parent Action Council
 * E. identifying public relations activities designed to improve exposure of Riverside's engineering program
 * F. performing all other duties incident to this office
 * A. officers shall be elected for a term of one year and limited to no more than two consecutive terms of office
 * B. no officer may hold more than one office simultaneously.
 * By-laws/General Guidelines**
 * The PAC will meet by September 30 of each new school year. It is the responsibility of the engineering coordinator and the PAC Chairperson to set a meeting time and place and prepare the agenda for the initial meeting.
 * At the September meeting each year, the PAC will select a Chairperson, Vice- Chairperson and Secretary, Community Liaison Officer and other officers as needed. Officers will serve a one-year term. Officers may serve two consecutive terms if elected.
 * Voting procedures will be:**
 * A. Elections of all officers may be done by secret ballot.
 * B. Nominations will be accepted from the floor and will be voted on in the following order: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Community Liaison Officer.
 * C. Votes for the Chairperson will be counted by two members not nominated for Chairperson.
 * D. Votes for the other offices will be counted by the Chairperson and one other member not nominated for the office.
 * E. A simple majority vote of eligible voting members who are present will elect officers.
 * At the organizational meeting, the Chairperson will establish the time and place of the committee meetings.
 * A. All Parent Advisory Committee meetings will be subject to the Open Meetings Act.
 * B. Minutes of all PAC meetings will be distributed to members and an official record will be maintained on this site. Additional distributions will be made to persons listed in the responsibilities of the secretary
 * C. Meetings shall be held **at least quarterly**from September through June with summer meetings optional.
 * D. The Executive Board may call special meetings when the business of the Committee so warrants or when requested by three Committee members.
 * E. The PAC wants to encourage attendance at meetings. Members who miss two consecutive meetings will be contacted verbally or in writing by the Chair or a designee. If a third meeting is missed, the engineering department coordinator may request a replacement nomination.
 * Voting eligibility for council business is governed by the following guidelines:
 * A. Voting is limited to council members, as maintained by the secretary
 * B. When voting, a simple majority vote of the eligible voting members present shall be required.
 * B. When voting, a simple majority vote of the eligible voting members present shall be required.