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Organization / By Laws
All members of the Urban Education Network help determine program
priorities. For guidance, the members rely upon the UEN Biennial Issues
Conference and data retrieved from local, state, regional and national
sources. In addition, specific issues arise addressing contemporary
events, legislative concerns and current trends. The priorities of the UEN
continually evolve, reflecting the changing needs of urban students,
families and communities.
By-laws
The Urban Education Network of Iowa is organized and governed in accordance
with the official by-laws as revised.
Steering Committee
The UEN Steering Committee consists of six representatives of member
schools, three superintendent and three members of local boards of
education. Committee members serve a three-year term on a rotation
schedule.
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UEN Steering Committee Rotation
2009-2019
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Year
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Chair
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Chair-Elect (1)
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Chair-Elect (2)
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Past
Chair
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Bd
Member I
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Bd
Member II
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Bd.
Member III
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Bd.
Member IV
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2009-10
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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Iowa City
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Dubuque
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Cedar Rapids
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Council Bluffs
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Waterloo
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2010-11
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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Dubuque
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Davenport
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Cedar Rapids
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Council Bluffs
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Waterloo
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Iowa City
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2011-12
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Sioux City
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Dubuque
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Council Bluffs
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Des Moines
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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Iowa City
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Davenport
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2012-13
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Dubuque
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Council Bluffs
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Cedar Rapids
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Sioux City
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Waterloo
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Iowa City
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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2013-14
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Council Bluffs
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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Dubuque
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Iowa City
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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2014-15
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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Iowa City
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Council Bluffs
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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Dubuque
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2015-16
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Waterloo
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Iowa City
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Davenport
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Cedar Rapids
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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Dubuque
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Council Bluffs
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2016-17
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Iowa City
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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Waterloo
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Sioux City
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Dubuque
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Council Bluffs
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Cedar Rapids
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2017-18
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Davenport
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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Iowa City
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Dubuque
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Council Bluffs
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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2018-19
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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Dubuque
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Davenport
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Council Bluffs
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
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Iowa City
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Executive
Director
The Steering
Committee is empowered to employ an Executive Director to serve as the chief
administrative officer of the organization.
Dues
Member
districts are annually assessed a membership fee as determined by the
Steering Committee.
URBAN EDUCATION NETWORK OF IOWA
By-laws
Section
1
Name of Organization
This organization is known as the URBAN EDUCATION NETWORK
OF
IOWA.
Section 2
Membership in the Urban Education Network of Iowa
The Urban Education Network of Iowa was
established during the 1984-85 school
year. The
following school districts are charter members of the organization:
Cedar
Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Sioux
City, and
Waterloo. Any duly organized and legally constituted public school
district in Iowa with two or
more comprehensive high school attendance centers and/or 10,000 or more
students whose composition includes
the major characteristics of “urbaneness” including,
population density, multi-cultural
and broad and varied socio-economic and ethnic
representation, may become a member of
the corporation by petition to and the
recommendation of the Steering
Committee to the general membership, a two-thirds
affirmative vote by the membership
and the payment of membership dues as provided in the by-laws. Each
member district shall be entitled to one vote. The Urban Education
Network may extend honorary or
associate membership to an individual and/or
organization upon the recommendation of the Steering Committee and a
two-thirds vote of the
membership.
Section 3
General Powers and Duties
The Urban Education Network shall make rules for
its own governance in order to fulfill the purpose of the organization.
Each year a UEN superintendent serves as Chairperson-Elect and
assumes the position of Chairperson the following year (one year term,
July 1 through June 30).
Appointment to the position of Chairperson-Elect and Chairperson is a
rotation basis.
Section 4
Chairperson
The Chairperson of the
Urban Education Network shall act as president and official
representative for the UEN, preside at meetings, sign all contracts,
prepare, with assistance of the Executive Director, meeting agendas, and
communicate pertinent information to all UEN members.
The chairperson of the Urban Education Network shall be governed
by Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised except as otherwise directed
by the membership. The
chairperson shall make a report on each Steering Committee meeting and
provide an annual report to the membership.
Section 5
Chairperson-elect
The chairperson-elect (1) shall serve as
secretary/treasurer of the corporation and
shall be responsible for monitoring
all appropriate records and warrants or drafts drawn from the
treasury; (2) shall conduct an annual audit of the financial records of
the corporation and; (3) shall act as temporary chairperson in the
absence of the chairperson
Section 6
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee shall meet in the capacity
of the board of directors and
be composed of
eight members: the chairperson; the immediate past chairperson; and,
the
chairperson-elect (1) chairperson-elect (2). and four different board
members appointed on rotating basis by the boards of four different
member districts. Every consideration shall be given to
an equitable rotation of these leadership positions among the member
districts. The executive director will develop and maintain a sequential
leadership schedule and make it available to the member districts.
This Steering Committee shall exercise the
authority granted by the membership to carry out policy and conduct the
operations of the
organization.
Section 7
Legislative
Priorities
UEN legislative
priorities are to be determined annually in accordance with the
following process: 1
Executive Director elicits from each member district, suggested
legislative priorities; 2. Executive Director and Chairperson compile
suggestions and formulate proposed list; 3. Executive Director forwards
to member districts the proposed list of legislative priorities for
comment and feedback; 4.
Final approval of UEN legislative priorities is determined by
those attending the annual November meeting.
Section 8
Executive Director
The Urban
Education Network shall hire an executive director to carry out the
functions
of the organization as determined by the membership. The Steering
Committee shall be empowered. to employ the Executive Director and other
staff as appropriate. The
executive
director shall carry out the policies, resolutions and other directives
of the
Urban Education Network consistent with the mission and objectives of
the
organization and other duties as specified in the position description.
Included in the position
description will
be the responsibility for keeping records of all proceedings of the
Urban
Education Network, financial records, correspondence, and historical
documents. The
executive
director will issue a quarterly financial report to the Steering
Committee.
Section 9
Filling Vacancies
In the
event of a vacancy created by a member district choosing not to appoint
a board member to serve on the Steering Committee, the district next in
rotation will be invited to appoint a board representative to serve.
Vacancies among the superintendent members of the Steering
Committee will be filled by the Steering Committee.
Section 10
Code of Ethics
The Urban
Education Network acknowledges the following code of ethics.
Member Districts will:
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Respect the opinion of others.
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Be motivated only by an earnest desire to achieve
the goals of the Urban
Education Network
as stated in the Mission Statement, Objectives and Guiding
Principles.
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Not use the Urban Education Network for personal
advantage or the
advantage of friends or
supporters.
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Abide by the majority decisions of the Urban Education
Network.
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Try to keep informed on issues of significance to
the organization so that each
member district
may become a better and more effective Urban Education
Network member.
Section 11
Membership Meetings
The Urban Education Network will meet in Des Moines, Iowa for the annual
meeting,
and at other such times as agreed upon. The chairperson or any three
member
districts may call a special or an emergency meeting of the organization
at any time.
Adequate
notification of such meetings will be accorded the membership.
Section 12
Agendas for the Steering Committee Meetings
An agenda shall
be submitted by the chairperson or his/her designee to the
Member Districts
of the Urban Education Network at least five days before any regular
meeting. Individual members may
suggest agenda items to the chairperson or bring
items before the membership under the
topic of new business.
Section 13
Quorum for Steering Committee Meetings
A majority of the
Steering Committee members shall be present to constitute a
quorum for the
transaction of business. A majority vote of members present shall be
necessary
and sufficient to pass any motion or to take any action.
Section 14
Minutes and
Communications
The executive
director will share in the responsibility of recording, filing and
distributing to the membership accurate minutes of all Steering
Committee meetings.
The notes of all
general meetings are available to interested parties. All Urban
Education
Network
communications will be submitted in tandem to the superintendent and to
the Board
Representative of each member district.
Section
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Dues
The Steering
Committee shall recommend any change in the annual membership fee
to the general membership
for consideration and action at its annual meeting in November.
The dues shall run from July 1 to June 30 and are payable prior
to September 15.
Section
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Amending These By-laws
These
by-laws shall be considered adopted when approved by the Steering
Committee and endorsed by a majority of the Board of Directors of each
member district. These
by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of the Steering Committee and
endorsed by a majority vote of the member districts in attendance at the
annual meeting of th Urban Education Network.
Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing and sent to the
membership sever days prior to a vote.
Amended, April
1955
Amended, April
1996
Amended, April
2002
Amended, April
2005
Amended, November
2008
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