IALL Constitution

ARTICLE I - NAME The name of this organization shall be "The Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning," herein referred to as IALL. IALL shall
be affiliated with the Missouri Valley Adult Education Association and the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE

1. To serve as a medium of exchange of information among individuals, industries, agencies and organizations in lifelong learning through publications, conferences, workshops and other media.
2. To keep the public informed regarding legislation and other factors in the field of lifelong learning.
3. To encourage professional growth among adult educators.
4. To cooperate with local, state, regional and national adult education organizations in promoting lifelong learning.
5. To promote a broad concept of lifelong learning that will include both formal and informal activities in the career, avocational, cultural and citizenship education fields.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS

ARTICLE V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARTICLE VI - AMENDMENTS

BYLAWS OF THE IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING ADOPTED IN 1976 AND AMENDED IN 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005.

ARTICLE I - DUTIES OF OFFICERS

• A. The president shall preside at all meetings of the association and the Board of Directors. The president shall serve as ex-officio of all committees except the Nominating Committee.
• B. The president-elect shall perform such duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors. The president-elect shall assume the duties of president in the absence of the president. . The president-elect shall serve as chairperson of the Conference Planning Committee.
• C. The secretary shall supervise the maintenance of the records of general business and correspondence of IALL on behalf of the Board of Directors and the officers. The secretary shall be custodian of the archives of the association in cooperation with the Archives Committee chair person.
• D. The secretary-elect shall assume the duties of the secretary in the absence of the secretary.
• E. The treasurer shall be the custodian of funds. The treasurer shall submit financial statements at each association meeting and meeting of the Board of Directors. The treasurer shall responsible for the collection of membership dues and disbursement of association funds as authorized by the Board of Directors and/or president. All financial records are subject to audit.
  

ARTICLE II - COMMITTEES

• A. Standing and special committees may be authorized for IALL by the Board of Directors and may be discontinued in the same manner. Special committees may be authorized by the president. All committee activity shall be limited by the Board except as controlled by the constitution. Committee chairpersons are expected to attend meetings of the Board of Directors for the purpose of giving reports and discussing committee duties. Committee chairpersons are ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board of Directors.
• B. Guidelines for the standing committees will be established by the Board.
• C. The office of executive secretary may be established by the Board of Directors.
• D. The history of IALL is to be updated and reprinted every five years for distribution to membership. These years are designated as ending in 0 and 5. The president will write the current history pertaining to her/his year in that office and submit it to the archives.
  

ARTICLE III - NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS

• A. The Nominating Committee shall consist of the immediate past-president who shall serve as chairperson, and at least two other past-presidents selected by the chairperson and approved by the Board of Directors.
• B. The Nominating Committee must submit a slate of candidates for each elected office except the president and the secretary.
• C. The elected members shall take office at the conclusion of the annual conference in October.
  

ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS

• A. There shall be an annual meeting and special meetings as deemed advisable.
• B. In the annual meeting, a business meeting shall be held to attend to business matters as requested.
• C. The time and site of the annual meetings shall be selected by the Board of Directors, preferably at least one year prior to each annual meeting.
• D. The Board of Directors is empowered to call other meetings of IALL.
• E. The Board of Directors shall schedule their meeting dates for the ensuing year within thirty (30) days of installation of the new Board.
• F. Changes in meeting dates can be made with the approval of a quorum of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V - AWARDS

• A. Awards are to be presented and/or announced at the annual conference as follows:
  
• 1. Distinguished Service Award
• 2. Citation of Merit - Organizational
• 3. Rookie of the Year Award
• 4. Distinguished Service Award - Emeritus
• 5. MVAEA Award - winner will be announced and introduced
• 6. Outstanding Adult Learner
• 7. Outstanding Adult Educator
• 8. Creative Program Awards
• 9. Outstanding Support Personnel Award
• 10. Other special awards as approved by the Board of Directors with the advisement of the Awards Committee.

ARTICLE VI - IALL DEVELOPMENT FUND

• A. The IALL Development Fund awards grants to members for activities that will increase the knowledge or effectiveness of adult educators in Iowa.
• B. A maximum grant amount will be determined by the IALL Board of Directors annually.
• C. Activities which may be funded include, but are not limited to: professional development (workshops, seminars, etc.), research projects, innovative adult and continuing education activities, special activities.
• D. Award recipients must provide a brief report at the annual conference to inform the membership of results and any applications. A written report of activity results and evaluation is to be sent to the Chair of the Development Fund Committee prior to the conference.

ARTICLE VII - FINANCE

• A. All matters of finance shall be under the control of the Board of Directors except as directed by the majority of the voting membership of IALL.
• B. An annual audit shall be conducted by the committee appointed by the president. The audit report will be made to the Board of Directors within thirty (30) days after the close of the fiscal year. The IALL fiscal year will be January 1 through December 31. Whenever there occurs a need to change treasurers either at the end of a term or through unforeseen circumstances, there will be an audit by the audit committee before the ascending treasurer assumes responsibility.
• C. The Board of Directors shall establish an operating budget for the current fiscal year within thirty (30) days of the start of the fiscal year.
• D. Budget reserve fund is to always have at least $1,000 balance.

ARTICLE VIII - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

• A. When procedures are not specifically provided for in the constitution and bylaws of IALL, Robert's Rules of Order shall prevail.

ADDENDUM TO BYLAWS IALL AWARDS CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION AMENDED IN 1991, 1993, AND 2001.

I. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Must possess current membership in IALL.
  • 2. Must be directly involved in lifelong learning such as administrator, coordinator, teacher, or consultant.
    
• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Brief description and title.
  • 2. The major accomplishments (recent) of this nominee in the field of lifelong learning.
  • 3. Briefly describe community and/or local, state, and national involvement which has affected this person's contribution to lifelong learning.
  • 4. Consider effective leadership abilities, initiative, creativity, delegation.
  • 5. Consider quality of services to a specific group.
  • 6. Consider public relations ability.
  • 7. Development of educational potential of student and/or staff.
  • 8. Consider professional contributions and involvement.
  • 9. Consider community involvement which furthers the nominee's contribution to lifelong learning.

II. CITATION OF MERIT

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. May or may not be member of IALL.
  • 2. Must be an individual, organization or agency whose primary purpose is other than lifelong learning.
    
• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Describe major contributions to lifelong learning for employees and/or the community.

III. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Must be a current member of IALL.
  • 2. Must be directly involved in lifelong learning for two calendar years or less.

• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. This is to be the same as the Distinguished Service Award, except the professional contributions and involvement category would not be considered.

IV. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD - EMERITUS

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Must be a person who has retired or who is retiring from the area of lifelong learning.
  • 2. Must have been directly involved in lifelong learning for a minimum of ten (10) years such as an administrator, a coordinator, a teacher or a consultant.
  • 3. Must be a current member of IALL and have been a member of IALL prior to retirement.

• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Recent major accomplishments of the nominee in lifelong learning.
  • 2. A description of local, state and/or national involvement in lifelong learning.
  • 3. A consideration of the following qualities leadership ability, initiative, creativity, delegation, quality of service to specific groups, public relations ability, development of others' educational potential, and community involvement.
    

V. IOWA MISSOURI VALLEY ADULT EDUCATION (MVAEA) AWARD

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Must have rendered outstanding service to adult and continuing education for a minimum of three (3) years.
  • 2. Must have been a member of IALL for the past three (3) years.
  • 3. Must be a current member of MVAEA.
  • 4. Must be active in the field of adult and continuing education (i.e., teacher, supervisor, director, coordinator, etc.)
    
• B. Selection Criteria
  • This is to be the same as the Distinguished Service Award. If no one is nominated for MVAEA Adult Educator of the Year Award from the general membership, the Board will select the recipient.
    

VI. OUTSTANDING ADULT LEARNER

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Must be an adult student as defined by the nominating institution.
  • 2. Must have been enrolled within the past twelve months in a community adult school, adult learning agency, college or post-secondary institution in Iowa.
    
• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Has overcome difficult circumstances to enroll and remain in school.
  • 2. Has achieved scholastic achievement and honors.
  • 3. Has been involved in school activities.
  • 4. Supports the concept of lifelong learning. A person need not demonstrate achievement in all areas. A consent form for release of information on this person must be available and should be completed.
    

VII. OUTSTANDING ADULT EDUCATOR

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Has been directly involved in lifelong learning as an adult education instructor.
  • 2. The nominee need not be an IALL member.

• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Must have demonstrated activity in the classroom, initiative and quality of service to students.
  • 2. Must show evidence of commitment to the development of students' educational potential.
  • 3. Must be a leader in his/her academic field.
  • 4. Must have demonstrated community involvement.

VIII. CREATIVE PROGRAM AWARDS

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Must be an outstanding audit or non-audit program.

• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Must be original or innovative in at least two of the following areas: audience; delivery method or system; creative use of instructional materials or facilities; cooperation with other schools, organizations, or consortia; or originality of topic, content or program design.
  • 2. Must be successful in that program achieved stated program goals and objectives, as well as having impact on the field of adult and continuing education programming.

IX. OUTSTANDING SUPPORT PERSONNEL AWARD

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. May or may not be a current member of IALL; however, must be nominated by a current member of IALL.
  • 2. Must be directly involved in lifelong learning in a supporting position as an office assistant, administrative assistant, or coordinator assistant on a full-time or part-time basis.
  • 3. Must have contributed to IALL directly or in a supporting role assisting someone directly involved in IALL.
    
• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Brief description of position and title.
  • 2. Consider leadership ability, initiative, creativity, quality of service, and public relations ability.
  • 3. Consider community involvement related to lifelong learning in the workplace.
  • 4. Consider community involvement beyond the job.
    

X. OTHER SPECIAL AWARDS

• A. Eligibility
  • 1. Eligibility data as specified by the Board of Directors.

• B. Selection Criteria
  • 1. Selection Criteria data as specified by the Board of Directors.