FAQ Related to Service on the ASCD Nominations Committee

• What is the ASCD Nominations Committee?
• Who serves on the committee and how do you apply for service?
• What are the qualifications for service on the committee?
• What are the committee responsibilities?

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What is the ASCD Nominations Committee? 

The ASCD Nominations Committee is charged to recruit, select, interview, and recommend candidates for the ASCD Board of Directors. The committee meets at ASCD headquarters for a two-day training session in the fall (attendance is mandatory for committee members); via conference call to determine the pool of applicants to interview; and for two days again at ASCD to conduct interviews and determine the slate of Board candidates. Committee members serve a two-year term.

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Who serves on the committee, and how do you apply for service? 

The ASCD Nominations Committee consists of no more than 10 members approved by the Board of Directors. 

The President appoints a Board of Directors nominating committee to recommend a slate of up to nine diverse, qualified individuals to the ASCD Nominations Committee for approval by the Board of Directors. Members of the committee include one facilitator (ex officio, nonvoting), one active member of the Board of Directors appointed by the current President, and up to nine additional members.

ASCD's Board of Directors invites ASCD members to apply for service on the ASCD Nominations Committee by completing the online application form.

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What are the qualifications for service on the committee? 

Applicants must be ASCD members and demonstrate the following leadership characteristics:

• Knowledge of and commitment to ASCD and its mission and goals.
• Experience in application and curriculum vitae review and recruitment processes.
• Proven teamwork and demonstrated leadership skills and qualities (such as being a good listener, collaborator, and builder of relationships, respectful, reflective, and innovative.)

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What are the committee responsibilities? 

The ASCD Nominations Committee is responsible for identifying outstanding candidates who will contribute to the future of leadership and governance on the ASCD Board of Directors. Its members will

• Make a commitment to participate in planned functions to be prepared for their work.
• Agree to confidentiality throughout the process. ASCD Nominations Committee members will sign an affidavit to this effect upon appointment to the committee.
• Attend and participate in a mandatory training session developed specifically for members of the committee.
• Assist in the recruitment of a pool of candidates to interview from ASCD’s constituent programs, the membership at large, outstanding national and international leaders, other successful leaders, and self-nominated applicants. The pool of candidates should be diverse in geographic location, gender, professional role, ASCD experience, race or ethnicity, and skill.
• Finalize the interview questions.
• Interview selected candidates.
• Follow recommended processes and procedures.
• Recommend a slate of five to seven candidates for two positions on the Board of Directors for four-year terms.

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