 | Revise and implement local officer development program. |
| Acquaint total membership through instruction with the organizational structure and
function of the youth organization, the official accoutrements, parliamentary procedure,
and general operating procedures. |
| All officers know, by memory, their parts for ceremonies. |
| Conduct routine advisor-officer meetings to discuss activities. |
| After each regular meeting, conduct individual officer evaluations. |
| Officers meet one-half hour early before each regular meeting to arrange the agenda. |
| Hold executive meetings once a month to plan activities for the month and to evaluate
the past month’s activities (first Tuesday before the first meeting of the month, for
example). |
| President and advisor regularly check the treasurer’s and secretary’s books. |
| Use a slate of revolving assistant officers from the introductory classes (change every
month). |
| Hold one day orientation session for new officers; advisor utilize "Guides"
for respective officers. |
| Old officers discuss duties and responsibilities with each respective new officer. |
| English teacher work with secretary on use of good grammar and how to write business
letters. |
| Accounting teacher work with the treasurer on approved methods of keeping accurate
records. |
| Journalism teacher work with the reporter on recognized practices and forms in news
reporting. |
| School Board President speak to the president, vice-president and sentinel on the
importance of using parliamentary procedure, having good chairing skills, and maintaining
proper conduct in business meetings. |
| Advisor hold individual conferences with new officers to discuss "Guides"
given during the orientation session. |
| Outgoing officers learn ceremony for the installation of new officers. |
| Old and new officers discuss and evaluate past year’s activities and shortcomings
of old officer development program and offer new suggestions for improvement. |
| Officers complete forms for organizational awards.. |
| Conduct officer - advisor retreat (camping trip). |
| Discuss all aspects of officer development, suggest means of involving higher percentage
of members in the program; go over again the duties, responsibilities and expectations of
organization officers. |
| Attend State Leadership Conference. |
| New officers attend leadership sessions for their respective offices. |
| Officers meet to plan agenda for summer meeting and to make plans for another officer
retreat. |
| Have members who served as observers give their impressions of State Leadership
Conference and the benefits they got from attending. |
| Conduct second officer-advisor retreat. |
| Review and discuss events and sessions which took place at the State Leadership
Conference. |
| Revise officer and leadership development program to better serve the
organization’s needs. |
| President appoint first slate of assistant officers (hereafter to be selected by the
executive committee throughout the school year). |
| President and vice-president explain the officer and leadership development program to
the membership. |
| Have new members study the organization and program of activities, and learn the
official declarations of the group. |
| Invite local banker as guest speaker to talk on the importance of keeping up-to-date,
accurate financial and management records. |
| Secretary announce the members on the standing committees for the program of activities
and have President appoint one of the members in each committee as chair (with
vice-president to be the overall chair). |
| Speech teacher review with the officers the criteria involved in evaluation and judging
of speeches. |
| Officers study and practice official ceremonies for initiations. |
| Have all members review and evaluate old program of activities and offer new suggestions
for improvement to the program of activities chair (different chairs and secretaries in
each class to be used each day). |
| Officers meet with School Board and school administrators to review organization’s
activities. |
| Organization officers demonstrate how to use parliamentary procedure in a contest
situation. |
| Invite local politician as guest speaker on the necessity of using proper parliamentary
procedure in conducting an efficient business meeting. |
| Speech teacher give short talk on the preparation of a good speech. |
| Newly elected officers attend camp. |
| Begin primary discussion and planning for annual Awards Banquet. |
| President appoint committee responsible for arrangements and planning of banquet. |
| Officers memorize and practice parts for banquet. |
| Executive committee meet to consider award applications. |
| Have junior officers conduct opening and closing ceremonies. |
| Have assistant officers perform a ceremony. |
