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AASG: Alaska Association of Student
Governments.
AASGA: Alaska Association of School Government
Advisors. Meets at the fall and spring
conferences.
ASAA: Alaska School Activities Association,
which is the sponsor organization of AASG
CORRESPONDENT: Delegate from a member school,
chosen from the school's delegates. The
correspondent is the only person allowed to vote
for his/her school in the General Business meeting.
The correspondent also serves as a liaison between
the Executive Board and Regional Representative and
their respective school during the year. This
entails sending reports to the Regional
Representative about activities and events taking
place in her/his school.
DELEGATES: Students attending the conference.
They discuss how their school is to vote on any
given issue.
EXECUTIVE BOARD: AASG President, Vice President,
and Public Relations (elected); Parliamentarian,
State Board of Education and Early Development
Representatives and the ASAA Representative
(interviewed); Secretary/Treasurer, and Registrars
(appointed); and seven Regional Representatives
(elected from each regional representative
school).
FALL CONFERENCE: The purpose of the Fall
Conference shall be to elect and select officers,
to actively participate in the political process,
and to provide leadership training. This is a
larger conference than the spring one and is
usually held at the end of October.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Composed of the Executive
Board, all delegates and correspondents from each
member school..
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING: Time during the
conference set aside to conduct association
business, i.e. resolutions, elections, budget.
etc.
HOST SCHOOL: The school responsible for
organizing the fall or spring conference.
ICE BREAKERS: Activities which provide an
opportunity for conference participants to get
acquainted.
INTERVIEWS: During the Fall Conference,
interviews are conducted by the Executive Board, in
conjunction with the Steering Committee, for the
positions of State Board of Education and Early
Development Representative, Parliamentarian and
ASAA Representative.
MEMBERSHIP DUES: Amount paid by member schools
each year to pay for part of the operating costs of
AASG. Schools must be a member of ASAA (for
insurance reasons) in order to join AASG. A group
membership rate is available for districts with
more than one school with a high school enrollment
of 25 or less students. Beginning the 2002-03
school year, the dues are $175 per year.
NASC: National Association of Student Councils.
The annual conference is held annually the last
week of June. Sponsored by the National Association
of Secondary School Principals.
PARLIAMENTARIAN: Interviewed and selected by the
Executive Board to assist and inform the President
on proper parliamentary procedure at all
meetings.
PROGRAM OF WORK: AASG's goals and activities for
the year, as well as a prioritized annual
budget.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: An elected position to aide
the vice president in sending out resolutions, to
coordinate democracy and service projects, to work
with the Administrator in updating the web site,
and to assist in developing effective communication
between the schools.
REGION ADVISOR: Advisor of Region Representative
from the representative school; is a member of the
Steering Committee.
REGION MEETINGS: Separate meetings for the
participation of schools from each region, held
during the conferences and chaired by the Region
Representatives.
REGISTRARS: One Registrar is appointed by each
of the host schools for the spring and fall
conferences to attend all the Executive Board
meetings and to attend NASC in the 12 months
preceding their conference.
REGISTRATION FEE: Fee to be paid for each
participating student and advisor, including those
on the Executive Board and Steering Committee, to
attend a conference. The amount is set by the host
school in consultation with the Executive Board and
Steering Committee.
REGION REPRESENTATIVE: A student elected by the
region representative schools to serve on the
Executive Board for a two-year term to attend
conferences, and Executive Board meetings. Regions
1, 3, 5, and 7 elect on odds years and Regions 2, 4
and 6 elect on even years.
SBEED: State Board of Education and Early
Development
SPRING CONFERENCE: The purpose of the Spring
Conference shall be to communicate goals and AASG's
program of work, to elect new Region
Representatives, to actively participate in the
political process, and to promote leadership
training. This is a smaller conference than the
fall one and may have limits placed on attendance.
It is held in April.
STATE ADMINISTRATOR: Adult working out of the
ASAA office to coordinate AASG activities. Hired by
the ASAA Executive Director.
STATE DIRECTOR: Adult program
coordinator/advisor of AASG. Selected for a two
year term.
STEERING COMMITTEE: Advisors to the Executive
Board, the State Director and the State
Administrator; also are the officers of AASGA.
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