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IASA
BYLAWS
As adopted November 25, 1967 and amended through October 2, 2015.
ARTICLE I—PURPOSE
The purpose of the Association shall be to conduct conferences, provide in-
service education programs and promote education.
ARTICLE II—OFFICES
The Corporation shall maintain in the State of Illinois a registered office and a
registered agent at such office and may have other offices within or without
the State.
ARTICLE III—MEMBERS
SECTION 1. CLASSES OF MEMBERS.
The Association shall have six classes
of members. The designation of such classes and the qualifications of the
members of such classes shall be as follows:
A. Active Member. Active Member status is available to an individual who
is employed in Illinois as:
i. A school administrator in a school system or an educational
cooperative of school systems and contributing to the Teachers’
Retirement System; or
ii. An administrative staff member of the Illinois State Board of Education
or the Illinois Association of School Boards, provided such person has
previously worked as a school administrator; or
iii. A superintendent or assistant superintendent of a regional office of
education.
Persons qualified as school administrators who are not currently
employed in that capacity may be deemed eligible for Active Member
status by the Board of Directors.
Active Members hold all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of the
Association, including the right to vote and the right to hold office.
B. Full-Time Professor Member. Full-time Professor Member status is available
only to full-time professors of education or educational administration at
an accredited institution of higher education in Illinois and carries the
rights to receive regular mailings of the Association and participate in
the IASA Return of Dues Program.
C. Associate Member. Associate Member status is available to an
individual who is actively pursuing a career in school administration and
is not eligible for Active Member status. Associate Member status carries
only the right to receive the Association newsletter.
D. Retired Member. Retired Member status is available to a person who has
retired from the profession of school administration and who was an
Active Member at the time of such retirement and carries the right to
receive the annual Association directory and the Association newsletter.
E. School Service Member. School Service Membership shall be
available to: manufacturers and distributors of school materials, supplies
and equipment; architects; legal firms; publishers of school textbooks
and related materials; and to other such businesses that provide services
to Illinois schools. School Service Members shall be entitled to regular
mailings of the Association newsletter, to inclusion in the annual
Association directory as a School Service Member, to a copy of
the annual Association directory, and to other services that provide
such members with access to Illinois school administrators who are
Association members.
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