REC FOUNDATION • INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS HONOR SOCIETY
Constitution of the IRHS (continued)
Section 4. Members shall be appointed for a term of no more than three years. Section 5. A simple majority of members shall constitute a quorum of the International Council.
Society Committee. Failure to do so may result in the loss of the charter.
ARTICLE IV: THE PRINCIPAL Section 1. The principal shall reserve the right to approve all activities and decisions of the chapter. Section 2. The principal shall annually appoint a member of the faculty as chapter adviser, who may serve consecutive terms. Section 3 . The principal shall annually appoint a Faculty Council composed of three members of the school’s faculty who may serve consecutive terms and may include school administration. Section 4. The principal shall receive appeals in cases of non-selection of candidates, and the disciplining or dismissal of members. ARTICLE V: THE CHAPTER ADVISER Section 1. The chapter adviser shall be responsible for the direct, day-to-day supervision of the chapter and act as liaison between faculty, administration, students, and community. Section 2. The chapter adviser shall maintain files on membership, chapter history, activities, and financial transactions. The chapter adviser shall send the annual report to the REC Foundation. Section 3. The chapter adviser shall regularly review each member for compliance with IRHS standards and obligations.
ARTICLE III: LOCAL CHAPTERS Section 1.
Any secondary public school is eligible to apply for a charter for a local chapter. Nonpublic secondary schools that are accredited or approved by state departments of education or by accrediting agencies approved by NASSP are eligible to apply for a local chapter. Each school shall have its own chapter. International schools are eligible to apply and will be asked to provide accrediting documentation. Section 2. Each school with a chapter shall pay an annual affiliation fee approved by the REC Foundation International Robotics Honor Society Committee. The current fee is $100 US currency. Section 3. The annual individual member dues paid to a chapter if any, shall not exceed twenty dollars inclusively. The exact amount shall be determined by the executive committee of the chapter and shall be subject to the approval of the chapter membership. Section 4. Duly chartered local chapters shall conform to this Constitution as set forth by the REC Foundation International Robotics Honor
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