Section 6 - HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP - Any member of the MMEA upon retirement from active service, or
upon completion of 30 (thirty) years of service with the State or for the benefit of this State shall be eligible for Honor-
ary Life Membership. The Honorary Life Membership may be voted at any regularly constituted meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Board.
Section 7 - RETIRED TEACHER MEMBERSHIP - Any person who has been engaged in music education (school,
church, community), and who has sustained Active Membership in MMEA or in a comparable MENC-affiliated or-
ganization for a minimum of 10 (ten) years, may obtain a Retired Teacher Membership of this Association upon pay-
ment of the prescribed dues. Such members shall have the privilege of voting and being elected to any office in this
Association.
ARTICLE III - GOVERNMENT
Section 1 - GOVERNMENT - The government of this association shall be vested in the Executive Board of the
MMEA, which shall consist of officers (as listed in section 2), a board of directors (as defined in sections 4 and 5), and
special appointments (as listed in section 6).
Section 2 - OFFICERS - The officers of this association shall be President; Immediate Past President); President Elect;
Secretary; Treasurer; 6 (six) Vice-Presidents; General Music EK-5, General Music 6-12, Choral, Band, Orchestra and
Jazz.
Section 3 - ELECTION OF OFFICERS - The officers of this association shall be elected by the general membership
of this association by mail
ballot in the spring on even-numbered years. Each officer shall assume office on June 1 and shall serve for a 2 (two) year
term. At this time the President Elect shall assume the duties of the President, and any other duties deemed necessary.
Section 4 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The voting Board of Directors shall consist of the Officers (as defined in Sec-
tion 2) and the District Chairpersons (as defined in Article VI & Article VIII)
Section 5 - NON-VOTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The non-voting Board of Directors shall consist of 1 (one)
representative appointed from
each of the following: the Maine State Principals’ Association, the Maine State Superintendents’ Association, and the
State Department of Education. Their three (3) representatives shall serve in an ex-officio non-voting advisory capacity.
Section 6 - SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS - Special appointments may be made by the President, subject to approval by
the Board: State Director, Assistant Treasurer, Editor, Web Master, and Chairperson of each of the following: Large
Group Festival, Maine Solo and Ensemble Festival, All- State BOC Festival, All-State In-Service Conference, Member-
ship, Higher Education, Research, All-State BOC Auditions, All-State Jazz Auditions, Advocacy, Retired Music Educa-
tors, Business manager, Society of Music Teacher Education (SMTE), Tri-M, Minorities, Student Chapter Representa-
tives, and any other positions deemed necessary. These members shall be non-voting members of the Executive Board
and must be MMEA members.
ARTICLE IV - DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Section 1 - DUTIES - The executive board shall have the authority to administer the affairs of and formulate policies
for the MMEA. Any emergency actions taken by the President must by voted upon by the Executive Board at its next
meeting.
ARTICLE V - DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
Section 1 - PRESIDENT - The President shall preside at all meetings of the MMEA and of its executive board. He/
she shall be an ex-officio member of all committees. He/she shall supervise the general administration of the affairs of
the MMEA. He/she shall have the authority to act in emergencies for the MMEA. He/she shall represent the MMEA
at all MENC Eastern and National Conferences. His/her direct function shall be to organize and supervise events pri-
marily concerned with the professional growth of the members of the Association. The President shall be an advocate
for music education and MMEA throughout the State both within and outside of the music education community. He/
she shall serve as the liaison between the Executive Board and the Maine Principals Association and State chairpersons
of the following committees: Large Group Festival, Solo and Ensemble Festival, and the Jazz Festivals; Editor, Govern-
ment Relations, MIOSM, Membership, SMTE, Research, Tri-M, Retired Teachers, Student Chapters, and any others
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