Section 6. - ADVOCACY CHAIR - The Advocacy chair shall seek opportunities to bring the message of MMEA to
the public and to the organization of power in Maine including, but limited to, the State Government, the Maine Prin-
cipals Association, the Maine Municipal Association, local Councils and Boards, PTAs. The Advocacy Chair shall at-
tend all MMEA Executive Board meetings and shall oversee the chairs of Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM),
Public Relations, and Government relations.
Section 7. - ASSISTANT TREASURER – The Assistant Treasurer (AT) shall bill, receive, record, and deposit all Insti-
tutional fees. S/he shall assign yearly institutional numbers and notify the school system and, weekly, the BOC Audi-
tions Chair and the Web master. The AT shall attend all MMEA Executive Board meetings and shall assist the Treas-
urer in any other duties s/he assigns.
ARTICLE VIII – DUTIES OF NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIRS
Section 1 - All-State Jazz Auditions Chair shall arrange for the Jazz auditions in the fall of each year. S/He shall, with
the approval of the Jazz VP, arrange for a site, date hire appropriate judges (MMEA members if at all possible); sched-
ule auditions; notify directors of auditions and results and notify the appropriate Jazz managers of audition results.
(Email or an MMEA web site may be used for any or all of these functions.)
Section 2. The Jazz Instrumental Chair shall assist the Jazz VP to oversee the Jazz All-State Festival Instrumental En-
sembles, the State HS Jazz Instrumental Festival and the State Middle School Instrumental Festival and District Jazz
Festivals as requested.
Section 3. The Jazz Vocal Chair shall assist the Jazz VP to oversee the Jazz All-State Festival Jazz Choir and the State
Vocal Jazz Festival and District Jazz Festivals as requested.
Section 4. The Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM) Chair shall coordinate MENC & MMEA MIOSM activities
and shall gather and report local MIOSM activities to MENC.
Section 5. Public Relations Chair shall maintain a list of state media, print and TV, and shall submit articles of MMEA
interest to the appropriate media.
Section 6. The Government Relations Chair shall arrange for appropriate activities between MMEA members and the
State government.
ARTICLE IX – MEETINGS
Section 1 - IN-SERVICE CONFERENCE - The MMEA Conference Committee shall organize, operate, and adminis-
ter an In-Service Conference to be held in May. The conference shall be for the professional growth of music educators
through the presentation of materials , concerts, clinics, lectures, and demonstrations. The All-State (BOC) Concert
Festival shall be held as a showcase event for this conference.
Section 2 - EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS - The Executive Board of the MMEA shall meet at least 5 (five) times
per year. All members of the Executive Board; as defined in Article III, section 1; are expected to attend these Execu-
tive Board meetings. Any member of the Executive Board who is unable to attend a meeting should contact the presi-
dent, stating the reason for his/her absence and requesting to be excused.
Section 3 - MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT - The members of the Executive Board and requested personnel will be
reimbursed for mileage for all executive board meetings excluding the meeting held during the May In-Service Confer-
ence.
Section 4 - SPECIAL MEETINGS - Special meetings of the membership or of the Executive Board may be called
whenever deemed necessary by the President.
ARTICLE X - DISTRICTS OF MMEA
Section 1 - DISTRICTS The MMEA shall be comprised of 7 (seven) districts. Each district shall elect officers and conduct busi-
ness according to the constitution and by-laws of the MMEA. These districts shall be designated as District #1, #2, #3, #4, #5,
#6, and #7. (See appendix A for the list of high schools and towns in each district).
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