THE
HAVEN FOUNDATION
EDUCATION
AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE
TERMS
OF REFERENCE
A.
OVERVIEW
AND PURPOSE
The Education and Standards Committee
(the “Committee”) is responsible to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the
Haven Foundation (the “Foundation”). The Committee is responsible to oversee
education at The Haven. The Committee shall advise the Director of The Haven
Institute and the Director of Education on education, training, new course and
program development, content, and standards of practice for course leaders.
The Committee will ensure that the
courses offered at The Haven are of the highest quality, and are at the leading
edge of personal and professional development. The Committee will encourage
innovation and experimentation in new content and methods, and will advise on
developing trends and content.
The Committee is a standing committee
of the Board.
B.
MEMBERSHIP
AND MEETINGS
1.
The
Committee will be comprised of at least five Board appointed
members, two of whom shall be members of the Board. At least three members of
the Committee shall be Haven faculty.
2.
The
Board shall be guided by recommendations offered by The Faculty Committee in
appointing Haven faculty to the Education and Standards Committee.
3.
The
Chair Of the Committee shall be designated by the Board.
4.
The
Chair of the Board (or if there are Co-Chairs, one of the Co-Chairs as they
shall choose) shall be an ex-officio member of the Committee. The said Chair of
the Board shall count as one of the members appointed by the Board for the purpose
compliance with paragraph B1 and shall so count for the purpose of determining
a quorum. The Executive Director, the Director of the Haven Institute, and the
Director of Education shall be ex-officio members of the Committee.
C.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITES
1.
To
ensure that there is compliance with the Haven Statement of Purposes;
2.
To
ensure that the Director of the Haven Institute and the Director of Education
have appropriate policies and procedures in place with respect to programming
requirements, educational standards, certification, and faculty credentials and
performance and approved by the Committee;
3.
To
foster initiative, creativity and responsibility with respect to the
Educational Strategic Plan for The Haven. The Committee will review annually
the Educational Strategic Plans with the Executive Director, and such other
staff as he or she considers appropriate, prior to the Educational Strategic
Plan being presented to the Board for approval.
4.
To
facilitate communication between the Faculty Committee and the Board and to
ensure that Board decisions and policies are and Committee decisions and
policies communicated to the faculty of The Haven in a timely manner;
5.
To
monitor trends in the personal development field with a view to keeping course
content relevant and timely for participants;
6.
To
review annually the terms of reference of the committee and to recommend any
required changes to the Board for approval;
7.
To
provide reports and minutes of meetings of the Committee to the Board, with the
assistance of a staff member;
8.
To
provide a sounding board for the Director of the Haven Institute and the
Director of Education, and to advise on new initiatives and courses.
D.
COMMITTEE
PROCEDURES
1.
Meetings
of the Committee shall be held quarterly or at the discretion of the chair and
may be called by the Chair of the Committee or by a majority of the Committee
members.
2.
Financial
resources required by the Committee from time to time shall be determined and
administered by the Executive Director.
3.
Meetings
shall be chaired by the Committee Chair or, in his or her absence, by a member
chosen by the Committee from among themselves.
4.
A
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting shall be a majority of
the members of the Committee which shall include a majority of the members of
the Committee appointed by the Board.
5.
The
Director of the Haven Institute, the Director of Education or the Executive
Director may consult the Chair and other Committee members between meetings on
an ad hoc basis to seek advice on course proposals and educational initiatives.
Decisions based on these consultations will be reported to the full Committee
and recorded in the minutes of the next meeting of the Committee.
6.
The
Executive Director shall provide for the delivery of notices, agendas, and
available related materials to the Committee no later than the day prior to the
date of the meeting; however, it should be the standard practice to deliver the
agenda and materials for consideration at the meeting at least five days prior
to the meeting except in unusual circumstances.
7.
Committee
decisions shall, wherever possible, be made by consensus. For the purpose of
these Terms of Reference, consensus shall mean the absence of a dissenting
opinion.
8.
Where consensus
is not reached, a decision shall be by majority vote with the Chair having one
vote. Where there is a tie vote, the Chair shall not have a second or deciding
vote and the resolution fails. Where there are dissenting votes, those votes
shall be recorded and members casting such dissenting votes encouraged to
present a summary of their dissenting views for the consideration of the Board
when the Committee presents its report.
9.
All
members of the Committee (ex officio and Board appointed) shall have full voice
and vote.
10.
Meetings
may be conducted with members present, or by telephone or other communications
facilities that permit all persons participating in the meeting to hear or
communicate with each other.
11.
A
written resolution signed by all Committee members entitled to vote on that
resolution at a meeting of that committee is as valid as one passed at a
Committee meeting.
12.
An
approved staff member, acting as recording secretary shall keep minutes of each
meeting.
13.
Minutes
of the meetings of the Committee, prepared in draft shall be distributed by the
Secretary to all members of the Committee within five days of each meeting and
shall be submitted for approval at the next regular meeting of the Committee.
14.
Approved
Committee minutes shall be forwarded to the Secretary/Treasurer of the Board
for approval by the Board and inclusion in the Corporate Minute Book.
Adopted September ____, 2008
