Duties of an Associate Chair
A committee need not have an associate chair. When it does, however, the associate chair must be approved by the Executive Committee. The associate chair is not, then, named by the chair or elected committee members--although the chair or members can recommend one or more people for the role. It is important to note that the Executive Committee's appointment of an associate chair does not imply ascendancy to the chair in the event of the chair's resignation or the reconstitution of the Committee.
The associate chair has four responsibilities:
1. Helping to select committee personnel;
2. Accepting specific responsibilities agreed upon in consultation with the chair;
3. Making constructive suggestions concerning the conduct of committee activities;
4. Carrying on the work of the committee if the chair for any reason cannot do so.
NCTE committees are not intended to be groups in which chairs (and/or associate chairs) do most of the work. Instead, committee members are chosen because they are able to make positive contributions to the solution of a problem or the completion of a task. The chair and associate chair, therefore, are responsible for involving and drawing upon the talents of all members of a committee.
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