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Section 1. Number, Qualifications, and Election:

The affairs of the Association shall be governed by the Board of Directors, composed of three (3) elected officers plus eight (8) other elected members who must be regular members of the Association for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years immediately preceding the election. The members shall be tenured professionals on a continuing contract with the Board of Education and in the PGCEA bargaining unit, when running and while holding office. The Executive Director shall serve as a member ex officio of the Board without vote.

Section 2. Election of Affiliated Bodies.

All members of the Board of Directors shall serve as delegates to the Maryland State Education Association and the National Education Association Representative Assemblies and shall be so designated on the official ballot at the time of election to the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Powers and Duties.

The Board of Directors shall have all the powers and duties necessary for the administration of the affairs of the Corporation as outlined in the Corporation and Association Article of the Maryland Code, and the Board of Directors shall perform all acts and things which are not by law or by these By-laws restricted or reserved to the membership or the Representative Council. The powers and duties of the Board of Directors shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

a) Appoint staff upon the recommendation of the Executive Director necessary for the good working order of the Association.

b) Review all expenditures incurred within the budget as adopted by the Representative Council.

c) Adjust expenditures by resolution within and between major categories of the budget, if necessary.

d) Suggest resolutions for Representative Council consideration.

e) Present to Representative Council for approval by 2/3 of the members present and voting, any non-budgeted expenditures in excess of $5,000.

Section 4. Terms of Office.

The term of the members of the Board of Directors shall be for two (2) years commencing on July 1 immediately following the general election and terminating two (2) years thereafter.

Vacancies on the Board of Directors in any other office except the offices of President, Vice President, and Treasurer shall be filled through an election at the Representative Council within 60 days of the announcement of the vacancies. The Nominations, Elections, and Credentials Commission will declare the vacancy. Nominations may be taken in advance or the first fifteen (15) minutes of the council where the election will be held.

Any officer or member of the Board of Directors may be recalled for cause, that is, removed from office, by a special vote: Ten percent (10%) of membership must sign a petition to recall. A recall election must be held within forty-five (45) days after the petition is received by the Nominations, Elections, and Credentials Commission Chair. This must be a full membership vote using secret ballot.

It shall require the majority of those voting, who are in good standing with the Association, to effect a recall. Recall shall take effect immediately upon the completion of the counting of the votes where the vote tally so indicates.

The Board of Directors normally shall meet at least one (1) time each month during the school year, or at the call of the President, or at the request of six (6) members of the Board.