AASPA Committees

The Legislative and Governmental Committee annually set national legislative priorities, monitors information from advocacy firm and informs AASPA members of pending legislation involving and impacting school personnel initiatives.
* Meets quarterly for 1 hour + providing input via e-mail upon request

The Membership Committee develops both long-term and short-term goals that will continuously support efforts to promote AASPA membership, including assisting with recruitment and retention, and promoting the benefits and services offered by the organization.
* Meets quarterly for 1 hour + engagement forum work & resource document review

The purpose of the Human Connections Committee is to serve as the collaborating body for joint action on minority issues of common interest by advocating for the election, appointment, hiring, promotion, and recognition of minorities to positions of influence; and to provide a forum for information exchange and networking.
* Meets quarterly + participation on other committees and professional development work

The Nominating Committee vets applications and presents to the Executive Board and membership recommendations for candidates for elected positions as association officers and Executive Board members.
* Meets for 1 hour in the spring and fall + candidate application review and email confirmations

The Professional Development Committee supports the professional development plan for the association including work on the monthly professional development themes and volunteering for or recruiting for webinars, sessions, blogs, podcasts and articles.
* Meets quarterly for 1 hour + commitment to one month to support PD offerings

The Recognition Committee recognizes contributions of an outstanding nature made by members to the association; recognizes outstanding contributions by members or a school district to school personnel administration; recognizes outstanding contributions made by those outside the association in the area of school personnel administration; recognizes outstanding contributions of AASPA affiliate organizations. This work is done through the recognition application process.
* Meets for 1 hour in the spring and fall + candidate application review and email confirmations

The Scholarship Committee annually selects the recipient of the AASPA scholarships based on the process and criteria established by the committee; develops, continually monitors and refines the process and criteria for selecting candidates for AASPA scholarships, including the amount of the scholarship awards, financial accounting guidelines for the scholarship awards, and other details regarding the administration of the scholarship program; provides suggestions and ideas for expanding the fundraising opportunities to support annual scholarship awards.

The Constitution and By-laws Committee reviews annually the association’s Constitution and By-laws to determine whether the purpose and the governance of the association are adequately reflected in the document; prepares amendments to better serve the organizations needs.
* Meets quarterly for 1 hour + provides input via email upon request