ATPE Local Unit Volunteer Roles

Below are brief descriptions of the primary local unit volunteer roles. Local units may create other officer or volunteer roles as they deem necessary. If you're interested in running for office contact your local unit president for a list of duties specific to your local unit and a copy of your local unit's election rules.

Presidents

Local unit presidents are team leaders who motivate fellow volunteers as they work together to achieve local unit goals.

General duties:

• Delegate tasks and organize team members’ efforts.
• Make sure a local unit membership campaign strategy is created and carried out.
• Communicate with the state office and regional organization.
• Oversee the budget and finances.
• Chair local unit meetings.
• Oversee local unit elections.

Vice Presidents

Vice presidents are flexible leaders who are learning about local unit presidency.

General duties:

• Perform the duties of the president in her absence.
• Be aware of all local unit matters.
• Assist the president in achieving local unit goals.
• Act as the Legislative Alert Network (LAN) liaison.
• Work with the local unit nomination/election committee to develop the local unit’s election system

Secretaries

Local unit secretaries are reliable, organized and objective leaders who record meeting minutes for their local units. In doing so, they assist members in knowing what actions were taken, when they were taken and by whom.

General duties:

• Work with the president to establish a procedure for conducting meetings.
• Record meeting minutes and circulate copies of the previous meeting’s minutes.
• Create and distribute communications to the district, school board, local unit members and the ATPE state office.
• Maintain the local unit bylaws and archives.
• Assist with local unit elections.

Treasurers

Local unit treasurers are organized, responsible leaders who handle all local unit monies payable and receivable.

General duties:

• Make sure financial safeguards are in place.
• Set your local unit budget.

Membership Chairs

Local unit membership chairpersons are well-organized communicators who coordinate the membership campaign.

General duties:

• Assist campus representatives to ensure they have adequate knowledge and materials.
• If applicable, send applications, dues and reporting forms to the state office each week.
• Serve as a liaison to the district payroll office.

Campus Representatives

Local unit campus representatives are well-informed leaders with great communication skills who represent ATPE and serve as educators’ preliminary sources of information about the organization.

General duties:

• Distribute, collect and process ATPE membership applications.
• Serve as visible leaders on campuses.
• Attend and participate in local unit meetings.
• Distribute legislative information.
• Maintain communication with local unit members and the state office.