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PLUS Caucus Bylaws

The name of this Caucus shall be the Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools (PLUS) Caucus of PASA.
 
This PLUS Caucus of PASA was formerly  an independent entity, which  voluntarily inactivated itself in 2014 and transferred its functions and funds into PASA as a caucus. The PLUS Caucus of PASA is now a distinct voice in a more complete whole of PASA educational leaders across the Commonwealth dedicated to advancing opportunities for all students in urban school districts.
 

The purpose of this PLUS Caucus, consistent with PASA’s purpose,  shall be to advocate for and seek solutions to the unique and pressing educational and financial problems facing urban school districts in the Commonwealth. The PLUS Caucus shall or may:

  1. Support, promote, and improve urban education through the structured exchange of ideas, curriculum materials, action plans, and personnel.

  2. Propose and/or support legislation favorable to urban education.

  3. Keep all members well informed on matters related to urban education.

  1. Develop statistical reports related to urban education.

  2. Plan symposia/seminars/conferences dealing with urban educational issues.

  3. Establish and maintain productive relationships with appropriate public and private organizations.

  4. Pursue any issues or other avenues considered appropriate by the PLUS Caucus  and the PASA Board of Governors.

 



Section 1: PLUS Caucus membership shall be limited to PASA members who are District Superintendents and other administrators in urban Pennsylvania school districts, which include central cities of a Metropolitan Statistical Area and/or which, as determined by the PLUS Caucus Executive Committee, exhibit a combination of the following characteristics:

  1. Poverty

  2. Cultural Diversity

  3. Declining Population

  4. Declining Enrollment

  5. Industrial Flight

  6. Middle Class Flight

  7. Shrinking Tax base

  8. Obsolete or Decaying Buildings Including Schools

  9. Population Density

 
Section 2: PASA members who are administrators in  urban school districts as defined in Article III, Section 1 of these Bylaws may be admitted to membership in the PLUS Caucus if so requested by the individual administrator and approved by the PLUS Caucus Executive Committee.  PLUS Caucus members shall continue as members as long as they meet the eligibility requirements in accordance with these Bylaws as determined by the PLUS Caucus Executive Committee.
 

Section 1: The PLUS Caucus shall receive funding from PASA in accordance with the PASA Bylaws.

Section 2: PLUS Caucus dues, if any, shall be determined in accordance with PASA Bylaws.

Section 3: Other funding sources may include grants, sponsorships, or donations in accordance with PASA Bylaws and PASA policy.
 



Section 1: PLUS Caucus Officers shall be a President, Secretary, and Treasurer. 
 
Section 2: PLUS Caucus Officer Conditions:

  1. PLUS Caucus officers shall be voting members of PASA in accordance with PASA Bylaws.

  2. Terms of officers shall operate concurrently with the PASA fiscal year and shall be for two (2) fiscal years.

  3. Officers may serve more than one term but no more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office.

  4. Officers shall be elected by PLUS Caucus members in even-numbered years during the annual meeting of the PLUS Caucus in accordance with these Bylaws.  In the event of an office vacancy occurring, the following shall be considered the order of succession:

    1. President

    2. Secretary

    3. Treasurer

  5. If either the President or Secretary office is vacated, the next officer in line will take over. The Treasurer position may be filled by any of the following means:

    1. Appointment by the PLUS Caucus President to carry out the remainder of the term; or

    2. Special election by PLUS Caucus membership.

Section 3: The duties of the officers shall be those customary for the office, which they hold. The President shall preside at all meetings, serve as the PLUS Caucus representative to the PASA Board of Governors in accordance with PASA Bylaws, and appoint all special committees of the Caucus.
 
Section 4: The PLUS Caucus Executive Committee shall be composed of the President, Secretary, and Treasurer.  The PASA Executive Director and PASA President shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the PLUS Caucus Executive Committee.  The Executive Committee shall handle all administrative matters of the PLUS Caucus, shall determine eligibility for PLUS Caucus membership, shall serve as or appoint a nominating committee to submit a slate of officers to the PLUS Caucus membership for selection in even-numbered years, shall have the power to act on behalf of the PLUS Caucus between meetings of the PLUS Caucus in case of emergency, shall carry out directives of the PLUS Caucus, and shall have such other powers and functions as may be delegated to it from time to time by the PLUS Caucus in accordance with these Bylaws.
 
 

 
Section 1: There shall be an annual meeting of  PLUS Caucus members.  The date and place for this annual meeting shall be determined by the PLUS Caucus President.  The PLUS Caucus President may call special meetings at any time but shall call a special meeting whenever a majority of the PLUS Caucus members request such a meeting. 
 
Section 2: A quorum for regular and special meetings shall consist of a majority of PLUS Caucus members who are present in person for the meeting. 
 
Section 3: The meetings of the PLUS Caucus shall be generally governed by the most recently published edition of Roberts Rules of Order on all procedural questions not specifically addressed by these Bylaws, as far as applicable.   However, PLUS Caucus Rules of Order may be amended at any meeting by the affirmative vote of  a majority of those Caucus members present in person at such meeting.
 
Section 4: One or more members may participate in a meeting of the PLUS Caucus by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.  Participation in the meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
 

 
Section 1: These PLUS Caucus Bylaws may be amended in the following manner:

  1. Majority vote at any duly scheduled PLUS Caucus meeting with at least two (2)  weeks’ notice to PLUS Caucus members; and 

  2. Approval by majority vote of the PASA Board of Governors during a PASA Board of Governors meeting
     

The PLUS Caucus may be dissolved in accordance with PASA Bylaws. 
 

Unless otherwise provided thereby, an amendment to the PLUS Caucus Bylaws shall become effective immediately upon the adjournment of the meeting of the PASA Board of Governors at which it was approved.

Note: Bylaws last revised in January 2021.