CONSTITUTION OF THE
NORTH CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
SCHOOL DIVISIONS OF THE DISTRICT
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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
DIVISION SCHOLAIRE
FRANCOPHONE SCHOOLS
NAME
The name of the district is the North Central
High Schools Athletic Association. It shall be
Referred to as the North Central District.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the North Central District
is to plan, supervise and administer inter-school
Athletic activities in the North Central District of Saskatchewan,
including play-offs leading to
District and Provincial level championships.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The guiding principles of the North Central
District are:
1. Each member school of the North Central
Athletic District will abide by and follow the
guidelines , bylaws and beliefs of the NCDAA and SHSAA Constitutions.
2. The aims and objectives shall be in harmony with the
goals of education as set out by
Saskatchewan Learning.
3. Participation in activities is to be encouraged as these
activities are an integral part of the total
education process.
4. All students shall have the opportunity to realize the
physical, social and emotional values to
be derived from inter-school competition.
5. The North Central District is opposed to the use of alcohol,
tobacco and other drugs by
Players, coaches, officials, supervisors and others connected
with athletic competition.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the North Central District
are:
1. To organized the athletic endeavors for
the North Central District.
2. To coordinate and promote the high school athletics program
and its benefits.
3. To monitor and evaluate all aspects of the program on
an on-going basis.
4. To stress sportsmanship in all activities.
DEFINTIONS
Association - The Saskatchewan High Schools
Athletic Association
Board of Education - a board of education
or conseil scolaire established pursuant to the Education
Act, 2005.
High school - a school conducting classes
in the North Central District in grades 9 through 12 or
any of these grades.
Independent school - a school in the North
Central District registered as an independent school with
Saskatchewan Learning.
Member - a board of education, conseil scolaire,
First Nations Band or any other body corporate who Is a
member of the Association.
Trustee - an elected member of a board of
education, conseil scolaire or governing body of a Member.
MEMBERSHIP
Participating Members:
1. The membership of the North Central District
shall be open to the following:
a) Boards of Education and conseil scolaire
of the North Central District of the province of Saskatchewan;
b) Any independent school registered with Saskatchewan Learning
which is a body corporate or Association and which operates
a high school in the North Central District; and
c) Any First Nations Band which operates a high school or
school, or on whose land a high school or school is operated
within the North Central District.
Associate Members
Associate members as outlined in the Association
bylaws may send non-voting delegates to
General meetings of the North Central District.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
1. Each Member shall pay to the North Central
District dues set by the North Central District Council
at the fall general meeting of the membership.
2. Each member shall pay SHSAA team fees as outlined by
the Association.
3. Student Enrollment Fees shall be paid to the North Central
District as outlined in the Bylaws of the North Central
District.
4. Failure of any Member to submit the assessed dues to
the North Central District prior to the date specified in
the Bylaws shall entitle the North Central District to ask
the Association to apply sanctions against that Member.
ORGANIZATION
Districts
1. The North Central District boundaries shall
be as determined by the bylaws of the Association.
2. High schools operated by separate school
divisions, First Nations Bands, Independent high schools
and conseil scolaire shall be included in the school division
that each high school geographically located.
VOTING DELEGATES
All Members within the North Central District
shall form a subdivision of the Association and shall vote
at member meetings of the Association through Voting Delegates
to be selected in the following Manner:
a) The principal of each high school in the
North Central District shall designate a representative
for the high school.
b) The high school representatives in the
North Central District shall attend the North Central District
Council General Spring Meeting and at that meeting shall
elect the seven Voting Delegates for the North Central District.
These seven Voting Delegates shall be the Voting Delegates
for the North Central District to the Association General
Meeting.
c) The seven Voting Delegates shall be made
up of the following persons:
i) One LEADS member.
ii) One Trustee.
iii) One school Administrator
iv) One person who has been elected as a District Officials
Commissioner pursuant to the North Central District bylaws
or who is a District Officials Clinician.
v) three Voting Delegates at large consisting of two persons
of one gender and one person of the opposite gender.
d) The seven Voting Delegates do not have
to be high school representatives.
e) Each Voting Delegate of the district must
hold a valid Saskatchewan Teaching Certificate, must be
employed by a Member in Saskatchewan at the time of the
general meeting of the Association, except for the delegate
appointed as a Trustee who must be a sitting member and
a current elected representative of a Member at the time
of the general meeting of the Association.
DISTRICT COUNCILS
1. North Central District Council shall be
made up of all the high school representatives in the District.
Each voting representative must be designated on the meeting
attendance sheet.
2. The North Central District Council must
develop and amend a constitution, and may pass bylaws, develop
policy, elect officers, hold meetings, collect district
membership fees, collect such other fees as are provided
for in the bylaws, and spend such monies as are consistent
with the North Central District bylaws and policy.
3. Prior to any North Central District Council
constitution proposed amendments shall be voted upon at
the North Central District Council meeting.
NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT EXECUTIVE
The district council shall biannually, or as
often as may be required, select a president, a vice-
President, a secretary, a treasurer and an officials commissioner.
MEETINGS
1. There will be at least three general meetings
of the North Central District Council during each school
year. A fall meeting will be held in early September, a
winter meeting shall be held in December or January and
a spring meeting will be held in April. Meetings shall commence
at the call of the President and will be held over supper.
If there is a need, the President will call additional meetings.
The Agenda for all meetings will be set by the Executive.
2. Notice of the general meeting shall be
given to all Members, and to each high school and school
in the North Central District, at least two weeks prior
to the date set for the meeting.
3. Meetings will proceed according to standard
parliamentary procedures.
4. The quorum for meetings will consist of
the members present.
VOTING
1. Voting at any North Central District Council
meeting shall be by the High School Representatives. Each
member school is entitled to one vote.
2. Any school with fess outstanding to the
North Central District (E-3's, E-10's) will not be eligible
to vote on motions.
3. Motions shall pass if more votes are cast
in favor of the motion than those cast against the motion.
Abstentions shall not be counted on either side. In the
case of a tie the President shall cast the deciding vote.
4. In the case of amendments the motion must
pass with the required percentages of the voting representatives
present.
AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS
1. a) The North Central District Executive
may propose bylaws for the North Central District.
b) Such bylaws shall be brought before the
next General Meeting of the North Central District Council
and shall be voted on by approved voting delegates.
c) Proposed bylaws shall be voted upon at
the North Central District Council Meeting.
d) The North Central District Executive may
pass a temporary amendment to the bylaws. This temporary
amendment must be brought to the next North Central District
Council General Meeting for discussion and a vote.
2. a) Notice of proposed amendments to the
bylaws shall be forwarded to all Member high schools at
least three weeks prior to the proposed date of the next
North Central District Council General Meeting.
b) Proposed amendments shall be voted upon
at the North Central District Council General Meeting and
if passed by a majority of the high school representatives
shall be forwarded to The Association for approval by the
Association Executive Council. The bylaw changes will become
effective when approved by the Association Executive Council
or on the effective date in the bylaw whichever is later.
c) Any proposed amendments which are not forwarded
as outlined in 2. a) above will require 75% majority of
the high school representatives at the North Central District
Council General Meeting to become accepted for forwarding
to the Association for approval.
4. Proposed amendments to the bylaws shall
be brought to the North Central District Council General
Meeting only if the amendment has been proposed and/or supported
by:
a) The North Central District Executive Council,
or
b) A Member of the North Central District.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
1. a) Notice of proposed amendments to the
North Central District Constitution shall be forwarded to
all Members at least three weeks prior to the proposed date
of the next North Central District Council General Meeting.
b) Proposed constitutional amendments shall
be voted on at the North Central District Council General
Meeting and if passed by 75% majority of the high school
representatives shall be forwarded to the Association for
approval by the Association Executive Council. If approved
by the Association Executive Council the changes shall become
effective when approved by the Association Executive Council
or on the date specified in the changes, whichever is later.
c) Any proposed amendments submitted other
than as outlined in 1. a) above will require a 90% majority
of the high school representatives to be forwarded.
2. Proposed amendments to the Constitution
shall be brought to the next North Central District Council
General Meeting only if the amendment has been proposed
and/or supported by:
d) The North Central District Executive Council,
or
e) At least two Members of the North Central
District.
DISCIPLINE OF MEMBERS
The North Central District through the North
Central District Executive Council or the North Central
District General Meeting shall have the right to impose
disciplinary sanctions on Members in the event that a Member
or the Members representative school(s) violate(s) the constitution,
bylaws Or policies of the North Central District.
Appeals of the discipline of Member(s) shall
be directed to the Association Executive Council
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