Show-Me Curriculum Administrators Assn

“Membership in SMCAA is a district-level membership. Registration is based on district size and gives all district teachers, administrators, and curriculum leaders membership privileges. Each district is entitled to one vote on SMCAA matters that require a vote of its membership; i.e. changes to its By-Laws.”

“Member districts are divided into regional organizations, as determined by the Board of Directors. Each regional organization nominates one person to the Board of Directors, to be ratified by the sitting Board of Directors. Members to the Board of Directors serve three-year terms.”

“An annual membership meeting is held each year on such date as may be called by the President or Board of Directors, to transact business as may properly be brought before the meeting and to ratify each year's nomination(s) to the Board of Directors, as may be appropriate. Special membership meetings may be held for any purpose or purposes and may be called by the President, by the Board of Directors, or at the request of ten percent (10%) of the members and shall be called by any officer directed to do so by the Board of Directors. Business transacted at special meetings shall be confined to the purposes stated in the notice of such meeting.”

“The Board of Directors will be provided a copy of the Form 990, as a part of the annual audit review and presentation.”

“The Executive Director reviews every SMCAA financial transaction on a monthly basis. The Board of Directors reviews financial transactions, Profit/Loss statements, at every meeting of the Board; the Executive Director and Executive Committee review the year's budget and year's transactions at its annual meeting each May and the Board reviews the annual audit report.”

“Upon directive from the Board of Directors, SMCAA gathered information through direct contact with similar state-level agencies/associations. The Board of Directors studied the comparisons and then set the compensation for the SMCAA Executive Director. The Executive Director presented the Board with a recommendation for compensation of the Assistant Director and consultants in alignment with their duties and responsibilities.”

“All documents are available upon request through the SMCAA headquarters.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Programs included: Curriculum Director Trainings Levels I and II; Curriculum Design and Review; Providing Feedback for Instructional Settings; Successful Instuctional Coaching; Developing Aligned Assessments; developing and Using Proficiency Scales; Standards-Based Learning; Using DESE's Practices & Process Standards to Help Improve Student Achievement; Curriculum Writing for the Non-Core; Using a Curriculum Improvement Cycle to Address the Needs of Small Districts; Instuctional Strategies to Increase Student Engagement and Data Literacy: Data Driven Decision Making at All Levels with 116 attendees Member and Non-Member attending One Day Virtual Trainings and In-Person Tranings. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: SMCAA held Regional Curriculum meetings in September 2023, January 2024, and March of 2024. These meetings provided all up-to-date information happening at the State level in curriculum and instruction, as well as a short training course in specific areas of interest to our members. In total, 377 members and nonmembers participated. Some of these meetings were virtual for member convenience and others were in person. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: In addition, we offered four two-hour free webinars on important topics in education offered to all our members with a total of 221 participants from 38 different districts attending OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: The 2024 Instructional Leadership training up to June focused on developing district instructional leaders as well as focusing on instructional coaches. Participants were divided based on their role and training was provided for each group separately. Another topic was ensuring supportive learning environments. This event was well-attended with 35 participants at the two-day event.”