Duties and Responsibilities of New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics: Newsletter Editor

 

Ongoing

Attend four regularly scheduled board meetings throughout the school year, Spring conference and summer retreat

Interface with web design company for access to website (upload/input articles, forms, etc.)

 

Coordinate with President and Webmaster for electronic mailing of Mathesis to membership and posting to web site

Mathesis Articles

8/1, 11/1, 2/1, 5/1 - deadlines for submission

Summer

Secure appropriate program for preparing Mathesis

 Attend full day or day and a half summer retreat for board members to discuss and plan activities for the coming year. 

AUGUST:  Gather information for newsletter.

·        Compile newsletter.

·        Remind board members of submission date of 8/1

·        Prepare newsletter for digital transmission by 8/15.

·        Check with webmaster to send digital Mathesis copy once it has been reviewed by President, Past or President-Elect and a possible third reviewer.

 

August Issue Guidelines:

  • Articles:  Elem, Middle, HS and Post Secondary Reps, President, Art’s Attic,
    • Activity - Elementary Representative
  • Call for NHTM Award Nominations; Post Deadlines
    • Prevost Award (Primary responsibility is Post-Secondary and Middle Representative)
    • Evans Award (Primary responsibility is Elementary and HS Representative)
    • Balomenos Award (Primary responsibility is President) 
  • Call for Board member nominations (Check w/Past/President-Elect to identify board positions)                 
  • Promote "Free membership" and Membership Report (Membership Chair)
  • ATMNE News (ATMNE Representative)
  • NCTM News (NCTM Representative)
  • DOE News (DOE Representative)
    • Promotion of PAESMT Nominations
  • Announcements of Scholarship Winners (Post-Secondary and Past/President Elect)
  • Promotions of Conferences and PD Offerings
    • Highlight NHTM Dine and Discuss
    • Highlight ATMNE Fall Conference
    • Check on Regional PD offerings (Past/President-Elect oversees the groups)
  • Newsbytes - fillers provided by Editor           

September

Gather information on professional development activities for fall activities for NHTM, ATMNE and NCTM.

 

Consider having membership submit articles on line (via Survey Monkey), identify reviewers and notify and publish if any are selected - may be on-going during the school year. 

October & November

Gather information for Newsletter. 
Compile Newsletter. 
Remind board members of submission date of 11/1. 
Prepare Newsletter for reviewers by 11/15. 
Check with webmaster to send digital Mathesis copy once it has been reviewed by President, Past or President-Elect and a possible third reviewer.

 

November Issue Guidelines:

  • Articles: Elem, Middle, HS and Secondary Representatives, President, Art's Attic
    • Activity: Middle Representative 
  • Call for NHTM Award Nominations; Publish date very close to nomination deadlines
    • Prevost Award (Primary responsibility is Post-Secondary and Middle Representative)
    • Evans Award (Primary responsibility is Elementary and HS Representative)
    • Balomenos Award (Primary responsibility is President)
  • Reminder - call for Board Position nominations (Check w/Past-President-Elect for positions up for elections)
  • Membership News - (include NHJEM memberships) - (Membership Chair)
  • ATMNE News - (ATMNE Representative)
  • NCTM News - (NCTM Representative)
  • DOE News - Promote PAESMT Nominations- (DoE Representative)
  • Dine & Discuss Article (Post-Secondary Representative ~ will depend upon date of D&D)
  • ATMNE Conference Article (ATMNE Representative)
  • Promotions and PD Offerings
    • Highlight Spring Conference
    • Check on Regional offerings (Past/ President-Elect)
  • Newsbytes (Editor)

December

January

February

Gather information for Newsletter. 
Compile Newsletter. 
Remind board members of submission date of 2/1. 

NB:  (May need to be sooner - depends on date of Spring Conference in March)
Prepare Newsletter for reviewers by 2/15. 
Check with webmaster to send digital Mathesis copy once it has been reviewed by President, Past or President-Elect and a possible third reviewer.

 

February Issue Guidelines:

  • Articles: Elem, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Representative, President, Art's Attic
    • Activity: HS Representative
  • Membership News (Membership Chair)
  • Promotions on Conference and PD Offerings
  • ATMNE News (ATMNE Representative)
  • NCTM News (NCTM Representative)
  • DOE News (DOE Representative) - Include Promotion of PAESMT Nominations
  • NH State Mathematics Contest Dates Registration Information (NH State Mathematics Coordinator - 2015 currently Steve Latvis)
  • State MATHCOUNTS dates and updates (Middle Representative)
  • Newsbytes (Editor)

 

March

April

Obtain copy of Balomenos, Evans, and Prevost speeches for spring issue of newsletter. 

May

Gather information for Newsletter. 
Compile Newsletter. 
Remind board members of submission date of 5/1. 
Prepare Newsletter for reviewers by 5/15
Check with webmaster to send digital Mathesis copy once it has been reviewed by President, Past or President-Elect and a possible third reviewer.

 

May Issue Guidelines:

  • Articles: Elem, Middle, Secondary, Post-Secondary, President, Art's Attic
    • Activity: Post-Secondary Representative
  • Promotions of Conferences, PD Offerings, Summer opportunities (Contributions by all Board members)
  • Announcement of NHTM Award Winners
    • Prevost Awardee (Middle/Post-Secondary Representative)
    • Evans Awardee (Elem/ HS Representatives)
    • Balomenos Awardee (President)

[Typically, people have submitted what has been read at the Conference; It is suggested that it would be nice to have ONE article, highlighting each winner; the question is who would write it? It could always have a link to website with more detailed information. Check with Board members for further ideas.....]

  • Announcement of  NH State Mathematics Contest Results (NH State Mathematics Coordinator 2015 - currently Steve Latvis)
  • Membership News (Membership Chair)
  • ATMNE News (ATMNE Representative)
  • NCTM News (NCTM Representative)
  • DOE News (DOE Representative)
  • Newsbytes (Editor) 

                                                                                                                                          

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