Education Committee Charter

Charter

We can agree here some draft ideas for the charter. I suggest we cover: the aims of the Education Committee; the relationship to the WMUK Board; meetings and communications within the committee; membership; and delegated powers (both decision-making and financial). Any others?

Please edit the sections below - this is a wiki!

Aims

1. To help provide free educational resources to all;
2. To encourage and develop participation of volunteers and staff in educational projects within the scope of Wikimedia UK;
3. To report to and inform the Board of WMUK on educational issues;
4. To help disseminate relevant information from the Board of WMUK to anyone interested in education.
5. To establish a network of contacts within the education sector.

Relationship to the Wikimedia UK Board

• The Education Committee is a sub-committee of WMUK, established by, and responsible to, the Board of Wikimedia UK.
• The Education Committee will report to WMUK Board regularly through a nominated trustee.
• The Education Committee will advise the WMUK Board on educational issues.
• The Education Committee will help liaise between stakeholders in the education sector and the WMUK Board.
• The Education Committee will take responsibility for whatever delegated powers the WMUK Board assigns to it.

Meetings and Communications

• The Education Committee may meet in person, or by teleconferencing using an agreed medium. {optionally specify via IRC; phone; Skype, Mumble, etc.?}
• Decisions may be taken at meetings or by email or through a page on the WMUK wiki.
• The Committee will elect a Chair to conduct meetings and a Secretary to take minutes. {optionally "The Wikimedia UK Board will appoint ...", are other functions needed?}
• Meetings will take place as needed/each month/other.

Membership

• The Education Committee will consist of at least 6 and no more than 12 members appointed by the Wikimedia UK Board. {other numbers?}
• The Education Committee will consist of at least one stakeholder drawn from each of: Trustees; Volunteers; Staff.
• All members of the Education Committee are full members in their own right, and not delegates of any group.

Delegated powers

• to be decided