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Show I NTER/.()UNT AI N SK I I NSTRJCTORi ~CI AT I ON FEBI\IARY19, 1971 --------------(X)I.tt.U~ I CATI (liS CXlLIIIlTE REPORT--------- TO TI£ OOARD OF DI RECTORS ilNII TNI LA" BoARD CW D.IU!"OR' MElT' •• DEiDlaE" So6, 19'1O, t"1 .. au"'Na ItA. a,a A'~"HED .. 'H" IOMU.TTEI. 1. AN I S!VE OF Tf£ I $I A NEI$l.ETTER WAS P\I8. llSHED MID DISTRIIlJTED 10 TI£ I.SiIERSHIP. 2. A POSTER t,AS PR>WCED TO PR>r.oTE TI£ 151 A AI1D CERT I F I ED 51< I I NSTRUCT JON. 3. THE ISlA FREE PARTY tiAS HEI..D AT ~lITUDE ON FEIftJARY " 1971. TBI S (x}'lAITTEE cmsi STS CF DAVID CHAPLIN, CHA.RU •• R. LEON DEAN IA. LLOYD FRANK KENNETH OSS\'JALD Bill HASKINS RESPECTFULl V sum:'1 TTED, DAVID CfJAPLIN • .. ... ---... _-_. .. ..... -... ...._ _ ._-,_ ...._ .. .. _._------------ INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION LS.LA. STUDY GROUP COMMITTEE REPORT Submitted to the Board of Directors August 27, 1971 I.S.I.A. STUDY GROUP COMMITTEE REPORT PART I Problems of Present Organization Drafted by Clark T. Parkinson August 12, 1971 1. Problems and History of Present Organization A. History: When the organization was incorporated 20 years ago, the present organizational structure provided a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. This worked when our organization was smaller. For all intents and purposes, the President ran the organization, the Secretary received the money, and the Treasurer wrote the checks. With the growth of the organization and an expansion of duties and responsibilities of the Officers, an increasing load fell upon the President. In short, the present organization has outgrown its usefulness. B. Description of Present Officers and Bylaws 1. Section II: No description of duties or functions of the Vice President is in the present Bylaws. The Executive Secretary's responsibilities, duties, and functions are not mentioned. The Treasurer's responsibilities as outlined are not presently being performed, and duties outlined are being performed by the Executive Secretary. 2. Section IV: The Executive Committee is given power to run the organization, which dilutes the responsibilities of the Officers, and decisions made by the Executive Committee have been carried out, for the most part, by others, resulting in decisions that have not been well thought out by the Executive Committee members. The use of the Executive Committee has resulted in very few B.O.D. meetings, Board members not being able to participate in the ground work, and an overall rubber stamp type of decision making process in the B.O.D. meetings. 3. Standing Committees outlined in Section II have developed historically out of need, but presently many committees have overlaped responsibilities, and some of the committees could be eliminated and made functions of either the Executive Secretary or the Officers. Under the present organizational structure, practically all committees report directly to the President, which has resulted in many of the committees' functions not being performed due to the lack of time of the President to follow up on each committee. C. The Lack of Definite Organizational Guidelines The lack of a definite organization and line of authority and responsibility, 2 overlaping areas of responsibility of committees, Officers, Executive Committee, and the B.O.D. and the lack of a clear definition of the responsibilities of the Executive Secretary has resulted in an organization, which for the most part, is run single-handedly by the President with the decisions on the conduct of the organization coming from the Executive Committee and the B.O.D. 1. Problems a. This has caused an absence of planning on a long range big picture basis. b. It has excluded competent and willing members from performing for the organization in the positions of Officers and Committee Chairmen because of a lack of understanding and a clear idea of what the job was. c. It has resulted in individuals with the delegated authority to be able to attend meetings only and not to be held responsible for activities not being performed. d. Due to the burden on the President to administrate the organization, a lack of concentration on the two key areas of the organization has resulted. The President has not been able to concentrate on certification and the technical aspects of skiing, which has resulted in a separation of those two committees and a breakdown in communications and coordination between examination, the advancing techniques, and the technical aspects of skiing. II. Sugge,stion for Reorganization A. General 1. In determining what areas of our organization need restructuring, the first step would be to determine the areas of our present organization which are not functioning and determine why. 2. We should determine the areas that overlap and eliminate the duplication. 3. We should determine the areas which are functioning well, maintain the~, and attempt to strengthen them. 4. In simple broad terms, outline areas of overall responsibility of Officers and Committee Chairmen. 5. Include the Executive Secretary in the revised Bylaws--outline specific duties and which Officer will have the responsibility of this position. B. Specific In specific terms, the President should be freed of the day to day administration and the bus~ness end of the organization. He should, however, have overall responsibility and author~ty for all functions. He should then be directly 3 responsible for and involved in Certification and Technical. An Executive Vice President, preferably elected by the B.O.D., should be made responsible for the administrative functions of the organization including the Executive Secretary, budget and finance, and the committees that are not related to and under the authority of either Certification or Technical. I. More efficiency PART II Reasons for Restructuring I.S.I.A. Drafted b,y Lou Lorenz August 12, 1971 A. By providing an opportunity to utilize experienced people. B. By providing an opportunity to test and train new people who are interested in becoming active in the Association. c. By providing an opportunity to spread the Association's work load and responsibilities. II. Summary I.S.I.A. is constantly in a state of evolution. At this time, the work load and responsibilities required of the President are nearly a full-time job. Furthermore, to thrust an inexperienced individual into the office of President and expect an efficient administration is not possible. Until such time that I.S.I.A. is large enough to support a full-time paid "executive director", the Association must be run by part-time volunteer officers. These officers must be qualified in their specialty, cooperative with each other, and must not be overworked or overtaxed with responsibility to the point that they will lose their enthusiasm for their jobs. Realize that enthusiasm is of utmost importance if our leadership is to be creative and progressive. The name of the game--"skiing"--is still fun. We can help regain that in I.S.I.A. b,y doing a proper job of restructuring. I. Purpose PART III Reorganization Report Drafted by Fred W. Finlinson August 12, 1971 The Board of Directors at the May 2, 1971, meeting directed the President to organize a committee that would be assigned to draft a reorganizational plan for the Association. President Parkinson appointed Ed Pond as Chairman and named the following to serve on this committee: Clark T. Parkinson, Ed Pond, Lou Lorenz, and Fred W. Finlinson. The above-named committee met often during the summer to discuss the problems and to propose solutions to those organizational problems. This report represents the work of the committee and is submitted with the belief that the concepts embodied in this report contain solutions for a more efficient Association. This report was approved by the Executive Committee at its August 12, 1971, meeting. Those present at this meeting were: Clark T. Parkinson, Ed Pond, David Larsen, Fred W. Finlinson, Lou Lorenz, Max Lundberg, Phil Jones, and Mary Ellen. II. A Functional Approach to Reorganization A basic management approach to any organizational analysis is a functional approach. This approach has been used in this report. The functional aspects of the Association can be allocated into four basic categories: Certification, Technical, Administrative, and Communication. This report will attempt to identify the functions of the Association in terms of relationship to the above-named categories (hereinafter referred to as Divisions). The suggested organizational structure would incorporate Association functions into departments; departments will be assigned to divisions, and the divisions would report directly to the President, who in turn will report directly to the Board of Directors. The President, who is the chief Executive Officer of the Association, will thus be able to oversee all aspects of the Association and avoid the present pitfall of being emersed by administrational detail to the point that he cannot direct the total movement of the Association. III. Organization Structure The basic structure of the Association will be as follows: A. General membership D. Division Vice Presidents and Executive Secretary B. Board of Directors E. Departmental assignments; i.e., Chairmen, Advisors, etc. C. President F. Committee membership when necessary See Exhibit A for complete organizational chart. 2 IV. Selection Process A. The general membership of the Association shall continue to be determined as presently provided in the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Association. B. The Board of Directors shall also be selected as presently provided, which means that the membership will elect five directors each year for a threeyear term. C. The President will be elected by the Board of Directors to a one-year term by the Board of Directors at Spring meeting of the Board, subject, however, to a limit of three consecutive one-year terms. D. The Division Vice Presidents and the Executive Secretary shall be nominated by the President and approved by the Board of Directors. Such offices shall have one-year terms. E. The Departmental assignments shall likewise be for one-year terms, unless otherwise indicated. The Division Vice President shall nominate and the Board of Directors shall appoint departmental assignments. F. Committee memberships shall be nominated by the appropriate departmental head, and the Division Vice President shall appoint committee assignments. V. Selection Process Justification The proposed selection process strengthens the role of the Board. The Board must elect the President from its own membership; the Board must appoint the officers of the Association; and the Board must approve the departmental assignments. Thus the Board must approve all vital assignments; yet the individual who is responsible for completion of an assignment is given the primary responsibility for the required staffing. The only staffing restriction, presently in the Bylaws, provides that 25% of the Board may be Associate Members. The only additional restriction that should be added is that the President of the Association must be a member of the Board of Directors. It is assumed that the approval required of the Board for all other offices will only be granted to those persons that are qualified; thus the judgment of the Board will be the safeguard for the selection process. VI. The Decision Making Process The Board shall determine the policy of the Association. The Executive Officers shall be responsible for the execution of such duties as the Board of Directors shall assign to them. Policy changes or formation may be initiated in any of the various departments and must be submitted to the Board of Directors with the approval of the appropriate Division Vice President. VII. Job Descriptions A. Board of Directors: The Board shall determine the policy of the Association and delegate sufficient authority to the Executive Officers to execute said policy. The Board shall elect the President of the Association and appoint 3 all other Executive Officers and departmental heads. The Board shall have authority to remove any of the officers that it has the authority to elect or appoint upon sufficient cause as determined by a majority of the Board, however, to remove a member of the Board or the President, a two-thirds vote of the Board shall be required. B. Executive Officers 1. President: The President shall be the chief Executive Officer of the Association; he shall preside at all meetings of the Association; and he shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The President shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the management of the Association and shall be deemed to have those executive powers necessary to effect that management. 2. Certification Vice President: It shall be the duty of the Certification Vice President to direct the Association's certification policy. The Certification Division shall be responsible for the following functions: a. Examiner assignments handled by a Chief Examiner b. Area clinics, Clinic Supervisor c. Training of future examiners, Examiner Trainer 3. Technical Vice President: It shall be the responsibility of the Technical Vice President to direct the Association's technical functions. The Technical Division shall be allocated the following functional departments: a. Demo Team with the Coach serving as the head of the department b. A racing and coaching advisor c. Methods of Ski Instruction Advisor 4. Administrative Vice President: The Administrative Vice President shall assume all the duties of the President whenever the President is absent, incapacitated, or ineligible for the office, and shall serve as the Acting President until the President returns or until the vacancy is filled as provided in the Bylaws. The Administrative Vice President shall also be responsible for the general administration of the Association. The Administrative Vice President shall supervise the office of the Executive Secretary, which shall be responsible for the logistical support of the Association's functions. The Administrative Division shall be responsible for the following functional departments: a. Executive Secretary e. Spring Clinic Chairman b. Credentials Chairman f. Elections Chairman c. Legal Counsel g. P.S.I.A. Representative d. Ethics Chairman h. Budget and Audit Chairman ,- 4 5. Communications Vice President: It shall be the responsibility of the Communications Vice President to direct the Association's communications. Communications Division shall be allocated the following functional departments: a. Historian d. Awards Chairman b. Newsletter Editor e. Media Advisor c. Photographer 6. Departmental Job Descriptions shall be formulated by each Division Vice President and must be approved by the Board. Functional departments may be created, changed, or abolished at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. C. Advisory Councils 1. Ski School Directors: All Ski School Directors within the territorial limits of the I.S.I.A. shall have membership on this Council. It shall be the duty of this Council to advise the Board of Directors on matters concerning the Association as they relate to the various ski schools. The Directors shall appoint from their membership a chairman who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. 2. Past Presidents: Every past President of the I.S.I.A. shall be a member of the Past ,Presidents Council. It shall be the duty of this Council to advise the Board of Directors on policy considerations. The members shall appoint from their membership a chairman who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. VIII. Summary It is the recommendation of this report that the Association be reorganized on a functional operation basis. The main operating divisions should be Certification, Technical, Administrative, and Communications. Each operating division would be assigned departmental functions. Each department would use committee members where necessary. The type of reorganization as proposed in this report provides the Association with a manageable organization. The proposal strengthens the policy role of the Board, yet give officers the responsibility and authority to execute delegated assignments. The plan provides for meaningful descriptions of each function of the Association and is based on the premise that each valid function should be assigned to an Association officer or member with the responsibility to assure the successful completion of each function. IX. Ratification This report, in the final form approved by the Executive Committee, will be pres~ nted to the Board at the Fall meeting. The necessary changes in the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws to enact the changes suggested will also be submitted to the Board for their consideration at the Fall meeting. It will be the decision of the Board as to which parts of this report are adopted. INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION LS.LA. STUDY GROUP COMMITTEE REPORT Submitted to the Board of Directors August 27, 1971 I.S.I.A. STUDY GROUP COMMITTEE REPORT PART I Problems of Present Organization Drafted by Clark T. Parkinson August 12, 1971 1. Problems and History of Present Organization A. History: When the organization was incorporated 20 years ago, the present organizational structure provided a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. This worked when our organization was smaller. For all intents and purposes, the President ran the organization, the Secretary received the money, and the Treasurer wrote the checks. With the growth of the organization and an expansion of duties and responsibilities of the Officers, an increasing load fell upon the President. In short, the present organization has outgrown its usefulness. B. Description of Present Officers and ~laws 1. Section II: No description of duties or functions of the Vice President is in the present ~laws. The Executive Secretary's responsibilities, duties, and functions are not mentioned. The Treasurer's responsibilities as outlined are not presently being performed, and duties outlined are being performed by the Executive Secretary. 2. Section IV: The Executive Committee is given power to run the organization, which dilutes the responsibilities of the Officers, and decisions made qy the Executive Committee have been carried out, for the most part, by others, resulting in decisions that have not been well thought out by the Executive Committee members. The use of the Executive Committee has resulted in very few B.O.D. meetings, Board members not being able to participate in the ground work, and an overall rubber stamp type of decision making process in the B.O.D. meetings. 3. Standing Committees outlined in Section II have developed historically out of need, but presently many committees have overlaped responsibilities, and some of the committees could be eliminated and made functions of either the Executive Secretary or the Officers. Under the present organizational structure, practically all committees report directly to the President, which has resulted in many of the committees' functions not being performed due to the lack of time of the President to follow up on each committee. C. The Lack of Definite Organizational Guidelines The lack of a definite organization and line of authority and responsibility, 2 overlaping areas of responsibility of committees, Officers, Executive Committee, and the B.O.D. and the lack of a clear definition of the responsibilities of the Executive Secretary has resulted in an organization, which for the most part, is run single-handedly by the President with the decisions on the conduct of the organization coming from the Executive Committee and the B.O.D. 1. Problems a. This has caused an absence of planning on a long range big picture basis. b. It has excluded competent and willing members from performing for the organization in the positions of Officers and Committee Chairmen because of a lack of understanding and a clear idea of what the job was. c. It has resulted in individuals with the delegated authority to be able to attend meetings only and not to be held responsible for activities not being performed. d. Due to the burden on the President to administrate the organization, a lack of concentration on the two key areas of the organization has resulted. The President has not been able to concentrate on certification and the technical aspects of skiing, which has resulted in a separation of those two committees and a breakdown in communications and coordination between examination, the advancing techniques, and the technical aspects of skiing. II. Suggestion for Reorganization A. General 1. In determining what areas of our organization need restructuring, the first step would be to determine the areas of our present organization which are not functioning and determine why. 2. We should determine the areas that overlap and eliminate the duplication. 3. We should determine the areas which are functioning well, maintain them, and attempt to strengthen them. 4. In simple broad terms, outline areas of overall responsibility of Officers and Committee Chairmen. 5. Include the Executive Secretary in the revised Bylaws--outline specific duties and which Officer will have the responsibility of this position. B. Specific In specific terms, the President should be freed of the day to day administration and the business end of the organization. He shrruld, however, have overall responsibility and author:i,.ty for all functions. He should then be directly 3 responsible for and involved in Certification and Technical. An Executive Vice President, preferably elected by the B.O.D., should be made responsible for the administrative functions of the organization including the Executive Secretary, budget and finance, and the committees that are not related to and under the authority of either Certification or Technical. I. More efficiency PART II Reasons for Restructuring I.S.I.A. Drafted by Lou Lorenz August 12, 1971 A. By providing an opportunity to utilize experienced people. B. By providing an opportunity to test and train new people who are interested in becoming active in the Association. c. By providing an opportunity to spread the Association's work load and responsibilities. II • Summary LS.LA. is constantly in a state of evolution. At. thifl timA, the work load and responsibilities required of the President are nearly a full-time job. Furthermore, to thrust an inexperienced individual into the office of President and expect an efficient administration is not possible. Until such time that I.S.I.A. is large enough to support a full-time paid "executive director", the Association must be run by part-time volunteer officers. These officers must be qualified in their specialty, cooperative with each other, and must not be overworked or overtaxed with responsibility to the point that they will lose their enthusiasm for their jobs. Realize that enthusiasm is of utmost importance if our leadership is to be creative and progressive. The name of the game--"skiing"--is still fun. We can help regain that in I.S.I.A. by doing a proper job of restructuring. ---~~~----~----- -- - --------------- ---- ---~-- ----- I. Purpose PART III Reorganization Report Drafted by Fred W. Finlinson August 12, 1971 The Board of Directors at the May 2, 1971, meeting directed the President to organize a committee that would be assigned to draft a reorganizational plan for the Association. President Parkinson appointed Ed Pond as Chairman and named the following to serve on this committee: Clark T. Parkinson, Ed Pond, Lou Lorenz, and Fred W. Finlinson. The above-named committee met often during the summer to discuss the problems and to propose solutions to those organizational problems. This report represents the work of the committee and is submitted with the belief that the concepts embodied in this report contain solutions for a more efficient Association. This report was approved by the Executive Committee at its August 12, 1971, meeting. Those present at this meeting were: Clark T. Parkinson, Ed Pond, David Larsen, Fred W. Finlinson, Lou Lorenz, Max Lundberg, Phil Jones, and Mary Ellen. II. A Functional Approach to Reorganization A basic management approach to any organizational analysis is a functional approach. This approach has been used in this report. The functional aspects of the Association can be allocated into four basic categories: Certification, Technical, Administrative, and Communication. This report will attempt to identify the functions of the Association in terms of relationship to the above-named categories (hereinafter referred to as Divisions). The suggested organizational structure would incorporate Association functions into departments; departments will be assigned to divisions, and the divisions would report directly to the President, who in }urn will report directly to the Board of Directors. The President, who is the chief Executive Officer of the Association, will thus be able to oversee all aspects bf the Association and avoid the present pitfall of being emersed by administratiopal detail to the point that he cannot direct the total movement of the Association. III. Organization Structure The basic structure of the Association will be as follows: A. General membership D. Division Vice Presidents and Executive Secretary B. Board of Directors E. Departmental assignments; i.e., Chairmen, Advisors, etc. C. President F. Committee membership when necessary See Exhibit A for complete organizational chart. IV. Selection Process A. The general membership of the Association shall continue to be determined as presently provided in the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Association. B. The Board of Directors shall also be selected as presently provided, which means that the membership will elect five directors each year for a threeyear term. C. The President will be elected by the Board of Directors to a one-year term by the Board of Directors at Spring meeting of the Bopxd, subject, however, to a limit of three consecutive one-year terms. D. The Division Vice Presidents and the Executive Secretary shall be nominated by the President and approved by the Board of Directors. Such offices shall have one-year terms. E. The Departmental assignments shall likewise be for one-year terms, unless otherwise indicated. The Division Vice President shall nominate and the Board of Directors shall appoint departmental assignments. F. Committee memberships shall be nominated by the appropriate departmental head, and the Division Vice President shall appoint committee assignments. V. Selection Process Justification The proposed selection process strengthens the role of the Board. The Board must elect the President from its own membership; the Board must appoint the officers of the Association; and the Board must approve the departmental assignments. Thus the Board must approve all vital assignments; yet the individual who is responsible for completion of an assignment is given the primary responsibility for the required staffing. The only staffing restriction, presently in the Bylaws, provides that 25% of the Board may be Associate Members. The only additional restriction that sholild be added is that the President of the Association must be a member of the Board of Directors. It is assumed that the approval required of the Board for all other offices will only be granted to those persons that are qualified; thus the judgment of the Board will be the safeguard for the selection process. VI. The Decision Making Process The Board shall determine the policy of the Association. The Executive Officers shall be responsible for the execution of such duties as the Board of Directors shall assign to them. Policy changes or formation may be initiated in any of the various departments and must be submitted to the Board of Directors with the approval of the appropriate Division Vice President. VII. Job Descriptions A. Board of Directors: The Board shall determine the policy of the Association and delegate sufficient authority to the Executive Officers to execute said policy. The Bosrd shall elect the President of the Association and appoint 3 all other Executive Officers and departmental heads. The Board shall have authority to remove any of the officers that it has the authority to elect or appoint upon sufficient cause as determined b,y a majority of the Board, however, to remove a member of the Board or the President, a two-thirds vote of the Board shall be required. B. Executive Officers 1. President: The President shall be the chief Executive Officer of the Association; he shall preside at all meetings of the Association; and he shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The President shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the management of the Association and shall be deemed to have those executive powers necessary to effect that management. 2. Certification Vice President: It shall be the duty of the Certification Vice President to direct the Association's certification policy. The Certification Division shall be responsible for the following functions: a. Examiner assignments handled by a Chief Examiner b. Area clinics, Clinic Supervisor c. Training of future examiners, Examiner Trainer 3. Technical Vice President: It shall be the responsibility of the Technical Vice President to direct the Association's technical functions. The Technical Division shall be allocated the following functional departments: a. Demo Team with the Coach serving as the head of the department b. A racing and coaching advisor c. Methods of Ski Instruction Advisor 4. Administrative Vice President: The Administrative Vice President shall assume all the duties of the President whenever the President is absent, incapacitated, or ineligible for the office, and shall serve as the Acting President until the President ret~s or until the vacancy is filled as provided in the Bylaws. The Administrative Vice President shall also be responsible for the general administration of the Association. The Administrative Vice President shall supervise the office of the Executive Secretary, which shall be responsible for the logistical support of the Association's functions. The Administrative Division shall be responsible for the following functional departments: a. Executive Secretary e. Spring Clinic Chairman b. Credentials Chairman f. Elections Chairman c. Legal Counsel g. P.S.I.A. Representative d. Ethics Chairman h. Budget and Audit Chairman 4 5. Communications Vice President: It shall be the responsibility of the Communications Vice President to direct the Association's communications. Communications Division shall be allocated the following functional departments: a. Historian d. Awards Chairman b. Newsletter Editor e. Media Advisor c. Photographer 6. Departmental Job Descriptions shall be formulated by each Division Vice President and must be approved by the Board. Functional departments may be created, changed, or abolished at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. C. Advisory C01L~cils 1. Ski School Directors: All Ski School Directors within the terril;c·rial limits of the LS.LA. shall have membership on this Council. I.J shall be the duty of this Council to advise the B09.rd of Directors on matters concerning the Association as they relate to the various ski schools. The Directors shall appoint from their membership a chairman who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. 2. Past Presidents: Every past President of the I.S.l.A. shall be a mpmhpT of the Past Presidents Council. It shall be the duty of this COlmcil to advise the Board of Directors on policy considerations. The m~bers shall appoint from their membership a chairman who shall serve at the pleasure of the C01ID.cil. VIII. Summary It is the recommendation of this report that the Association be reorganized on a functional operation basis. The main operating divisions should be Certification, Technical, Administrative, ruld Communications. Each operating division would be assigned departmental functions. Each department would use committee members where necessary. The type of reorganization as proposed in this report provides the Association with a manageable organization. The proposal strengthens the policy role of the Board, yet give officers the responsibility and authority to execute delegated assignments. The plan provides for meaningful descriptions of each function of the Association and is based on the premise that each valid function should be assigned to an Association officer or ma~ber with the responsibility to assure the successful completion of each function. IX. Ratification This report, in the final form approved by the Executive Committee, will be presented to the Board at the Fall meeting. The necessary changes in the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws to enact the changes suggested will also be submitted to the Board for their consideration at the Fall meeting. It will be the decision of the Board as to which parts of this report are adopted. 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I DUTIES OF THE ISlA CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE The dutil~s of the ISlA Certification Committee shall be ,as follows: A. Put this system into operation, maintain it, and supervise jt~9peration. B. Perform such other duties as may be hereinafter referred to, or outlinea-in, the By-Laws of the ISlA. I I EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION A. Examiners: The examiners shall be appointed by the Certification Committee, ISlA, as stated'in Section 5 of the By-Laws. The Committee shall follow a program of qualifying, selecting, and training of competent examiners by appointing individuals who are above average in technical and mechanical knowledge of skiing and ski teaching. The committee shall use discretion in choosing examiners who have been fully certified for at least 5 years, are mature, and are not narrowly inclined concerning personalities or the merits of anyone ski school or system of ski teaching. The term shall be for one examination. The committee shall evaluate the results of the examination with reference to the performance of the joint examining board and each individual examiner. The results will be retained by the committee and used for future reference for the selection 'bf examiners. Names of the examiners for each examination shall not be -dlsclosed until the day of the examination unless otherwise directed by the committee. -B. Compensation of Examiners: The examiners shall receive compensation for the expenses for each day spent as an examiner. Each examiner shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for incidental expenses directly related to the operation of the examination. The Chief Examiner, in cooperation with the President and Treasurer, may at their discretion compensate examiners and other individuals for their expenses upon receipt of said expenses. C. Examining Board: The examining board shall consist of at least three members. The Chairman of the Certification Committee shall be acting Chief Examiner for the Certification Examination. In the absence of the Chief Examiner, the Certification Committee Chairman shall appoint one committee member to be in charge of the examination. Each examiner shall keep his own score of grades on all candidates examined. The examiner will be responsible to keep all scores in strict confidence. The examiners I findings shall be final. III PRELIMINARIES OF THE EXAMINATION A. Time and place: The ISlA will conduct an examination for ski instructors, at any reasonable date when: 2 1. A number of eight (8) candidates per day have made application accompanied by the examination fee. .. 2. The applfcations were submftted fothe Certificatlon CommitteeChairman at least fourteen (14) days prior to the requested date for examination. On receipt of the application and fee, the Certification Committee Chairman will confirm the date of examination to each individual candidate. Areas where there are less than the required number of candidates, the candidate should send an application and fee to the Certification Committee Chairman, and he will notify them of the next examination. Date, place, and all applications shall be subject to approval of the Certification Chairman. The Certification Committee Chairman in cooperation with the President of ISlA may arrange an examination at any date or place. B. Announcements: It will be the responsibility of the Certification Committee to publish and mail to the general membership the plan for certification and to make available the names and addresses of the Secretary, Certification Chairman, Certification Committee, and Area Certification Representatives. It shall be the duty of the Examining Board to announce through the press and to mail directly to each candidate, the results of the examination immediately. C. Qualifications of Candidates: A candidate must meet the following qualifications of the ISlA before he or she be allowed to take the exam: 1. Candidates for examination for Associate Ski Instructor shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Candidates for Certified Ski Instructor shall be twenty-one (21) years of age. 2. All candidates shall have sufficient knowledge of the English language and have a high standard of personal ethics and character. 3. All non-member candidates shall be IIregistered ll with ISlA. 4. All non-member candidates must hold an advanced first aid card. 5. All non-member candidates must complete a written report. All candidates shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors. D. Registration: A non-member can make application for certification after he has completed registration. The fee for registration is $10.00. The term of registration will be until the following June 30 or on obtaining certification status. Forms for registration are available through ISlA Executive Secretary, Area Certification Representative, or Ski School Director. E. Exam Application: The candidate for examination shall fill out an application approved by his Ski School Director or Chief Examiner. All non-member candidates must hold and be prepared to present to the examining board an advanced first aid card. The candidate shall also consent to the cancellation of mis certification by the Board of Directors at its discretion. The a plication to ether with the fee for examination and written re ort must be mailed to the Certification Committee Chairman not less than fourteen 14 days prior to the examination. In the case an application is rejected because of failure to meet the requirements, the Chairman shall promptly notify the candidate. 3 Written Report: This report shall be equivalent to at least ten (10) pages typewritten in length, and the subjects to be covered are: 1. Party management, route finding, principles of map and compass, and ski mounta i neeri ng. 2. Avalanche hazards and recognizing them and avalanche rescue techniques. 3. Equipment and clothing. 4. Organization of the sport including: a. F.I.S. organization and rules . b. LS.LA. c. U.S.S.A. and its divisions - classification of competitors d. P.S.LA. e. Distress signal As a basis for this report, the following references can be used: 1. Manual of Ski Mountaineering, Revised, David R. Brower, Editor, compiled under the auspices of the N.S.A., 2nd Edition, University of California Press. 2. Avalanche Handbook, U.S. Government Printing Office. 3. F.LS. Rule Book 4. American Ski Technique, available through the Professional Ski Instructors of Ameri ca. 5. Avalanche Enigma, Fraser, Colen, Rand McNalley, 1966. 6. Introduction to Mountaineering, Smith, George Alan. 7. Racing Rules for Alpine Events, National Ski Association, Alpine Rules Comm. 8. Intermountain Division,USSA, By-Laws, Competition Regulation, and Directory. F. Term of Certification: The term of certifi cati on sha 11 be for one year after whi ch time the candi date may apply for renewal without examination provided he has met the requirements outlined in trne Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of I.S.I.A. G. Fees: The fee for examination shall be thirty ($30.00) dollars. H. Insignia: A ski teacher's pin will be issued to the successful applicant of the examination. The pin shall remain the property of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. Additional pins may be obtained on deposit from the Secretary of the ISlA. On termination of certification, all pins shall be returned to the Secretary, ISlA. All interested agencies (U.S. Forest Service, U.S.S.A., and P.S.I.A.) shall be notified by the Secretary of the ISlA. IV EXAMINATION The examination will be based on the Basic Principles of the Official American Ski Technique, new revised edition 1970. The examination will consist of four parts. Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the examination will be conducted on the snow, and all parts will be completed in one appointed day. 4 Part 1: Demonstration Phase - the candidate shall be prepared to demonstrate the following finished technical forms: Straight running Straight-snow plow Snowplow turns Traverse Stem turns Forward Sideslip Uphi 11 Chri sty Stem Christies Parallel Christies Short Swing The candidate may be asked to demonstrate additional maneuvers. Part 2: Teaching Phase - The candidate shall be able to demonstrate and explain clearly and correctly each movement of any of the maneuvers listed under Part above. He should be able to recognize any incorrectly executed maneuver and to discover, explain, and correct the fundamental errors involved. The candidate will also be expected to show his ability to demonstrate and apply the proper corrective exercises. He shall be able to select proper terrain for teaching various maneuvers, con~ sidering gradient, snow, and weather conditions, safety, etc. The candidate shall demonstrate abilities to lead a class from one maneuver to the next in a logical and continuous progression and according to various objectives by use of auxiliary maneuvers. Part 3: Free Skiing Phase - During a free skiing period, the candidate shall display his ability to execute with a high degree of precision, steadiness, and control, any of the maneuvers of his repertory of downhill skiing abilities, designated by the examining board. The examining board shall also designate the terrain, snow conditions, and the rate of speed. Part 4: Oral Phase - The candidate shall be prepared to complete a short series of questions in writing concerning items pertinent to the sport of skiing and be prepared for an oral examination. The oral portion will be subject to the discretion of the examining board. Each examiner shall score each sUb-section of the score card numerically - zero (0) through twenty (20). These scores shall be used as a guide for the final grade of Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. The qualifying score for Certified is sixteen (16) or above. Associate twelve (12) to fifteen (15), and Failed to Qualify below twelve (12). The examiner's average of Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be his final grade. In no event shall a candidate receive a grade in Part 2, teaching phase, lower than his final grade. The average of the Board of Examiners' final grades shall be the examination result. The candidate will receive by mail the results of his examination in Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well as the final examination result. Phil Jones 1970-71 Chief Exam; n~~,_L~~~ |