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European Suzuki Association
Teacher Training & Examinations Manual
Revised March 2015
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APPENDIX D1
INSTRUMENT COMMITTEES
1.
There is a Committee for each Suzuki Instrument.
2.
The number of Committee members and how the Committee is selected will depend on the
number of Teachers Trainers for that instrument.
Category
No. of Teacher Trainers
No. of Committee
Members
Elected/Appointed
A
Instruments with more
than 20
5
Elected by Teacher
Trainers
B
Instruments with less
than 20
3
Elected by Teacher
Trainers
C
Instruments with less
than 3
3
ESA Board appointed as
required
3.
The Election of
Category A and B
Instrument Committee members will be by secret ballot.
The Committee Member with the highest number of votes will be appointed Chairperson.
4.
The approval of
Category A and B
Instrument Committees will be made at the ESA Board Meeting
with the appointment being made at the ESA AGM
5.
The term of office for
Category A and B
Members of the Instrument Committees is three years
renewable.
6.
Members of
Category A
Instrument Committees are able to stand for re-election only once.
7.
Category C
Instrument Committees will be appointed by the ESA Board on an application basis.
Members can be Teachers or Teacher Trainers.
8.
Role and responsibilities of the Instrument Committees
a.
The Chairperson of each ESA Instrument Committee is appointed ESA Representative on the
ISA Instrument Committee
b.
Decisions of the Instrument Committees are taken by a majority vote, with the Chairperson
having the casting vote. Teachers can appeal to the ESA Board against the ESA Instrument
Committee decisions.
The ESA Board must define an appeal process, which must
i. be handled in a neutral and professional manner
ii.make a decision based on sound principles and ESA Statutes and Bylaws
c.
ESA Instrument Committees will be responsible for supervising -
i. the appointment of Instructors and Teacher Trainers according to ESA procedures in
Section D of the ESA TT Manual
ii. applications for ESA Recognition from Teachers and Teacher Trainers from other Regions
according to ESA procedures in Section E of the ESA TT Manual
d.
The Instrument Committees are required to submit the following reports to the Board –
i.
Individual reports on Instructor/Teacher Trainer Applications
ii.
Individual reports on Applications for ESA Recognition
iii. Annual Reports to the ESA Board for their meeting in March each year