Committee Roles

The following is a brief summary of the Roles of the different committee Members.

Professional Development Primary

1. Identify professional development needs of Western Australia Teachers .
2. Plan a package of after school workshops and daytime courses, including some for secondary teachers in both metropolitan and country areas.
3. Organise the Primary and Secondary Mathematics Convention.
4. Produce a manual for the planning and organizing of professional development activities.

Professional Development Secondary

1. Identify professional development needs of Western Australia Mathematics Teachers.
2. Plan and prepare Professional Development Program of Events Booklet for Semester I and II
3. organise the secondary Convention.
4. Liaise with committee Convenors as required.
5. Attend Professional Development venues as required.

Policy and Planning

1. Develop policies for the Association as required and forward them to the Committee for ratification.
2. To consider and recommend to the committee, plans for the future of the association
3. Respond to request for comment from AAMT and other groups as required.

Student Activities Convenor

1. To oversee the organization of the Math-O-Quest and the mathematics Talent Quest.
2. To oversee the organization of the Primary and Secondary Have Sum Fun Competitions
3. To oversee the organization of the Mathematics Activity Day.
4. To over see the organization of the student Mathematics Activity Day.
5. To oversee the selection of students for the National Mathematics Summer School.
6. To Liaise with the Businesses and Sponsorship Convenor regarding sponsorship.

Conference Convenor

1. To Liaise with the Professional Development Panel to identify professional development needs for the state conference.
2. To for a committee for the organization of the state conference.
3. To assume overall responsibility for the state conference.
4. To Liaise with the Business and Sponsorship Convenor regarding sponsorship.

Community and Parent Interests Convenor

1. To organise Family Maths Nights as the need arises.
2. To examine ways that MAWA can gain a higher profile in the wider community.
3. To promote and coordinate the preparation of Count On.
4. To oversee that Count On subscribers database is up to date.
5. To Liaise with the Business and Sponsorship Convenor regarding sponsorship.

Membership and Services Convenor

1. To develop and arrange the distribution of membership renewal forms to members and prospective members.
2. To oversee that the membership database is kept up to date and that members receive acknowledgment for their subscription.
3. To arrange for the MAWA material and publications to be available for sale at all appropriate activities throughout the year.
4. To produce a calendar of events for the Association, if necessary.
5. To work with the Student Activities Convenor to organise the annual Prize giving night.
6. To delegate the task of producing an activities booklet for the mathematics week.
7. To liaise with the Business and Sponsorship Convenor regarding sponsorship.

Publications Convenor

1. To oversee the publication of the TEE solution booklets.
2. To review and revise MAWA publications, arrange for their review and plan for the production.
3. To identify potential publications, arrange for their review and plan for the production.
4. To be continually aware of the stocks of each publication and arrange for reprints where necessary.
5. To produce stickers for Mathematics week (including some new ones).
6. To maintain an up to date list of MAWA publications and produce the catalogue.
7. To keep AAMT aware MAWA's publications and ensure that our produces are advertised by the national body.
8. To liaise with the Businesses and Sponsorship Convenor regarding contracts with book sellers.
9. To liaise with the business and Sponsorship Convenor regarding any sponsorship.

Journal Convenor

1. To oversee the publication of Cross Section.
2. To encourage people to write for Cross Section.
3. To maintain a link between professional development and publications.
4. To liaise with the Business and Sponsorship Convenor regarding sponsorship.

Business and Sponsorship Convenor

1. To seek sponsorship for MAWA.
2. To seek publicity for MAWA activities.
3. To continue to develop a business plan for publications
4. To continue to develop a business plan for MAWA.
5. To assume overall responsibilities for all sponsorship proposals.
6. To liaise with other committee members with regard to sponsorship.

Web Site Convenor

1. To oversee and have overall responsibility of the MAWA Web Site.
2. To collect relevant information for the Web Site.
3. To oversee the person employed by MAWA who places the information onto the Web Site.

AAMT Councillors

1. Report to the MAWA committee and members on the activities of AAMT.
2. Represent MAWA at the annual AAMT Council meeting in January and associated AAMT event such as teleconferences
3. Respond to AAMT requests as they arise.