User:Mike Cline/USCAN Working Group Drafts/Phase I Task Forces/U.S. Canada Education Program Board Composition Proposal

Proposed board slots

• 1 WMF appointee
• 3 educators elected by Wikipedians and Education Program members by secret ballot
• 3 community representatives, who are Wikipedians with significant experience of contributing content, who have not been involved with the education program, and who are specifically tasked with representing the community's interests, to be elected by Wikipedians by secret ballot
• 1 member elected by Wikimedia Chapters and Education Program caucus groups
• 4 members elected for their skills by the rest of the board, with a recommendation to the board that they fill the open seats based on skills alone (see below).

Needed skills on the board

• Accounting/finance skills
• Legal skills
• Managerial skills
• Background in ethics, if possible ethics in education

Characteristics/criteria for all board members

• Personal integrity
• Citizens or residents of US/Canada
• Diverse as a group
• Passionate about Wikipedia, preferably with an understanding of how content is produced and maintained
• Commitment to active participation in committee work / responsibilities

Board term length

The term for each board member will be two years, and there is no limit to the number of terms a person can serve.

Definitions and chart

This section includes definitions of relevant participants as well as voting and election eligibility.

Board Slots and Electors

Electors	WMF Appointee (1)	Educators (3)	Community representatives (3)	Chapters representatives (1)	Board appointees (4)
Wikimedia Foundation	Yes	No	No	No	No
Education Program Members	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wikipedians	No	No	Yes	No	No
Wikipedia Chapters	No	No	No	Yes	No
Education Program Caucus Groups	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Board of Directors	No	No	No	No	Yes

• Education Program Members: Voting eligibility to include all who have joined the Education Program as a member.

Election eligibility - Education Program Members can be elected to any of the Representative slots, at the discretion of those who vote.

• Wikipedians: Voting eligibility to include those with Wikipedia accounts. (Eligibility requirements will be specified later, but will include such things as minimal number of edits over specific time periods, etc. with specific requirements for people like developers, staff, contractors and WMF board and advisory members.)

Election eligibility - Wikipedians can be elected to any of the Representative slots, at the discretion of those who vote.

• Wikimedia Chapters: Voting eligibility to include members of Wikimedia Chapters in the United States and Canada.

Election eligibility - Wikipedia Chapter members can be elected to any of the Representative slots, at the discretion of those who vote.

• Education Program Caucus Groups: Groups of people with regional or topical interests in the Education Program (can include educators, students, ambassadors and others who have self-identified as "Members of the Education Program).

Voting eligibility to include members of Caucus groups.

Election eligibility - Caucus Group members can be elected to any of the Representative slots, at the discretion of those who vote.

• Educators: - to include those who have led an Education Program-sponsored class assignment or activity over a specified time period in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction or as part of instructional activities transmitted via digital networks (e.g may include librarians, writing center directors, digital media staff)

Voting eligibility - no distinct voting eligibility separate from eligibility as a Education Program Member.

Election eligibility - Educators can be elected to any of the Representative slots or to the Educator slots, at the discretion of those who vote in these respective elections.

Voting

• One may vote in as many categories as one is qualified, e.g., if one meets the definition of a Wikipedian and is also a member of a Wikipedia Chapter, then one is entitled to vote in both categories.
• Additionally, one may vote for as many slots as are up for election within a given category, i.e., if there are three slots up for election within the "Educators" category and one is eligible to vote in that category, then one may vote for up to three individuals.