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New York City Metro RID
Link to RID.org


New York City Metro RID
JAF Station
PO Box 8378
New York, NY 10116


RID STRATEGIC CHALLENGES
BY LAWS REVIEW
TASK FORCE


REPORT and PROPOSAL:

Task Force Members

**Dan Langholtz, LCSW, CDI, CLIP-R, RSC – Chair
**Jeremy L. Brunson, Ph.D., CI/CT
**Margaret Ransom Cobb, MA, CSC, SC:L
**Jim Van Manen, Ph.D., CI/CT
**Rachel Olson, BA, Associate Member
**Chris Prudhom, CI/CT, NIC, SC:L, NAD-V

Task Force Ex-Officio Members

**Anthony J. Aramburo, Ph.D., IC/TC, NAD-IV,    Board Liaison
**Clay Nettles, RID Executive Director, National Office Liaison
**Rob Balaam, CI/CT, RID Vice President, Invited Guest

Task Force Responsibilities

**Review motions E – S from 2007 National Conference
**Discern how these changes agree or disagree with our Mission, Philosophy, & Diversity Statements, and our Bylaws
**Elicit input from RID’s membership
**Recommend Bylaws & policy changes to the Board

 

Proposed Voting Membership Categories
**Certified Interpreter: Community
**Certified Interpreter: ED: K-12

**
Candidate for Certification: Community
Will also be required to participate in a proposed Candidate Continuing Educational Program (CCEP)
**Candidate for Certification: ED: K-12
Will be required to participate in a proposed Candidate Continuing Educational Program (CCEP)
Proposed Non-Voting Category

**Non-Certified Associate
(to Sunset in 2015)

Proposed Voting Rights

**All voting members may vote on everything, except:
Only Certified: Community may vote on Testing & Certification issues

Issues Needing Further Discussion:

1- HOW TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP PARTICPATION IN THIS PROCESS
Conferences, small groups, online and mail

2- CONFERENCE ISSUES RE: COMPETITION BETWEEN CEU GRANTING ACTIVITIES  VS.  BUSINESS MEETINGS, ETC.

3-DUES/FEE STRUCTURE

4-Should a specialty certificate, such as the SC: L, have as a pre-requisite of a full generalist certification before an interpreter can take the performance exam?

5-In the past, a CSC or a CI & CT were pre-requisites for the SC:L. 
At present, according to the RID website, the pre-requisite is no longer a certification, but a membership category.

WE MUST ASK AT LEAST TWO HARD QUESTIONS:

1) What does RID “generalist certification” represent? 
AND
2) What is the difference between an RID Certified Member and a Certified Member of RID?  Do RID members know the difference?  More importantly, will anyone outside our organization know the difference?

Contact for more Information:

taskforcefeedback@rid.org