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The NETCACHE constitution is perhaps the easiest way to
describe who we are. It is used
to provide guidance to the leadership and members of NETCACHE. It states and defines our membership, purpose, roles and
qualifications of board members, guidelines for board meetings, execution and amendments to the constitution,
and the beliefs we hold in common. As stated on our Membership Application, each member is expected to review and agree
to the terms, beliefs and conditions of the constitution.
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NETCACHE Constitution | |
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| Revised and Approved by Membership Vote on May 18, 2002 |
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| Article I |
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| Name |
| The name of the organization shall be North East Tarrant County
Association of Christian Home Educators (also known as NETCACHE), a Christian charter. |
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| Article II |
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| Membership |
NETCACHE shall be composed of home schooling families who desire
to affiliate.
Membership shall be restricted to those individuals who concur with the Beliefs We Hold in Common
and agree to abide by the Constitution of the charter.
Membership dues will be exacted per family and will be determined each year by the board members
with the approval of the membership in regular general meetings. Special provision will be made for
those who desire to be members, but are unable to pay.
Those who cease to agree with the Beliefs We Hold in Common or cease to abide by the Constitution
or in some way bring disrepute to the Association, shall be biblically confronted by the Board
members for restoration. If unrepentant, they will be excluded from membership (Matthew 18:15–20;
I Corinthians 5:1–5; II John 9–11). The vote to exclude from membership shall be determined by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of all Board members. Board members who are not present for the vote shall
cast their vote in absentia. |
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| Article III |
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| Purpose |
| The purpose of the Association is to provide support to parents
who educate their children at home. Support may include services
such as field trips; small group meetings for close fellowship and
for mutual educational, academic, spiritual and emotional
encouragement; regularly scheduled large group meetings for
information on curricula and assistance in choosing appropriate
curriculum and for special speakers, workshops, and coordinated
efforts of political and legal concern; a newsletter. |
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| Article IV |
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| Board Members |
The Board members of the Association shall consist of President,
Vice-President(s) (the number to be determined by the current
Board), Secretary and Treasurer.
The President shall provide the oversight for the Association
through the other Board members and persons appointed by him. He
shall preside or appoint someone to preside, over all General and
Board meetings of the Association, work with the Treasurer in the
disbursement of funds and speak for the organization.
The vice-president(s) shall assist the president in the
performance of his duties and chair special committees set up by
the president.
The Secretary will be responsible for keeping a record of each
meeting and handling any correspondence necessary. The Treasurer
will receive funds and disburse payments and provide at each Board
meeting an accounting of this activity. Records shall be reviewed
or audited annually or as determined by the Board.
The Secretary will be responsible for keeping a record of each
meeting and handling any correspondence necessary. The Treasurer
will receive funds and disburse payments and provide at each Board
meeting an accounting of this activity. Records shall be reviewed
or audited annually or as determined by the Board.
The office of President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be
elected by a majority vote of the Board. The President, Secretary
or Treasurer may be dismissed from their respective office by a
majority vote of the other Board members at any Board meeting. A
motion to remove or replace an officer shall never be out of order,
shall take precedent over any other business, shall require a
second, shall allow for a limited discussion and shall require a
vote.
Any Board member shall be subject to censorship or dismissal
from the Board by a two-thirds (2/3) vote by the members present
and voting in regularly called general meetings or by a unanimous
decision of the other Board members.
Board members of the Association shall meet the following
qualifications:
- Board members shall be men. The reason for this is that the
Association is composed of home schooling families over which men
are to provide the leadership according to the Scriptures. The
Association is an extension of the home and should mirror the
home.
- Board members shall have home schooled for at least two years.
- Board members must be members of the Association.
- A board member's term of office is for two years. Elections
for board members will be held each year at the May general
membership meeting. A nominating committee is to be appointed by
March 1 with nominations made by April 1. Written notice of these
nominations are to be mailed to all members at least one (1) week
in advance of the May general meeting. Should a board member
resign during his term of office, the board may appoint someone to
complete his term.
- Motions and official business of the board are binding pending
a majority vote of those present. A quorum of two-thirds (2/3) or
more of the board members must be present in order to hold
official business.
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| Article V |
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| Attendance of Meetings |
Persons who are not members of the Association are welcome to
attend general meetings and should conduct themselves in a decent
and respectable manner.
Persons who are not members of the Association will not be
allowed to attend Board meetings.
Members of the Association may attend Board meetings. |
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| Article VI |
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| Meetings |
The time, date, place and frequency of general meetings shall be
decided by the Board members. The membership will be notified at
least one week in advance of all general meetings.
All general meetings of the Association shall be conducted
according to Roberts Rules of Order in its most recent edition.
The time, date, place and frequency of Board meetings shall be
decided by a majority vote of the Board members. All Board Members
shall be notified of Board meetings within a reasonable amount of
time. If the President is not able to attend a Board meeting and
has not appointed a replacement to preside over the Board meeting,
then, the Secretary shall preside over the Board meeting. If both
the President and Secretary are not able to attend a Board meeting
and have not appointed a replacement to preside over the Board
meeting, then the Treasurer shall preside over the Board meeting. |
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| Article VII |
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| Execution and Amendment |
| This Constitution shall become effective upon approval by
two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present and voting at a
general meeting called for that purpose. This Constitution may be
amended by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members present and
voting at a general meeting of the Association provided written
notice of the proposed amendment is mailed to all members at least
one (1) week in advance of the meeting. |
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| Article VIII |
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| Beliefs We Hold In Common |
- The Bible is the verbally inspired and only infallible,
authoritative Word of God, inerrant in the autographs (2 Timothy
3:16; 2 Peter 1:20–21).
- God is one Being, Who eternally exists as three Persons (i.e.,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit). All of the Persons are equal in
power and glory (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
- Jesus Christ is fully God and man (John 1:1,4), born of a
virgin (Matthew 1:18), and sinless in His life (Hebrews 4:15). He
died vicariously on the cross as a substitution for sinful men
(Hebrews 9:15). He rose bodily from the grave (John 20:1–9, 24–31;
Acts 2:24) and now reigns with the Father (Acts 2:33; Hebrews
10:12). He will return visibly and personally to earth both in
salvation and judgment (Acts 1:11; Hebrews 9:28; Matthew 24:30).
- All humans are sinful by nature (Romans3:23; 5:12) and can
only be forgiven by the expression of trust in Jesus as Savior
(John 3:16) brought about by the regenerating work of the Holy
Spirit (Titus 3:5–7).
- We believe in the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit by
Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life
(Romans 8:1–17).
- We reject the anti-Christian tenets of secular humanism
including the general theory of evolution, one world government,
government mandated sex education, government mandated parenting
courses, modern feminist ideology and abortion.
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| Family |
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- We believe that the family is the basic governmental, social
and spiritual unit created by God. In it the child gradually
learns self-government, social relationships, and develops a
relationship to the Creator and Savior (Ephesians 6:1–3;
Colossians 3:20). The family also provided protection from
overextensive government and overstimulating social involvements.
- We understand family to mean one male and one female parent
with one or more children, all related by the institution of
marriage though we recognize the exception of a single parent.
- We reject homosexual marriages or homosexual orientation
because it is contrary to Scripture and the intentions of God in
Creation (Romans 1:18–32). As well, we reject transitory
co-habitational relationships as being equally in violation of
God's laws and incapable of providing the long-term nurture and
instruction needed by children and commanded by God (Proverbs
1:8–9; 2:1–11; Colossians 3:21; Ephesians 6:4). In view of this,
no homosexual or merely co-habitating "parents" are eligible for
membership.
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| Parental Rights and Responsibility in Education |
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- We believe the ultimate responsibility for the education of
children belongs to parents (Deuteronomy 4:9; 6:1–25; 4:1–4;
Ephesians 6:4). Thus, we believe this is an inalienable right
given by God which the State can neither create, destroy, nor
alter. Parents may allow another to teach some of the cognitive
information that children need to know, but all education must be
under the control and supervision of the parents.
- We believe education in the home to be the best form of
education, but we recognize that many parents cannot educate at
home for valid reasons and we support the right of parents to send
their children to private Christian schools.
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| Nature of Education |
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- We believe that all education is religious in nature since
one's view of the world and life inevitable is involved in
teaching (Proverbs 2:1–8; 3:1–2; 6:20–23; Matthew 28:18–20). Every
disciple of knowledge, whether it be subjects such a mathematics,
science, or history, will have as its final reference point a
theistic or humanistic view of reality (Colossians 1:15–20;
2:8–15), and there is no neutral academic discipline.
- Thus, we believe that all social, physical and cognitive
knowledge should have as its beginning with the fear of God and its
end, the Glory of God (Proverbs 1:7; Romans 11:33–36).
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