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PRESIDENT

Kellee Moye

PAST PRESIDENT

Jewel Davis

PRESIDENT-ELECT

KaaVonia Hinton

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

2019 Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

It is the policy of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and its Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) to embrace human diversity and demonstrate sensitivity to the concerns of people historically underrepresented or marginalized. This includes all underrepresented groups reflecting the range of human differences, among which are race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical challenges, and religion. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list, only a list of examples.

Among our aims are to include a diverse range of participants (1) on appointed commissions, boards, committees, task forces, and other official groups; (2) among the leadership of the above groups; and (3) among the nominees presented by each nominating committee. In addition, in NCTE conventions and workshop sessions we will include substantial programs dealing with interests of a diverse range of participants, and engage leaders and/or consultants who are practicing teachers, librarians, youth program directors, etc., representing levels of instruction involved who reflect the group whose concerns around which a program revolves. In addition, ALAN will attempt to ensure that all facilities for participants at events have physical and sensory accessibility with the help of NCTE and the convention venue.

We also resolve to include people representing all groups in verbal and visual materials intended to represent or describe ALAN. In 2018 ALAN established an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee (EDI), and a position on the ALAN Board of Directors for the EDI Committee Chair.  The purpose of this officer and advisory committee includes recommendations for policy creation and for concrete actions for implementation. The EDI Committee will provide an annual report of advisements, recommendations and accomplishments to the ALAN Board of Directors at each annual board meeting in November, the contents of which will be passed on to the NCTE.

Ethics Statement

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE

Code of ethics for review of the Board 

November, 2020

POLICY: As democratically elected and appointed members of the officership, Board, directors, and coordinators, we are committed to observing and promoting the highest standards of ethical conduct in the performance of our leadership and governance responsibilities. As Executive Committee members, we pledge to accept this code as a minimum guideline for ethical conduct and to embrace the following principles and practices.

PROCEDURE: 

1. Concern for Anti-Racism, Equity, and Justice – 1) Center and consciously abide by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; 2) Work to improve access to ALAN grants, meetings, conferences, and publications for all members of the organization by recognizing the range of identities individuals hold, duties and responsibilities of various members, and practitioner statuses of all the ALAN membership body. Further, the Board will work to identify and remove obstacles that inhibit participation and equitable access to ALAN resources

2. Good faith in accountability and representation – 1) Faithfully abide by the constitution, by-laws, and policies of ALAN; 2) Exercise reasonable care, good faith, and due diligence in organizational affairs; 3) Fully disclose to the standings Ethics Committee, or Board if no committee is active, at the earliest opportunity, information that may result in a perceived or actual conflict of interest; 4) Communicate these perceived or actual conflicts of interest to the ALAN membership body; 5) Fully disclose, at the earliest opportunity, all information and insights that would have significance in Executive Committee decision-making; 6) Remain accountable for prudent fiscal management to affiliate members, colleagues in our broader professional community, and to government and funding bodies; 7) Address perceived or actual conflicts of interest during ALAN Board meetings by giving the appointed ALAN Ethics Board member explicit time in meeting agendas 

3. Principles of Fiduciary Responsibility – 1) Make decisions for the good of all members of the affiliate; 2) Seek no personal gain or benefit based on appointed or elected positions in ALAN during  negotiation with peripheral ALAN participants including Publishers and Authors. This includes, but is not limited to quid-pro-quo arrangement of appearances of authors for ALAN purposes in exchange for appearances in personal classrooms or other conferences.