Planning Committee

Overview | Committee Members | Previous Members | Operational Plans

Overview

Provides the WEEB with advice and recommendations for its overall goals and priorities as well as its strategy for reaching the goals and priorities. In advising the WEEB, the committee seeks input from all sectors involved with environmental education.

Charge

The Planning Committee is charged with
  • Overseeing the development of annual operational plans by each of the other standing, strategic and ad-hoc committees.
  • Overseeing the publication of a strategic planning document (2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, etc.) that:
    • reflects the opinions of stakeholders from throughout Wisconsin and, as such, is designed to guide not only the WEEB but all institutions which are working to enhance environmental literacy for Wisconsin’s citizens
    • serves as both a vision for the future and a prescription for achieving the vision of environmentally literate citizens who will help ensure an ecologically and economically sustainable future
  • Communicating with other WEEB committees to ascertain needs and to provide feedback that may direct their future action(s).
  • Reporting to the WEEB at its quarterly meetings on the status of undertaken initiatives.

Membership

The Planning Committee will consist of five to seven members appointed by the WEEB chairperson. The committee chairperson must be a currently serving WEEB member and will, in consultation with committee and WEEB members, be identified by the WEEB chairperson. Individuals will serve indefinite appointments, with the membership typically reviewed annually during the WEEB’s July meeting.

Meeting Location and Times

Will be at the discretion of the committee.
  • The Board expects the committee will make extensive use of email, phone-conference calls and other technologies that reduce the need for face-to-face meetings.
  • The Board expects the committee will convene/communicate frequently enough to be able to report progress on initiatives at each of the WEEB quarterly meetings.
    • The committee will be given substantial time on the WEEB’s July meeting agenda in order to set the direction for Board work during the upcoming year.

Additional Directives

The Planning Committee may at its discretion:
  • add or remove additional committee members beyond those originally appointed by the WEEB. The Planning Committee may not remove a member who was appointed directly by the Board.
  • create and dissolve sub-committees or task forces to carry out initiatives. Membership of sub-committees and task forces will be approved by the membership of the Planning Committee and need not be approved by the WEEB.