2011 – 2012 YEARBOOK

MSBOA POLICIES
MSBOA Festival Worker Policy
All directors teaching in the same school building are required to work if they have entries in the festival. Directors who enter groups in
any MSBOA festival are required to work as assigned.
If a director is given a work assignment at either the S/E and/or B/O festivals, and their event(s) cancel, the director must still fulfill his/her work
assignment.
All work assignments must be fulfilled. If a director is unable to work, he/she must provide a MSBOA member or qualified substitute who has
been APPROVED BY THE SITE CHAIRPERSON.
Failure to fulfill work assignments will result in the following:
Level 1 -- Should a director fail to fulfill a work assignment, or to attend the workers meeting on time, the MSBOA member will first be notified of
failure or tardy to work, with a specified length of time to respond. The member must have a letter of verification sent from an adjudicator or
colleague to the festival chairperson, stating he/she did fulfill the work assignment and/or was on time. If this is done within a two-week time
limit, action is dropped. Otherwise, a letter will then be sent to the principal placing the school on probation for three years. If all work
assignments at the same type of festival are fulfilled for three years, the director's name will be dropped from the Level One List.
Level 2 -- If the same director fails to fulfill a work assignment or to attend the workers meeting on time while the school is on probation, the school
WILL BE DENIED SENDING STUDENTS to the same type of festival (only) FOR ONE (1) YEAR. Upon school's completion of the one year
suspension of participation, the director's name will be placed on the Level One List.
AM WORKERS: Must meet at Headquarters at 7:30am or 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRST MORNING PERFORMANCE TIME.
PM WORKERS: Must meet at 12:30pm., or 30 minutes PRIOR TO THE FIRST AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE TIME. Lunch is provided.
A director may reduce Levels 1 and 2 one level by working two extra half-days at another State Festival. Such a request to work is to be made by
the violating director to the appropriate festival official. Work assignments will be given by the festival official if more workers are needed.
District and State Festivals are separate entities, with regard to worker assignments. Penalties will not transfer from one to the other. Appeals
may be made to the Executive Board.
MSBOA Membership List and Label Policy
The MSBOA Membership List is for the use of members only. Membership mailing labels are for sale to members. It is unethical for a member
to provide the Membership Book or labels to non-members, to use the Membership Book or labels to promote any enterprise which should purchase
a Sustaining Membership or to use the Membership Book or labels to distribute material or information not in the best interests of instrumental music
education. The Membership List is not to be reproduced or put into a computer database and labels are for one-time only use and are not to be
reproduced.
Labels may be purchased by colleges and universities and other institutions for whom there is not an MSBOA membership category for use as
authorized above. MSBOA reserves the right to inquire about the proposed use of labels or lists and to refuse to provide labels or lists.
Use of MSBOA Festival Results
All persons representing organizations other than MSBOA must submit requests for any festival screening or results of participating individuals
or groups in writing to the appropriate District or State Executive Board prior to the event for approval. Said screening or result request must be in
the best interest of the student(s) and must not interfere or impede the process, intent, or rules of the event, or burden the student(s), adjudicator(s), or
director(s).
MSBOA and its representatives reserve the right to refuse access to events, individuals, or results when deemed inappropriate.
Special Adjudication
Requests for Special Adjudication must be made to the State President and District President where applicable.
1. Under certain circumstances special adjudication resulting in an official rating being given outside a regularly scheduled festival may be allowed
at the discretion of the President of MSBOA. Examples of such circumstances could be:
a. In the case of Bands, Orchestras, and Jazz groups, inclement weather on the day of festival.
b. Failure of a district to hold a festival which would qualify the person or group for state festival.
2. The District Chairman and/or appropriate State Vice President will supervise Special Adjudication.
3. All arrangements, including selection of adjudicators, must be approved by the MSBOA President.
4. Any expenses will be borne by the schools requesting special adjudication.
In the case of large ensembles, three approved concert adjudicators must be utilized, one of whom may also adjudicate sight
reading. In the case of solos and ensembles, approved adjudicators must be used.
Pilot Projects
A pilot project shall be defined as the introduction of a concept or function new or different from established tradition of MSBOA. Such a project
may originate from any member through his/her District Executive Board or through the State Executive Board with both board's approval.
Application must be presented in writing to the State Executive Board within the jurisdiction of the project before beginning the project.
The application must include the following:
1. A short detailed description of the proposed pilot.
2. Reasons or needs for the pilot.
3. Recommended time span for successful implementation of the pilot.
Upon completion of the proposed pilot, a written summary must be presented to the State Executive Board detailing procedures, results, and
recommendations for action. Input from District or State Committees related to the activity should be included in the written summary to the
Executive Board.
If passed by the State Executive Board, the project will be presented to the membership for action at the General Membership Winter Meeting.
A single project may be approved more than once providing the above guidelines are met.
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