Arts and Sciences office policies - For information

[Brunissende]

1. Responsibilities of the Kingdom A&S Officer
   
   1. Act as advisor in all matters pertaining to the Arts and Sciences within the Kingdom to the Crown and subjects of the Kingdom, and supports study in those areas.
   2. Supervise the Lesser Office of Chancellor of the East Kingdom University.
   3. At the request of the Crown, work with the Kingdom Chamberlain to coordinate and supervise the creation of regalia.
   4. Maintain a list of current Local A&S Officers
   5. Accept reports from Local A&S Officers
   6. Accept Royal Guilds’ reports from the Guildmaster/Guildmistress, or another gentle designated by each Guild
   7. Report on Kingdom Arts & Sciences trends to the Society A&S Officer
2. Responsibilities of the Drop-Dead Deputy
   
   1. Assist the Kingdom A&S Officer and understand current activities so that job functions could be transferred at any time
   2. In the event the Kingdom A&S Officer is unable to fulfill his/her duties, fill in for the Kingdom A&S Officer
3. Responsibilities of Regional Deputies
   
   1. Collect reports from Local A&S Officers
   2. Report on Regional trends to the Kingdom A&S Officer
   3. Follow up on the status of Local A&S Officers at the request of the Kingdom A&S Officer
4. Warranting of Local A&S Officer's
   
   1. Per East Kingdom law, all baronies, provinces and principalities are required to have an A&S Officer. Shires are required to have either a Knight Marshall or A&S Officer (both are good, but only one is required). Cantons, Ridings, Colleges, Strongholds and Ports are required to have Herald and/or Knight Marshal and/or Minister of Arts and Sciences (more than one of these is good, but only one is required)
   2. A&S Officers generally have a two-year term, renewable
   3. The Seneschal and A&S Officer of the local group should send a letter to the Kingdom A&S Officer at the beginning of the local A&S Officer's term. The letter should contain:
      
      1. The SCA and Mundane names of both the Seneschal and Local A&S Officer
      2. EITHER a legal signature or the SCA membership number of both the Seneschal and Local A&S Officer
      3. The start and end dates of the Local A&S Officers term
5. Responsibilities of Local A&S Officers
   
   1. Support the Arts and Sciences according to the wishes of the local group's populace and Officers.
   2. Report to their Regional Deputy and Kingdom Officer quarterly, no later than the first calendar day of March, June, September, and December. If there is no Regional Deputy or the local A&S Officer does not know who it is, reports should be sent directly to the Kingdom A&S Officer.
6. Definition of Report
   
   1. A report from a local group should consist of at least:
      
      1. the name of the person reporting
      2. their local group
      3. their office (especially if the person reporting is not currently the A&S Officer)
      4. some affirmation that A&S activities are happening in the local group and/or that they are still interested in encouraging A&S activities in the local group
      5. it is permissible to complain about the fact that one has to report as part of the report and/or give suggestions on how A&S could be better run at the Kingdom level
      6. other useful information could include specific activities and the dates upon which they happen, names of people and the arts they are currently practicing, wish-lists of what local members would like to learn from members outside of their group, etc.

[Jhenna]

a very huge responsibility, person assigned to this position should be very responsible.

[Mael Eoin mac Echuid]

I love 6.1.5; I think more roles need that

[Brunissende]

Glad you like it
(This was actually part of the policies when I started. I think it's a good idea)

[jhonsmith]

Hello dear a very huge responsibility, person assigned to this position should be very responsible....!!!