Re: [AISdiscuss] JT Handbook Revisions

["E. Roy Epperson" <kirklee@triad.rr.com>]

Accredited currently applies to all: Garden, Active Master, Retired Master,
and Emeritus.

We need a clear separation.

E. Roy Epperson

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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] JT Handbook Revisions


> Why not just make it slightly simpler, and make it just "Accredited"
rather than the wordy "Active Accredited" (which also might cause confusion
with "Active Master")?  Bruce   PS: I don't mean this in a negative or nasty
way, but it would seem to me that there are more important things to worry
about!  Please, don't anyone be offended by that....
>
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> > Greetings to all:
> > To start the examination of revisions to the AIS Judges Training
> > Handbook, Section A -- I submit the following item for discussion. There
> > will be
> > several items to consider over the coming weeks and months before we
reach
> > final
> > positions for all items at the Fall Meeting in KC. Presenting one item
at a
> > time should make the discussion more focused and productive toward
reaching
> > agreement on each of the items we need to consider.
> > These specific items for discussion have been selected and suggested to
> > me by Roy Epperson (JT Handbook Chair, for those who do not know). Both
Roy
> > and I urge you to express your views, opinions, observations -- please
> > participate!
> >
> > FYI: Thirteen individuals offered any comment at all on the AISDiscuss
topic
> > of "electronic membership" which was posted very recently -- 13 people
out of
> > a group of AIS leaders numbering well over 60 individuals who receive
> > AISDiscuss. Perhaps many of you did not feel that electronic membership
was
> > something that pertained to you. Okay, but the Judges Training Handbook
> > pertains to
> > all whether you are a judge or just like to enter shows. (There are no
> > "simply a member" individuals receiving AISDiscuss.)
> > The quality of our judges very definitely effects the impact and
> > perception of our organization with the public, foreign and domestic.
This
> > very
> > important function of our operation as a plant society demands that we
pay
> > careful
> > attention and thoughtful consideration to the training received by our
judges.
> >
> >
> > AIS HANDBOOK FOR JUDGES AND SHOW OFFICIALS
> > Section A -- Judges & Judges Training (Begin page 1)
> > > Item 1. A clarification of the terms used to designate AIS judges.
> > > At the present time, the Handbook refers to student judge, apprentice
> > judge, fully accredited judge, garden judge, active master and retired
master
> > judges, and emeritus judges. Of particular need is an unambiguous
> > designation
> > for the accredited judge that we now call "Garden (G)" which implies
that
> > this judge is not qualified to judge accredited exhibitions. For
> > consideration:
> > "Student Judge (SJ), Apprentice Judge (AJ), Active Accredited (AA),
Active
> > Master (AM), Retired Master (RM), Emeritus Judge (EJ).
> >
> > > There will be many more to come -- Items such as the definition of
> > > acceptable JT instructor; definition of structured classroom JT; clear
> > > delineation of what a Retired Master judge can and cannot undertake;
and so
> > forth.
> > >
> > > Item #1 is the first step and which I hope will start us on a path
> > > that will lead to a consistent and reasonable set of guidelines and
"rules"
> > for
> > > AIS judges and the manner in which they are trained and accredited.
> > > Cheers!
> > Jeanne
> >
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