National Elementary Beta Club

The National Beta Club is a leadership program designed to promote and teach academic achievement, character, leadership, and service to the students at Dadeville Elementary School.

Besides endeavoring at all times to be of service to Dadeville Elementary School and its students by upholding high standards of honesty and good citizenship, this National Elementary Beta club shall undertake some worthwhile service projects. The service requirements are 6 service hours per semester.

The character and behavioral requirements for membership in the National Elementary Beta Club state that every club member should display good character and good judgment. In addition, club members should be kind, respectful, and helpful, and they should show leadership skills in and out of the classroom environment. Finally, no club member should be issued an office referral from any teacher or staff member of Dadeville Elementary School or let their conduct grade drop below an 85 average per 9 weeks.

Yes.

The National Elementary Beta Club meetings will be

• held in the club sponsor's classroom during the club member's PE class time.
• This meeting will occur once every nine week marking period, unless a special meeting is necessary.

Yes.

The national dues for elementary beta club is a $15 fee.

The local dues of this club will be $60 per year. 

Local dues are used for club t-shirts and other miscellaneous expenses. 

• The total amount owed for every Beta Club member is $75.  This MUST be paid and the Beta Club agreement form MUST be signed and returned before the student can participate in Beta Club Induction.  

The officers of this club will be

• President,
• Vice President,
• Secretary,
• Treasurer,
• Reporter, and
• Historian.

The committees will be

• Program,
• Events,
• Service, and
• Social Outreach.

Yes.

A member of this National Elementary Beta club may be put on probation or dropped from membership for the following reasons:

• If he/she is absent without a justifiable reason from two regular consecutive meetings.
• If his/her academic record falls below an 85 (overall) average of all academic core classes.
• If he/she fails to attain at least six service hours without a justifiable reason.
• If his/her character and behavior record falls below the standards previously stated.

If and when a member is put on probation, they have the opportunity to be added back on the active school roster. If and when a member is dropped from membership, a record of this action shall be relayed to the National Office of National Elementary Beta immediately. (Specify your policy.)

The club sponsors at DES are

• Mrs. Ashley Ledbetter,
• Mrs. Lindsay McKelvey