*This is the document we submitted to Council in August. It was not approved by Council; rather, it was given to the Archival Education Working Group. The group stated that they definitely want graduate education addressed by the committee. The suggestion was to institute the Graduate Archival Education Sub-committee to address graduate education issues.
Below is the updated description, per Council and the Archival Education Working Group.

I. Purpose

The Committee on Education has three complementary purposes: 1) to assess the profession's continuing education needs;  2) to prepare and promote standards for archival education programs, those based in graduate schools as well as post-appointment and continuing education and training programs; and 3) to provide advice to the SAA Education Office.

The Committee on Education's work is based on the following assumptions:

●	Education and professional development are essential to the continued advancement of the profession;
●	As the profession continues to grow and change, continuing education programs must be addressed in a coordinated manner, ensuring that developments in both areas are based on a common understanding of the profession  at all levels; 
●	Education and professional development offerings must be responsive to the forces and circumstances that could or should shape the profession; and
●	Education and professional development should be a cooperative enterprise involving various participants, including SAA; other national, regional, and local archival organizations; graduate-level academic programs; employers; and related professional associations.

II. Committee Selection, Size, and Length of Terms

The Committee on Education consists of ten members (including a chair and vice chair) appointed by the SAA Vice President for staggered three-year terms. The vice chair is appointed by the SAA Vice President normally from among the committee members serving the second year of their appointment. The vice chair assumes the chair position in their third year on the committee. The chair of the Digital Archives Specialist Subcommittee, the chair of the Graduate Archival Education Subcommittee, and the SAA Education Director serve as an ex officio members of the committee.

The membership of the committee shall include a mix of archival educators and practicing archivists with expertise in one or more of the ACE categories and Continuing Education development.

The vice chair of the Committee on Education serves as an ex officio member of the Theodore Calvin Pease Award Subcommittee of the SAA Awards Committee,  as a liaison to the Archival Educators Roundtable, and  as an informal advisor to the Students and New Archives Professionals Section.

DAS Subcommittee: A subcommittee focused on managing the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) curriculum. Full information for the DAS Subcommittee is available on the SAA website: http://www2.archivists.org/groups/das-subcommittee 

Graduate Archival Education Subcommittee: A subcommittee focused on graduate education, consisting of a chair and four permanent members and drawing expertise, perspective, and community input from around the profession. The Subcommittee should include a student or new professional and 4 archival educators. The chair may bring on ad-hoc members for expertise as required. The chair also serves on the Committee on Education. 
The Graduate Education Subcommittee will: 
●	Review and revise the Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies (GPAS) in accordance with policy.
●	Regularly update and maintain the Directory of Graduate Archival Education with the aim of establishing a comprehensive list. 
●	Maintain communication with archival education programs.
●	Encourage communication about the role of continuing education in tandem with graduate programs.
●	Communicate with membership about the role of the Committee on Education in the world of graduate archival education.
●	The Subcommittee Chair attends regular Committee on Education phone and in-person meetings. The Chair reports to the Committee on any work of the Subcommittee, and brings recommendations and input from the Subcommittee to the Committee on Education.

III. Reporting Procedures

The committee reports to the Council, providing a formal written report in the spring of each year and reporting on special initiatives as necessary or requested.

The committee works closely with the Education Director, serving in an advisory capacity in education-related projects and programs operated out of the executive office.

The committee maintains liaison with the Archival Educators Roundtable, using it as a means of informing and seeking comments from individual educators related to committee initiatives.

IV. Duties and Responsibilities

A. Continuing Education:

The Committee on Education is charged with reviewing the needs for continuing education; assisting the SAA Education Office in developing relevant programming; and providing guidance to the Society in this area. Among the tasks or responsibilities of the committee are the following:

●	Advise the SAA Education Director in establishing directions and priorities for the Society's continuing education program, monitoring the effectiveness of the offerings in light of professional needs and developments, ensuring that the education programs are of high quality, coordinating the work of the Education Office with other educational initiatives within SAA, and compiling a directory of educational opportunities;
●	Review educational initiatives proposed and/or undertaken by other SAA committees and roundtables, as appropriate.
●	Review and assess information provided by the Education Office on the full range of the profession's educational needs and the degree to which they are being met by existing educational opportunities, and make recommendations or undertake initiatives as appropriate;
●	Advise the Council on conditions and developments that affect educational program needs;
●	Maintain contact with educational offices / committees in related professions and organizations to explore opportunities for cooperative and mutually beneficial efforts;
●	Revise and update Archival Continuing Education (ACE) in accordance with policy, including publishing for member comment and submitting to the Standards Committee for the internal approval process.

B. Graduate Education

The Committee on Education is also charged with reviewing needs for graduate archival education, drafting and promulgating guidelines, and providing guidance to the Society in this area. The Graduate Education Subcommittee is responsible for these duties and responsibilities. The Subcommittee establishes its own agenda except as otherwise directed by the Council to perform specific tasks. 
●	Regularly assess existing guidelines for educational programs, publish appropriate revisions for member comment, and submit to the Standards Committee for the internal approval process. 
●	Review and assess information provided by the Education Office on the full range of the profession's educational needs and the degree to which they are being met by existing educational opportunities, and make recommendations or undertake initiatives as appropriate;
●	Advise the Council on conditions and developments that affect educational program needs; 
●	Assist the Education Office with developing and maintaining the Directory of Archival Education;
●	Maintain contact with educational offices/committees in related professions and organizations to explore opportunities for cooperative and mutually beneficial efforts;
●	Assist the Education Office with issues relating to student chapters.

V. Meetings
The committee meets at the SAA Annual Meeting. Additional mid-year meetings are scheduled depending on the availability of financial resources.
 
Approved by the SAA Council: August 2008
Revised: January 1992, January 1998, May 2005, August 2008, May 2011, November 2016