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Judges'
Training Update
Reprinted from
AIS Region 18 Bulletin Spring 2000
by Dan & Audrey Judy
Co-Chairmen, Judges Training, Region 18
To
continue to be an accredited judge in good standing with
the AIS, you are required to:
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Be
a member of the American Iris Society |
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Vote
the official ballot each year before the deadline. Failure
to do so for 2 consecutive years results in automatic
dismissal. |
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Receive
a minimum of five hours of judges training credit
in each three-year interval in any combination with
the following: |
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Attend
one AIS approved judges training school. |
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Instruct
an approved training session. |
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Tutor
an apprentice in a garden or at a show and report
this activity to the Regional Judges Training Chairman. |
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Each
Judge is required to file an activity report to the
Regional Judges Training Chairman by July 31. These
forms will be mailed to each judge by July 10 each
year. |
We
would encourage any affiliate within Region 18 to sponsor
an approved Judges Training school by complying with the
following:
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At
least 6 weeks prior to the school, submit to the
Regional Judges Training Chairman a written request
for a training school with the following information: |
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Describe
the subjects to be covered and the instructor for
each course. |
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Location,
date and time of the training school. |
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Cost
of the training school. |
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The
training school shall be open to all interested AIS
members. |
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Notice
of the training school should be sent to all regional
affiliates after approval has been granted. |
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A
written test containing a minimum of 20 questions
on areas to be covered in a two hour, or longer, session
must be prepared by, or under the supervision of
the instructor and completed by the attendees a the
conclusion of the session. Sessions of under
two hours may have fewer questions with a minimum
of 10 questions for a one hour session. |
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After
completion of the training school, the sponsor shall
send to the Regional Judges Training Chairman the
graded test papers for each course (required for
credit), a sample unmarked paper and a complete roster
with signatures, addresses and judgeship status of
attendees and instructors. |
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If
we could all use a standard format in our signup sheets
as follows, it would be a big help:
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(Example may be copied)
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Notes
to Students and Apprentices
(taken from AIS Region 18 Bulletin - Spring 2001) |
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Students
and apprentices are responsible for arranging for
practical garden judging and exhibition judging training. |
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Students
are not to be assigned to a judging panel at shows. Students
one-on-one training for exhibition must NOT be done
during the actual judging of a show. Students
may, and are encouraged to, serve as clerks as long
s the normal judge-clerk relationship is maintained. |
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Apprentices
need 2 hours on two separate occasions by different
instructors of Garden Judging during bloom season. Only
one apprentice may be assigned may be assigned to
each panel of judges at a show. |
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Students,
apprentices and instructors must fill out one-on-one
instructors report and sent it promptly to the Judges
Training Chairmen. |
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Since
apprentices need 2 hours training in Awards and Ballots,
we recommend that instructors give Awards and Ballots
training in a 2-hour session. If only one hour
is given, it might be difficult to get the others
hours of credit in the time allowed for an apprentice
to advance to an accredited judge. The same
is true of the two 2-hour sessions of one-on-one
garden judging for apprentices. |
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