Expansion Committee Goals

Based on amendments approved at the 2018 International Convention, this biennium’s Expansion Committee has flexibility in determining its goals.  What could be more exciting than wide-open options? The focus for the next two years will be expansion in the broadest sense.  The committee will be developing ideas and materials to expand membership and to create new chapters within existing state organizations.  We plan to get ideas and information from members, chapters, and state organizations to help us in our work.  The committee’s specific goals this biennium include:

1.C.2. Communicate the value of membership 

The expansion committee will collaborate together with: 

1) other international committees and 

2) state organizations and chapters to develop: 

• strategies that emphasize the value of being a member; including but not limited to social media, pod casts and other marketing resources 

• methods and materials for state organizations and chapters to utilize in recruiting and retaining members 

2.C.1. Promote diversity in membership selection 

The expansion committee will collaborate together with: 

1) other international committees and 

2) state organizations and chapters to build diversity around: 

• Geographical concentrations 

•  Diversity of educators within a chapter (ie..elementary, secondary, specialists, trainers, etc...) 

• Diversity of ethnicity and generations 

3.C.2. Empower members to take leadership roles 

The expansion committee will collaborate together with: 

1) other international committees and 

2) state organizations and chapters to develop active leadership by promoting: 

•   Mentoring/shadowing 

•  Growing leadership (ie...presenting a workshop, participating in local and/or international seminars) 

•  Succession planning 

4.A.1. Identify barriers within the Society’s culture 

The expansion committee will collaborate together with: 

1) other international committees and 

2) state organizations and chapters  

 to address three identified barriers to create maintain, and expand human resources:  

  

• Reluctance to invite educators to become members 

• Not understanding the comprehensive value of membership 

• Retention of members