Building the Chapter: Levels of Recruitment

Building the Chapter:

Levels of Recruitment

MSDE CTSO Advisor Training

September 21, 2011

Sara Ewing, FBLA AdvisorColonel Richardson High School

CTSO Organizations

CTSO Goals

Through participation in CTSOs, students will:Through participation in CTSOs, students will:

develop leadership and technical skillsdevelop leadership and technical skills

expand career awarenessexpand career awareness

increase academic skillsincrease academic skills

prepare for future careers and educationprepare for future careers and education

Who Can Participate?

Students gain membership while Students gain membership while enrolled in a CTE program of enrolled in a CTE program of

studystudy

Increasing Membership

Be visible around your school—make it Be visible around your school—make it exciting!exciting!

Be present at all eventsBe present at all events

Display everythingDisplay everything

Get other teachers involvedGet other teachers involved

Have other CTE teachers promote your CTSOHave other CTE teachers promote your CTSO

Recruit the help of non-CTE teachersRecruit the help of non-CTE teachers

Increasing Membership

Each experienced member recruits a new Each experienced member recruits a new membermember

Set up a recruitment table in the cafeteriaSet up a recruitment table in the cafeteria

Increasing Membership

Talk about your CTSO Talk about your CTSO regularlyregularly in all of your in all of your classesclasses

Encourage students to join based on their Encourage students to join based on their strengths strengths

Remember CTSOs are Co-Curricular, Remember CTSOs are Co-Curricular, not extra-curricular!not extra-curricular!

Professional Members

School PartnersSchool Partners

Local BusinessesLocal Businesses

ParentsParents

TeachersTeachers

GraduatesGraduates

Ask them to Ask them to be judges!be judges!

What Next?

Have regular meetings. Use national websites Have regular meetings. Use national websites for information and ideas.for information and ideas.

Elect officers and let them run the meetings.Elect officers and let them run the meetings.

Communicate electronically:Communicate electronically:

FacebookFacebook

TwitterTwitter

Group textGroup text

What Next?

Begin fundraising early…trips are expensive!Begin fundraising early…trips are expensive!

Attend conferences and take as many Attend conferences and take as many members as you can…this is how members as you can…this is how they get they get hookedhooked!!

Have fun with your members!Have fun with your members!

What Do You Do?

Form small groups of 3 or 4Form small groups of 3 or 4

Brainstorm recruitment and retention ideasBrainstorm recruitment and retention ideas

Write down your ideasWrite down your ideas

Share outShare out

Sara Ewing

[email protected] Questions?

Good Luck!

Thank You