Chapter Excellence Meets Educational Excellence: Gathering “Eggcellence” for Your Chapter - What’s in Your Basket?
Apr 01, 2015
Chapter Excellence Meets Educational
Excellence:Gathering “Eggcellence” for Your Chapter -
What’s in Your Basket?
Chapter Excellence in
2014
• 29 Chapters earned Gold
• 8 Chapters earned Silver
• 2 Chapters earned Bronze
• 7 Chapters earned Honorable Mention
• 30 Chapters did not apply
• How Excellent is your chapter?
• Does your chapter receive the score you think it deserves?
• Where would you like your chapter to be?
Chapter Excellence Means Timely Reporting and Continuous
Planning• When is the report due?
• Who is responsible?
• Where is the form?
• Where do we send it?
Chapter/Educational Excellence
Means Quality Programs
• Advance Excellence in Education:• 43 - Support for Early Career Educators• 50 - Educational Excellence• 33 - Educational Law and Policy• 12 - Pedagogical Research• 46 - “Hot Topics” in Education
• Empower Women:• 54 - Personal Growth of Women/Life-
long Learning• 45 - Arts, Music, Humanities• 43 - Community Leadership• 48 - Professional Pride• 49 - Participation of All Generations
• Increase Global Awareness:• 33 - Increase Global Awareness• 11 - DKG/UN Relationship• 44 - Schools for Africa
Points for Xi State
Convention and Chapter
Meetings• Involve more members to get them to
attend meetings• Present workshops to share your
expertise• Include the arts – Xi State Convention
chorus, Arts Retreat, chapter program• ..\Dropbox\EEC 2013-15\EECnewsMayJun
2014FINAL.pdf• https://
www.dkg.org/content/dkg-gallery-fine-arts
• Legislative issues = Legislative Symposium or State legislator as speaker
$ for Chapter/Educational Excellence
• Convention expenses for president• Schools for Africa (program counts as well
as donation)• Support for Early-career Educators
(supportive action does not require $)• World Fellowship (no set amount)• Scholarships for advanced degrees• Foundation awards for professional
development or projects• Membership growth means cultivating
new members and sustaining existing ones
• Strong communications among members
More $ for Chapter/Educational Excellence• Grant-in-Aid or Scholarship might go to
someone pursuing an advanced degree or already enrolled in teacher education program
• State Projects
How Golden Chapters Succeed
Start the planning process with chapter excellence in mindPlan programs with both chapter excellence and educational
excellence in mindBuild a website if you don’t have one alreadyEncourage members to attend state and international events and be
involved at those levelsMake the most of donationsWatch those deadlines and don’t let them get away from you.
How Golden Chapters Succeed
• Appoint someone (or a committee) to oversee chapter excellence• Use every available opportunity to earn points• Ask for help! Invite state officers, area directors, members of other
chapters to meet with you and brainstorm• Remember Chapter Excellence has nothing to do with chapter size.
Even small chapters can be gold!