Title: Delta Kappa Gamma 101
1Educational Excellence Embracing Our
Vision Designing Our Future
2 What the Constitution Says
- The committee (International) is composed of 13
members 2 from each region, a chair, the NGO
representative and a music representative. Ex
officio members are the International president
and Membership Services Administrator. - The committee may function as a whole and in
smaller groups to accomplish its responsibilities
Constitution, Article VIII, Section C.1.
3 What the Constitution Says
- The committee shall
- Promote programs and projects for excellence in
education - Identify long-term an short-term programs and
projects that focus on topics adopted by the
Society, and shall transmit suggestions for study
and action to state organizations and Chapters. - Support programs of action that promote the
personal well-being, intellectual growth, and
global awareness of women educators. - Encourage a focus on the arts at International
conventions.
4 What the Constitution Says
- The committee shall
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- Develop strategies to enable Chapters to
encourage members to become leaders. - Encourage states and Chapters to participate in
programs that promote professional growth of
women educators - Study and recommend action on professional issues
and urge state organizations to initiate,
endorse, and support desirable legislation or
other suitable endeavors in the interest of
education and women educators. - Plan a training session preceding regional
conferences for incoming - state organization educational excellence chairs.
5How is the International Educational Excellence
Committee (EEC)carrying out the directives for
this first biennium?
6EEC Definition Statement The Educational
Excellence Committee promotes International
projects, supports early-career educators, and
encourages programs and activities that further
educational excellence
7EEC Goals
- Promote the Schools for Africa Project
- Support Early-Career Educators
- Encourage programs that
- Increase members personal and professional pride
- Focus on educational excellence
- Promote the DKG/UN relationship
- Increase members global awareness
- Impact educational law and policy
8International EEC has provided links on the
Society Web site that lead to many resources for
state organizations and Chapters.
9Examples
- Monthly Schools for Africa Newsettes with program
and fund-raising ideas, up-to-date information on
total Society donations, and fact sheets on
countries involved.
10Examples
- Early-career Educator support resources,
including - THAT--Teachers Helping Another Teacher project
(from California State Organization) - Dinner and a Movie (from Omega Chapter, Oregon)
11How do State Organizations and Chapters
transition from Program of Work Committees to
Educational Excellence?
12 Remember! State organizations and Chapters are
not required to have the same named committees as
at the International level. They are required to
fulfill the work of those committees that apply
to state organization and Chapter levels.
Key Idea
13- Options
- Keep same names/organization as before but
incorporate new duties as necessary. - Give current POW committees new names
14- Options
- Have one Educational Excellence Committee with
more members who work together in smaller groups
to achieve the responsibilities and report back
to the whole. - Devise a totally unique plan that works for your
particular state organization or Chapter.
15Key Idea
Remember, so long as the work of the Educational
Excellence Committee is fulfilled, state
organizations and Chapters have great flexibility
as to how the work is fulfilled.
16Eta State Organization (NC)
Standing Committees (14)
- A. Society Mission and Purposes (7 )
- Awards
- Beginning Teacher Support
- Educational Excellence
- Educational Law and Policy
- Leadership Development
- Membership/Expansion
- Scholarship
- B. Society Business (7)
- Communications and Publicity
- Finance
- Headquarters
- Nominations
- Personnel
- Planning
- Rules
Sample
17Alpha Lambda State Organization (VT)
- Article VIII, Section A
- Standing committees shall be
- 2. Society Mission and Purposes
- a. Curriculum of Hope for Peace
- b. Educational Excellence
- c. Fine Arts
- d. Music
- e. Scholarship
- f. World Fellowship
- g. Other
- h. Achievement Award
- i. Service to Education Award
- b. The Educational Excellence Committee shall
- (1) promote within the state a program that
follows a yearly theme - (2) assist Chapter committees in developing
worthwhile programs aligned with the
International theme - (3) encourage a program of selective recruitment
of teachers and retention of qualified educators - (4) encourage action in the field of legislation
to improve education and the status of women
educators - (5) have as chair the state first vice-
president.
Sample
18Zeta State Organization (MS)
- Mississippi called it the EEC but has Personal
Growth and Professional Affairs titles and
persons underneath it. Here is the statement
from their bylaw change. - B. Society Mission and Purposes
- 1. Educational ExcellenceAppointed
- The committee shall have as its chairman the
state first vice president. - The members shall include a representative from
each of the following areas Personal Growth and
Services, Professional Affairs, Research,
Legislative, and Music. - The committee shall promote programs and projects
for excellence in education and support programs
of action that promote the personal well-being,
intellectual growth, and global awareness of
women educators.
Sample
19Alpha Kappa State Organization (CT)
Sample
20Beta Kappa Chapter, Michigan
- Society Mission and Purposes Committees
- 1. Educational Excellence Committee shall
- Develop a program of work which focuses upon the
Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Purposes
of the Society. - Plan Chapter programs and projects that
- Carry out International programs and projects,
adjusted to local needs - Identify, involve, and train future Chapter
leaders - Enrich the personal lives of members
- Promote the professional growth of members
- Support and assist beginning educators in the
community - Encourage decision makers to pass legislation and
adopt policies that create a supportive
environment for students and educators. - Prepare and distribute to members a Chapter
yearbook. - (See Const. VIII-C, State Bylaw IX-C and State
Standing Rule IX-3-B)
Sample for Chapter
21How will YOUR state organization and Chapters
accomplish the EEC goals?
EEC Goal State Organization Committee or Approach???
Promote Schools for Africa
Support Early-Career Educators
Increase Members Personal Professional Pride
Focus on Educational Excellence
Promote the DKG/UN Relationship
Increase Members Global Awareness
Impact Educational Law and Policy
22- EEC Definition Statement
- The Educational Excellence Committee promotes
International projects, supports early-career
educators, and encourages programs and
activities that further educational excellence. - EEC Goals
- Promote the Schools for Africa project
- Support Early Career Educators
- Encourage programs and activities that
- Increase members personal and professional pride
- Focus on educational excellence
- Promote the DKG/UN relationship
- Increase members global awareness
- Impact educational law and policy