2008 Affiliate Leadership Meeting

Who should attend the Affiliate Leadership Meeting?

The Affiliate Leadership Meeting Attendee Policy governs who should represent each affiliate.

As your affiliate thinks about who will represent your group at the meeting, please consider the following:

• That two representatives are much better than one, three better than two, and four ideal.
• That it’s important to send affiliate leaders (or potential leaders) who might benefit the most from this meeting.
• That it’s equally important to send affiliate leaders (or potential leaders) whose attendance at the meeting will most benefit your affiliate.
• That current or incoming presidents benefit greatly from what they learn at the meeting about leadership and about the affiliate/NCTE connection.
• That representatives from groups currently underrepresented in your affiliate, such as persons of color and new teachers, might be the perfect people to work with other affiliate leaders at the meeting to develop membership recruitment and retention plans to bring members from their groups into your affiliate.
• That training in-coming leadership now will have the most pay-off later.
• That this opportunity with cost-sharing benefits only comes once every two years, so it’s important for your affiliate’s health and growth to take advantage of it.