Delta Kappa Gamma 101

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Educational Excellence Embracing Our
Vision Designing Our Future
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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.
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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.

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What the Constitution Says

• The committee shall
• 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.

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How is the International Educational Excellence
Committee (EEC)carrying out the directives for
this first biennium?
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EEC Definition Statement The Educational
Excellence Committee promotes International
projects, supports early-career educators, and
encourages programs and activities that further
educational excellence
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EEC 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

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International EEC has provided links on the
Society Web site that lead to many resources for
state organizations and Chapters.

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Examples

• 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.

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Examples

• Early-career Educator support resources,
  including
• THAT--Teachers Helping Another Teacher project
  (from California State Organization)
• Dinner and a Movie (from Omega Chapter, Oregon)

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How do State Organizations and Chapters
transition from Program of Work Committees to
Educational Excellence?
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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
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• Options
• Keep same names/organization as before but
  incorporate new duties as necessary.
• Give current POW committees new names

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• 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.

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Key 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.
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Eta 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
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Alpha 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
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Zeta 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
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Alpha Kappa State Organization (CT)
Sample
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Beta 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
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How 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
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• 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