Building Your Locals Capacity Leading Your Local

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Building Your Locals Capacity Leading Your Local

• Presidents Session
• Summer Academy 2008

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Welcome!

• Meet the site managers for the next 2 days
• Chris Guinther, President
• Charles Smith, Vice President
• Don Schulte, NEA Director (term ends 8/31)
• Julia Todd, NEA Director
• Brent Fullington, NEA Director (begins 9/1)

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Tuesday afternoon Lets get started!

• Take a few minutes to quietly think about the
  following question
• In your position as president or vice-president
  of your local, which of the following building
  words most closely resembles how you view your
  role, and why?
• Door
• Window
• Roof
• Walls
• Heating/Ventilating and Air Conditioning System
• Plumbing
• Wiring
• Other

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Next

• Now find that word posted on the wall and stand
  next to it. Introduce yourself to others in the
  group and find the common idea of why you all
  chose to stand there.
• Appoint a foreman who will report out to the
  whole group.
• Everyone will have the opportunity to introduce
  him/herself to the entire group, stating
• Name
• Local
• Location and size of local
• Whether youre a new or experienced president

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Goals

• Presidents will feel confident in their role
• Presidents will have the tools needed to set
  local goals and write a plan for the year
• Presidents will understand the importance of
  Election 08 and have an understanding of the
  working relationship with the GRT
• Presidents will understand the structures that
  need to be in place in their local and who can
  help them implement the structures
• Presidents will know and understand the support
  system that MNEA has in place to help them serve
  as a successful president
• Presidents will use the Timeline for Action as a
  planning tool
• Anything else?

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The Agenda and the Parking Lot

• Agenda is in your copy of Leaders Update. You
  will receive this update every other week, either
  in hard copy or electronically. Let Beeb know if
  youd rather get it electronically.
• Using the Parking Lot throughout the session.
  The parking lot is used for issues that are
  important, but not part of the current agenda.

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Prizes!

• The bell will be rung in between sessions, and
  tools will be called out. If your card is the
  matching tool, please go to the prize table and
  pick a prize!
• All prizes the courtesy of your Executive
  Officers and Executive Director

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MNEA Mission Statement

• Uniting and empowering public education advocates
  to shape the future of education

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Break time!

• Well see you back here at 245

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Our Mission Statement is the foundation of all
that we do. It clearly states our purpose and
vision for the future.
Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Advocacy is central to our defense of member
rights as well as our efforts to strengthen
public education and improve quality.
Advocacy

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Our structure at the National, State and Local
levels allow us to effectively deliver services
and programs to members as well as empower local
leaders to become part of our decision making
process.
Advocacy
Structure

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Dues collection, budgeting and financial
responsibility are essential to the operations of
our Association.
Advocacy
Structure
Finances

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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To achieve our Mission, we must understand the
nature of the power that our Association has and
can build to empower our members.
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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The resources of the national and state
organizations are essential to the success of our
locals.
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power
Support

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• Programs
• Systems
• Governance
• Staff

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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NEA research shows that one of the key factors to
local success is the presence of dynamic
leadership- in other words, a local president who
can help create a shared vision and mission for
the local.
Dynamic Leadership
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power
Support

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• Programs
• Systems
• Governance
• Staff

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Where do you want your Association to be next
year? Two years from now? In five years? Without
clear goals we wont be effective.
Local Mission and Goals
Dynamic Leadership
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power
Support

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• Programs
• Systems
• Governance
• Staff

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Work within the Association generates
professional and personal growth for our members
and leaders as well as advancing the Mission of
our Association.
Activities and Programs
Local Mission and Goals
Dynamic Leadership
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power
Support

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• Programs
• Systems
• Governance
• Staff

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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LOCAL CAPACITY
Activities and Programs
Local Mission and Goals
Dynamic Leadership and Engaged Members
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power
Support

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• Programs
• Systems
• Governance
• Staff

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Lets Begin by talking about the Structures

• What are the local, state and national structures
  that support our association?

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The Symbol of the United Education Profession
(UEP)

• This symbol was adopted by the NEA Executive
  Committee in 1966. It combines the legacy of the
  past (the symbol pi for paideia, the ancient
  Greek word for education) with new direction for
  the future (the arrow). The spherical triangle
  represents the mutually supportive programs of
  local, state and national education associations
  to advance education. In one sentence, the
  design symbolizes the forward thrust of education
  through a united profession.

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The MNEA Governance Structure

• Please refer to your handout

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Responsibilities

• The MNEA Representative Assembly the highest
  decision-making body of MNEA. Each local is
  entitled to at least one delegate to the RA.
• The MNEA Board Makes decisions between RAs
• The MNEA Officers 2 full-time release
• The MNEA Staff 53 2 NEA-funded staff

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Your Governance District

• How do you communicate
• With other locals?
• With your Board Members?
• With the state association?

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MNEA Committees

• Appointed by the MNEA President
• Responsible to the MNEA Board and RA
• Do you have members on any of the committees?
• Volunteer forms available in the spring at the
  RA, through Leaders Update, on the Web site

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Revising Your Bylaws

• A Legal MUST DO

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According to the NEA Bylaws

• each state association is required to review
  local affiliate compliance with minimum standards
  of affiliation at least every five years.

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Local, State and National Bylaws

• Bylaws are the operating standards for NEA and
  MNEA.
• There are criteria that must be met, such as open
  nominations and secret ballot voting.
• If a local needs to recall an officer or take
  other serious action, the local must follow its
  bylaws.
• If officers are not elected in compliance with
  the local bylaws, the liability policy will not
  cover the officers.

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Local Bylaw Compliance

• Locals whose bylaws are out of compliance must
  revise them before the Spring RA, or they run the
  risk of their delegates not being seated at the
  RA.

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Local Bylaw Compliance

• If necessary, I will send alert letters to
  UniServ Directors, presidents and other contacts,
  and I have called our leaders at home, school and
  on their cell phones to help some locals come
  into compliance.

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Bylaw Ratification

• It is a serious matter that the members in the
  local have an opportunity to vote to accept their
  updated bylaws. Otherwise, the bylaws have not
  been legally ratified.

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Make sure that Bylaws are up-to-date!

• Please consider the seriousness of not having
  your Bylaws up-to-date.
• MNEA stamps the date received on all bylaws
  submitted to us. We must go by the date on the
  bylaws that we have.
• Please make sure MNEA has your latest revisions.

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Effective Meetings

• What do you want to accomplish in a meeting?

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Effective Meetings What do you want to
accomplish?

• Complete your agenda
• Want people to feel welcomed and come back!
• Assign responsibility for follow-up
• Need to determine what will be communicated to
  members
• Want more members involved and enthused
• Want to respect members time and other
  obligations
• Need to provide time for feedback from members
• As a leader, you want support!

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so how do you do that?

• Plan ahead
• Input from others
• Agenda to participants ahead of time
• Start and end on time
• Ground rules (handout)
• Parliamentary procedure consistently followed
• Make sure that there are minutes of the meeting
• Clear delegation of responsibilities

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Effective meetings

• The agenda (clearly indicates time place)
• The meeting time and day (Always the same?
  Change every month?)
• The attendees must feel safe (warm-ups)
• The meeting location (Easily accessible,
  confidential location, room for everyone)
• The meeting space (comfortable)
• The meeting procedure (everyone welcome,
  consistent, time for input)
• In between meetings
• Meeting follow-up

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Effective Meetings

• Time
• Item
• Who
• Outcome
• Notes
• Handouts agenda structure, planning the
  meeting, follow-up,

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A resource for effective meetings

• Making Meetings Work by Ann Delehant

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Parliamentary Procedure

• Please dont say, To save time, we dont use
  Parliamentary Procedure at our meetings!

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LOCAL CAPACITY
Activities and Programs
Local Mission and Goals
Dynamic Leadership and Engaged Members
Advocacy
Structure
Finances
Power
Support

• Membership
• Member involvement
• PAC Contributions
• Issue-organizing
• Collective Bargaining

• Budget
• Dues Collection
• Accounting
• Reporting

• Programs
• Systems
• Governance
• Staff

• NEA
• MNEA
• Local

• Capitol Action Days
• Election 08
• Member protection

Missouri NEA Mission To Unite and Empower
Education Employees to Shape the Future of
Public Education.
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Mentoring New Presidents

• Forms for those who are interested in serving as
  mentors (green) or those who are requesting
  mentors (canary)
• Fill out the forms and return to Julia on
  Wednesday morning
• Mentors will be assigned before you leave the
  Academy

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Quittin Time!

• Questions?
• See you tomorrow at 800 a.m.
• Enjoy tonights party!