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Did you know? With a membership of more than 700, CASE District II is the largest of the eight CASE districts.


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District II Goals for 2009-10

Goal I: Provide professional development training and educational opportunities to District members

Strategies:

  • Conduct a District conference in Philadelphia that is geared for professionals at all levels.
  • Sponsor non-conference programming that meets targeted member needs through initiatives funded by the Venture Capital Fund (VCF). In the VCF funding process, give some priority to programs for two target constituencies: professionals at community colleges and at independent schools.

Coordinated by:

  • Karen Faryniak/Tilghman Moyer - District Conference Co-Chairs
  • Ivan Adames - Venture Capital Fund Chair

Financial support:

  • Conference budget
  • Venture Capital Fund

 

Goal II: Develop strategies to aid institutional members in the recruitment and retention of staff

Strategy: Develop deliberate programs that will assist CASE members to recruit and retain staff. In the first year, add this focus to the programs that are already in place, including:

  • Conference Student Delegate program;
  • Conference Emerging Leaders Workshop;
  • Conference New Professionals Workshop;
  • Opportunity/Equity Committee;
  • CASE/ASAP network;
  • Venture Capital grants.

Identify and distribute best practices for staff retention

Coordinated by: Ivan Adames, Liz McFarlane, Myra Garcia

Financial support: Opportunity & Equity Committee. Other funding is in place through the conference budget and the Venture Capital Fund.

Goal III: Formalize and enhance the operations of the Board

Strategy: Take steps to:

  • Review the structure and profile of the board, with a goal to make the board fairly reflective of the makeup of the District;
  • Develop stewardship practices for volunteers;
  • Review and update bylaws;
  • Develop communication strategies for the Board members;
  • Enhance and maintain the web site, keeping content fresh and relevant

Coordinated by: Executive Committee of the Board

Financial support: None specified or necessary at this time.

Goal IV: Develop communication strategies and vehicles to enhance communication with District members

Strategy:

  • Communicate the benefits of District II and CASE membership;
  • Create regular and consistent messages to membership to reinforce the value of District II membership;
  • Develop new web site content;
  • Research new communication tools for the members, i.e. E-Newsletter

Coordinated by:

  • District communications coordinator, Wendell Collins
  • District website coordinator, Melissa Meehan (Patty DeViva while Melissa is on leave, Fall 2009)

Financial support: Not needed at this time.

Goal V: Continue to recognize outstanding professional practices and people through the District Accolades/Awards program, and provide a way to disseminate best practices to members.

Strategy:

  • Use Accolades and Achievement awards program as primary vehicle;
  • continue to recognize award winners at conference;
  • add more recognition of award winners on website;
  • consider naming the unnamed Achievement awards after District luminaries;

Coordinated by: Awards Committee: Lori Eastman, chair

Financial support:

  • Awards Gala at conference has financial support from Board via the conference budget;
  • Additional funds may be needed for non-conference recognition of Accolades winners.

Note: Awards program is expected to generate $20-25,000 in income for District operations.