NAEYC Affiliate Relations Report

1. NAEYC Affiliate Relations Report November 21, 2009 NAEYC Annual Conference Washington, DC Gwen Simmons, Director Matt Seiler, Affiliate Relations Coordinator

2. Congratulations North Carolina! • DOC-AEYC (Durham Orange Chatham AEYC) • Sandhills AEYC • NCSM AEYC (North Carolina Smoky Mountains AEYC) • IAC AEYC (Iredell Alexander Catawba AEYC) New Local Affiliate Chapters

3. DC-MD-NV-VA Collaborative • Regional AEYC Collaborative • Hosted a Successful PreK Session and Reception • Continued Partnership • Effective Resource Sharing • Member Outreach and Needs • Regional Professional Development Issues Congratulations!

4. Surveys • Local Presidents and New Presidents • All calls are permanently archived and available on the Affiliate Resource page. • New President Call Series • 86% reported feeling “confident or somewhat confident” in their new role • Over 30% had an assigned mentor, and 73% “definitely” will participate in future calls • The next call is scheduled for Thursday, March 25th at 4:00 p.m. EST. • 2010 TA Plan Distributed: Please return by 12.15.09 • 2010 Annual Planning Calendar Designed • Dues Advances and Travel Stipends Distributed June – November

5. Completed Site Visits • Western States Leadership Network (WSLN) and North Carolina in June • Oregon and South Carolina in July • Massachusetts and Connecticut in October • Future Site Visits • District of Columbia in December • Alabama in January • Nevada and Florida in March • Washington in April • Michigan and Utah in June (WSLN) Affiliate Relations Site Visits

6. Developed and Available • Online Data & Information Management Tools (September 2009) • Fiduciary Responsibility (November 2009) • Scheduled • Policy 101 Overview (January 2010) • Under Development • Outreach and Engagement: Membership and Marketing • NAEYC Leadership • Growing Your Board for 2015: Effective Nominations and Succession Planning • Looking for Affiliate Models to Showcase as “Best Practice” for the Above Mentioned Modules. Orientation Modules

7. “Working with the Media: An Affiliate Guide” Part One Kristina Gawrgy, NAEYC Media Relations Coordinator February 23, 2010 4:00 p.m. EST Professional Development

8. Processing Batch Memberships • New Excel File Format • Collaborative Effort with Delaware Valley AEYC and NAEYC Staff • Featured on the December Leadership Call Innovations and New Projects

9. Streamlining Membership Dues Checks • Direct Deposit • January – May (2010) • 100% Participation Required Innovations and New Projects

10. In June of 2009 the Affiliate Council Approved the Following Recommendations Related Directly to Accreditation and Public Policy Criteria in the Roles and Functions Report • Develop and support an emerging criterion requiring State Affiliates to develop and approve a member-vetted and board approved Public Policy Agenda. • Retire the following criterion (#10) under Program and Services for NAEYC Local Affiliate Chapters; the affiliate has an NAEYC Accreditation committee with a chair and at least 3 members. • Create optional models for NAEYC Accreditation support at the local level under a broader title. An example of a broader title could be; “Program Quality: Outreach, Support, and Accreditation” which would allow for a broader context under “quality”, and create new opportunities to support NAEYC Accreditation for Higher Education. •  Develop new criteria under Programs and Services requiring State Affiliates to implement a “Program Quality: Outreach, Support, and Accreditation” committee by January 2010. Criteria Review Committee

11. Public Policy Agendas • Emerging Criteria • December 8th Webinar: Building a Public Policy Agenda: A Guide for Affiliates with Davida McDonald Criteria Review Committee

12. Accreditation • Develop Optional Models of Support • Develop an Action Plan and Time Line for State Affiliates without an Accreditation Committee • Develop an Initial Set of Resources for Affiliates Regarding NAEYC’s ECADA Accreditation System • Progress Report Delivered in June 2010 to the Affiliate Council Criteria Review Committee

13. 81,646 (Current Membership as of 11.21.09) • Top Ten States • CA,PA,NY,IL,OH, • NJ,FL,NC,MI,VA • E-Link Field Test States • Ohio, Iowa, Nevada and Maine Membership and E-Link

14. Affiliate Network

15. Current Initiative • 92 Answering Machines • Missing board rosters, or updated roles and functions report, or payment contacts • 82 Now Talking • Highly responsive, immediate actions and updating of information, newly engaged • Plan for the Remaining 10 Silent Affiliates

16. Visit www.naeyc.org/affiliates/forms • November 2009 Affiliate Relations Report • 2010 Annual Calendar • Affiliate Staffing Pattern Chart • Fiduciary Responsibility – Leadership Day Presentation • Roles and Functions Opens Monday, December 14th for Updating • State Affiliate TA Plans Due December 15th Next Steps

17. Thank You for Your Leadership NAEYC Office of Affiliate Relations 1313 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Gsimmons@naeyc.org 1-800-424-2460 ext. 8856 Mseiler@naeyc.org 1-800-424-2460 ext. 8821 www.naeyc.org/affiliates/forms