Ways to Improve Region Meetings
- Debrief after Summer Conference with superintendent (retreat)
- Let some of those who attended Summer Conference share at region meeting
- Set up tables in groups to facilitate dialogue
- Get the word out in a different way
- Free dialogue time/study session
- PEP (Principal Encouraging Principals)
- Personal phone call to superintendent
- Bring a friend to the meeting
- Museums (Science TAKS)
- 2 regions meeting together
- Dessert-shopping meeting
- Bring in excellent speakers
- Have evening meeting at restaurants with speakers
- Meetings for teachers, too
- Bring in the service center
- Meals, door prizes
- Idea sessions for administrators
- Hot topics
- Invite superintendents to speak
- TEPSA officer to speak
- Invite aspiring administrators
- Solicit corporate sponsors
- Meet at school – highlight “Best Practices”
- State school board candidates
- Change focus to meet needs: large/small
- Administrative summit
Ideas for Meetings
- Breakfast meeting – NDP speaker
- TEPSA Executive as speaker
- After-school with door prizes and snacks
- Business sponsor meal
- Tour schools in region
- Invite superintendent to speak
- Door prizes – registration for conference/books
- Scholarship for aspiring administrators
- Coordinate with Region ESC
- Invite legal advisors to speak
- Invite potential members
- Invite principal’s secretaries – secretary week
- Invite local region officers/members to present
- Consider distance members must travel to meetings
- Hold meeting in conjunction with other groups and then break-out sessions
- Declining membership
