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Local Strength Cohort Meeting

March 2024

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Welcome!

In the chat, share:

Name, Local, Position

Check-in question:

How many days until Spring Break and what are you most excited about?

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Land Acknowledgement

“We begin by acknowledging that we meet on the traditional lands served by the Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of Saponi, Sappony, and Waccamaw-Siouan people. We honor America’s First People and all elders, past, present, and emerging, and we are called on to learn, and share what we learn, about the history, culture, and contributions that have been suppressed in telling the story of America.”

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Desired Outcomes

Know​

Feel ​

Do​

  • When early enrollment begins and how to plan for a local early enrollment campaign
  • How early enrollment membership recruitment connects to your local campaign
  • Feel connected to each other
  • Feel the connection between their local affiliate and NCAE
  • Excited to grow membership without dues objections
  • Plan targets for early enrollment
  • Prepare building leaders and other member leaders to make asks as soon as materials are sent to locals

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Norms

  • Step up, step back
  • Be good to one another
  • Respect and support facilitation

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Breakouts for Local Reports

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Breakouts – Local check-in

  • How is your local’s spring campaign commencing?
  • What plans is your local making for convention this month and how will those plans impact your Spring semester?
  • Any exciting news or wins to share with the group?
  • Does your local have any new leaders emerging since our last meeting? Who are they?
  • What are you most looking forward to this month?

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Share Out

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Local Highlight:

Forsyth County

Association of Educators

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Spring Petition

February Blitz

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Spring Break Swap

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Dedicate ONE day of Spring Break

  • Recruit members in a nearby district NOT on break
  • Invite a member from that district to visit YOUR SCHOOL on their break

Asheville/Buncombe

April 1-5

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Henderson (March 25-29)

Haywood (April 8-12)

Forsyth (April 1-5)

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Stokes (April 22-26)

Guilford (March 25-29)

Guilford (March 25-29)

Orange (March 25-29)

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Alamance (April 1-5)

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Early Enrollment

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Early Enrollment: April 1-August 31

  • What is Early Enrollment?
    • Folks can join NOW with no dues until next year! (also - no legal services until September 1)
  • Making a Plan
    • Targets
    • Goals
    • Identify Needs and Supports

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Early Enrollment: Select your Targets

  • Schools/worksites?
    • High density?
  • Membership categories?
    • ESPs?
    • Student services division?
    • Administrators?
  • Make Data Driven Decisions
    • Active educators that are not members yet?
    • Calculating building density

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Early Enrollment Goals

  • Goals
    • Gross Membership Recruitment Goal
    • Increase Membership Density Goal
    • Gross Membership Recruitment Goal for a Category
    • Increase Membership Density Goal for a Category
    • Gross Membership Recruitment Goal for Targeted Worksites
    • Increase Membership Density Goal for Targeted Worksites
  • Needs from NCAE leadership or staff?

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Breakouts:

Making Local Plans

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Breakouts

  • Use provided document to make your plan for Early Enrollment
    • Hit the share button RIGHT NOW: Kristin.Beller@ncae.org (and others on your team that are here)
  • Set Goals you can Reach!
    • One building/worksite is GREAT!
    • One goal for membership category is EXCELLENT!
  • Let us know what your needs are
    • Prep / support meeting with NCAE staff?
    • Access to member or potential member data?
    • ?

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Share Out

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Upcoming Opportunities

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Investing in Member Leadership

  • Building Leader Training
  • Summer Member Organizing and Battleground Summer
    • Applications open NOW
    • Apply at https://link.ncae.org/SMOAPP2024
  • Know and Grow Mini-Training Series
  • NEA Member Benefits trainings
    • Register at https://link.ncae.org/neamb

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Evaluation

https://bit.ly/LS-Cohort-Feedback

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Closing Check-out

  • How are you feeling about Convention?
  • What are your big Spring Break Plans?