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Convention Award Applications                         Dues Proposed for

                      Deadline:  March 1                          Collegiate Members
         Awards Committee                                        Finance Committee
         Donna Rudisill, Chair                                   Debra Clayton, Chair

         Outstanding service of chapters and members will        The  Finance  Committee  held  one  face-to-face
         be  recognized  at  the  2019  Eta  State  NC  Conven-  meeting  and  one  GoToMeeting  since  August
         tion in Hickory. All convention award applications      2018.  The  committee  submitted  a  proposal  that
         are due no later than March 1, 2019.                    state dues for collegiate members be set at $5.00.
                                                                 It is the desire of the Finance Committee for colle-
         Donna Rudisill, Awards Committee chair, reminds
         chapter  presidents  that  the  Chapter  Achievement    giate  members  to  value  membership  at  the  state
                                                                 level; therefore we need to charge dues. Five dollars
         Award applications must be completed and sent to
         their  Regional  Director.  postmarked  by  March  1,   is  one-third  of  the  state  active  member  dues;
                                                                 whereas on the International level, collegiate dues
         2019. The form can be found at:
                                                                 are  one-half  of  the  active  member  dues.  This
            https://www.ncdkg.org/uploads/8/0/8/5/80859646/2018-  proposal  will  be  voted  on  at  the  Eta  State  NC
                    19chapterachievementawardfinal.pdf
                                                                 Convention in May 2019.
         Rising  Star  Award  and  Golden  Key  Award
         guidelines  and  applications  are  located  at  http://
         www.ncdkg.org/forms.html.  Note:  Rising Star nomi-         2019 White Paper on Legislative
         nees should be in years 1-7 of membership in DKG.
                                                                       Priorities Takes Center Stage
         Email Rising Star and Golden Key applications to
         Donna  Rudisill,  Awards  Committee  Chair,  at        Educational Law & Policy Committee
         etastateawards@gmail.com or mail to 3230 White         Susan Phipps, Chair
         Oak Court, Claremont, NC 28610.                        The  Educational  Law  &
                                                                Policy  Committee  has
                  Communication Awards                          gathered  the  data  from
                                                                the  Legislative  Survey
         Communications and Publicity Committee
                                                                conducted  in  the  fall
         Deb Christensen, Chair                                 2018  and  included  it  in
         The  Communications  and  Publicity  Committee  will   the  new  2019  White  Paper  on  Legislative  Priorities.
         present Newsletter Excellence, Website  Excellence,    The  White  Paper  is  on  the  Eta  State  website
         and  Communications  Excellence  Awards.  The          (www.ncdkg.org)  to  allow  members  access  to  make
         application form for the Communications  Excellence    copies  to  share  with  legislative  Representatives  and
                                                                Senators.  On  the  website,  click  "Leadership"  on  the
         award can be found on the Communications and           upper  right  side  of  the  homepage  and  choose  the
         Publicity Committee page. The application is also      Educational Law & Policy Committee from the drop-
         due March 1, 2019.                                     down list of committees. The White Paper is located
             Direct any questions to Deb Christensen at         at the bottom of the committee's page.
                   etastatecompub@outlook.com.
                                                                Delivering the White Paper in person either at home
                                                                or at the Legislative building in Raleigh and personally

                        Vision Statement                        sharing the document does two important things. It
                     Leading Women Educators                    gives the lawmaker a tangible list of our highest pri-
                   Impacting Education Worldwide                orities. It also allows DKG members to build stronger
                                                                relationships with those who make all the major de-
                       Mission Statement                        cisions  about  schools  in  North  Carolina.  The  EL&P
           The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International          Committee urges all members to share our priorities
           promotes professional and personal growth of         to anyone who can possibly help us achieve our goals.
           women educators and excellence in education.         Please do your part. Our students are counting on us.


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