ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT

ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT

2014–2015

Kappa Delta Pi exists to honor and support members throughout their careers as educators. Membership ranges from undergraduate and graduate students to practicing educators, and from administrators and university faculty to retirees. The organization strives to meet the changing needs of educators and their students, as well as provide member educators resources and opportunities that encourage innovative and best practices. No matter where educators are in their career, KDP has the resources, benefits, and support to meet their needs.

Recruitment Information

15,719 new members joined in fiscal year 2015. Of these:

 4,422 (28%) initiates were graduate students;

 184 (1%) new members were professionals;

 128 new initiates were pending approval as of June 30, 2015;

 2,487 (16%) new members opted for two year memberships; and

 7 new members chose to start lifetime memberships.

Retention Information

10,693 members renewed their membership in fiscal year 2015. Of these:

 2,685 (25%) renewals were for two-year memberships.

Membership Efforts

 A number of renewal campaigns were conducted in fiscal year 2015. Of the several thousand members contacted through these various efforts, over 20% renewed.

 The renewal notification and messaging process is consistently being tweaked and updated with new association industry research and best practices.

 Congratulatory postcards were sent to upcoming graduates in April 2015. These cards reminded members of their renewal date, encouraged them to take advantage of professional benefits, and encouraged them to update their contact information upon leaving the university.

 A letter to deans and renewal notices were included in Counselor Commendation Letter mailings to highlight the benefits of chapters to colleges of education, overall, and encourage deans and administrators to pay one year of the Counselor’s membership dues. This resulted in 13 reinstated Counselors and 25 overall Counselor renewals.

 Meetings were initiated with two K–12 programs to discuss piloting school chapters.

MEMBERSHIP

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Financial Statements

CHAPTERS &

PROGRAMS

Active members have diverse opportunities to be involved in the Society. These experiences allow educators of all levels—from students to retirees—the opportunity to contribute to the Society and gain valuable

knowledge, skills, and experience. Kappa Delta Pi chapters offer a unique opportunity for members to connect with other education professionals, to sharpen their skills with professional development programs, and to hone their leadership abilities through the responsibilities of chapter management. Many chapter leaders receive valuable training in management and gain leadership skills through mentoring at the chapter level and support from headquarters staff.

Chapter Statistics by the Numbers

 619 active institutional and professional chapters were in operation during fiscal year 2015.

 During the 2014–2015 academic year, 564 of our 619 active chapters held an initiation ceremony to induct new members, with 223 (36%) of chapters meeting or exceeding their recruitment goal.

 Twelve new institutional chapters were installed as charters of the Society this fiscal year.

 28 chapters worked through chapter action plans to return from discipline status to good standing.

 92.69% of chapters completed annual reports, which is a 2% increase from last year.

 74 New Counselor Orientation (NCO) training calls were held during the year.

People to People Travel Contests

The Society partnered with People to People Travel Ambassadors on a travel scholarship opportunity exclusively for KDP members. Eight members were selected to lead trips. KDP staff worked with the members to document their experiences in blogs and videos for KDP marketing channels.

Research Conference

The Educating Global Citizens Conference: Learning, Leadership, and Practice was held in Alberta, Canada, on October 2–4, 2014. The conference featured Dr. Ann Lieberman, Dr. Jodi Nickel, Aleem Dhanani, and Morag Watson as keynote speakers. More than a hundred members and non-members came together for this event.

iLead

Our ten regional iLead workshops were designed to help members become more effective teacher leaders. During these full-day, interactive institutes at convenient locations across the country, participants took part in small- and large-group activities to help them learn about transformational leadership for educators, including how to create and implement a vision for teacher leadership. As members learned practical leadership skills, they increased their capacity for making a difference in the lives of their students, their school building, and the education profession overall.

Literacy Alive!

Since 1993, KDP has supported literacy initiatives in communities across the United States. This signature service initiative invites members to create programs and bring empowering events into their communities.

With more than 150 projects submitted, KDP chapters served 57,052 people and collected 44,625 books for distribution globally. 16 chapters were recognized with outstanding achievement at the gold, silver, and bronze level. In addition to our Literacy Alive! chapter achievement awards, chapters

installed within the last biennium were eligible to request a $100 stipend to help them host their first-ever Literacy Alive! project. Four new chapters successfully hosted events with stipend support.

RECOGNITION

Kappa Delta Pi members are leaders in the classroom and the community. The Society recognizes and celebrates the achievements of its members and chapters who strive to a high degree of professionalism, leadership, and growth in the field of education through its myriad awards programs.

Teacher of Honor

Teacher of Honor recipients are practicing educators with three or more years of professional experience who demonstrate commitment to continuous professional growth and integrity in the classroom. 2014–2015 recipients of the Teacher of Honor distinction were:

 Lloyd Goldberg

 Ron Knorr

 Karen Krzystof-Bansley

 Mindy Rose

 Kevin Wong

Master Teacher of Honor

Master Teachers of Honor have 15 years of PreK–16 teaching instruction in any academic and field. Receiving this distinction recognizes that recipients are the best of the best—an accomplished leader in their profession. 2014–2015 recipients of the Master Teacher of Honor distinction were:

 Br. Patrick Howlett

 Marian Jackson-Scott

 Erica McDonald

Awards for Education Excellence

These awards honor individuals and chapters for their significant contributions to the Society and the education world. For 2014–2015, we were pleased to have received the most submissions in recent history, and we believe this is due to the tremendous growth in leadership within our membership. The 2015 recipients of our annual awards were as follows:

 Chapter Program Award – This award recognize chapters for demonstrating excellence in one of five program areas: service, professional development, fundraising, membership, and communication. 21 chapters earned this award.

 Phoenix Award for Chapter Improvement – This award recognizes those chapters that have taken significant action to improve their overall level of effectiveness in chapter

management and programming. 4 chapters earned this award.

 Distinguished Chapter Officer Award – This award honors current or immediate-past officers who set positive examples for their chapters by representing the ideals of Kappa Delta Pi. 17 officers earned this award.

 Regional Chapter Counselor Award – This award recognizes one dedicated counselor from each region that excels in his or her role for that region. The counselors achieving this award are leaders who represent the mission and ideals of KDP and who have achieved excellence in the role of counselor. 5 counselors earned this award.

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ADVANCEMENT &

PARTNERSHIPS

The Kappa Delta Pi Advancement Department is focused on increasing resources for KDP members, from the Classroom Teacher Grants to the scholarships awarded to undergraduate, graduate, doctoral students, and practicing educators annually. Beginning July 1, 2014, the work of the Educational Foundation was integrated into the Society. This streamlining of management results in cost savings, increased

administrative efficiencies, and clarity for donors.

2015 Scholarship Cycle

650 applications (a 110% increase in submissions from 2014 to 2015) were received across all levels of study. The review process was conducted in May 2015 with 94 qualified members volunteering their time as reviewers. 25 recipients were selected to receive scholarship awards totaling a combined value of more than $60,000.

Convocation 2015 Funding

Four graduate students were selected to receive a $1500 stipend to help offset expenses associated with attending Convocation 2015, while 20 chapter counselors were offered $150 registration discounts. Both of these funding programs are the direct result of a successful investment earnings year for Kappa Delta Pi, allowing the opportunity to earmark funding to support member travel needs.

Chapter Challenge

A total of $19,892.50 was raised by chapters during fiscal year 2015 to directly support the mission of Kappa Delta Pi.

To develop members into leaders in the classroom and the community, Kappa Delta Pi must continue to be a leader in the education world. The Society is positioning itself as a trailblazer by working with other leading education organizations domestically and internationally, being at the table for policy discussions, educating members about the issues that impact them, advocating for the profession, and training students to be poised as future KDP leaders.

KDP and the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) have a long history of shared members and projects, including the ATE/KDP National Student Teacher/Intern of the Year Award. As part of a collaborative project with the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), a joint task force was established to better identify the growing needs of

beginning teachers. A survey was administered to gather feedback from practitioners about areas of support needed before the school year starts, during the first half of the school year (August–December), and during the second half of the school year (January– June).

As part of KDP’s ongoing support of UNESCO’s new five-year Global Action Plan, Faye Snodgress, Executive Director, was invited to participate in an Asia–Pacific meeting of education for sustainable development (ESD), where experts from around the globe gathered to share best practices. During the meeting, Chinese government officials announced the incorporation of ESD in their five-year education plan for the country. Meeting participants were interested in learning about KDP’s multi-pronged approach to advancing the understanding of ESD through the KDP community.

EDUCATION

Kappa Delta Pi—through its publications and resources—focuses on issues that are critical to the growth of the profession and its individual teachers. The Society continues to develop innovative resources that inform and advance research-based thinking and dialogue and promote best practices.

Quarterly Publications Update

The Educational Forum welcomed two Associate Academic Editors—newly created positions to

assist in growing the depth and breadth of the journal, as well as manage the increasing volume of submissions. Additionally, beginning with the 2015 calendar year, The Forum page count for the volume increased to 496 pages. Additionally, during the 2015 fiscal year, The Educational Forum featured two themed issues:

 October 2014: Special Issue: Aesthetic Arts and Learning, Alan Amtzis and Alexandra Miletta, Academic Co-Editors.

 January 2015: Creating the Conditions for Learning: Teachers as Leaders, Ann Leiberman, Guest Laureate Editor

The Kappa Delta Pi Record introduced a new regular department of the journal. The Laureate Corner has featured Sonia Nieto, Frank Murray, and Pedro Noguera.

Beginning with the Fall 2014 issue of the New Teacher Advocate, the page count grew 25%, from 16 to 20 pages.

Books

The Power of Teacher Leaders, published in partnership with

Routledge/Taylor & Francis, experienced strong initial sales and steady sales afterward.

Quarterly Publications Recognition

During the second half of fiscal year 2015, each of the three quarterlies was recognized with a national award. Here is the lineup of KDP’s latest recognitions for publications:

 REVERE (Recognizing Valuable Educational Resources) Awards from the Association of American Publishers: The Kappa Delta Pi Record received this award for the “Telling Stories” department of the journal, which was designed to share universal lessons through personal narratives.

 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence from Communications Concepts: The New Teacher

Advocate received this award in the Magazines, Journals, and Tabloids category.

 Association TRENDS All-Media Contest: The Educational Forum received the bronze medal in the Scholarly/Technical/Scientific Journal category.

Resource Downloads

The KDP Resource Catalog grew to 1,084 items, including articles, videos, podcasts, and webcasts. KDP members downloaded an average of 650 resources per month, for a total of about 7,800 during the fiscal year, with about half of these being recordings of live webinars.

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WHAT’S NEXT

The reason: to be as responsive as possible to what is happening to both preservice and inservice teachers. Over the past year, Kappa Delta Pi has purposely begun to respond to shifts we see in the profession by acting upon the call to re-vision. In response, we have held (a) discussions with the Executive Council, staff, and current members, (b) sought insight from professional organizations who have successfully completed a transformation, (c) read literature on organizational change to address relevancy, (d) gained insight from a KDP Visioning Task Force, and (e) reviewed our historical roots and founding ideals.

We are excited about what has emerged from this call to action. I want to assure our membership that the process has been long and thoughtful; we believe a more refined direction will help us to best respond to the rapid changes happening to our profession. We believe KDP’s new vision and mission statements more clearly define who we are, along with what we can and should offer to our membership and the education profession at large.

Vision: Quality Learning for All

Mission: Building from its rich legacy, Kappa Delta Pi is dedicated to reorienting the teaching profession to

ensure that all learners receive a quality education that prepares them for the challenges of today’s world. Quality learning is realized by educators’ acquisition and implementation of research-based strategies and mastery of teaching and learning, continued professional growth, and educational leadership. To achieve the goal of quality learning for all, KDP will:

 Partner with teacher education programs to provide access to professional resources, collaboration with and mentoring by expert teachers, and sustained support to ensure effective educators are placed and retained in all classrooms.

 Advance the development of teacher leaders as change agents, empowered to amplify their voices and advocate for what is best for students and the teaching profession.

 Engage the education community in a reorientation of pedagogy and curriculum so that students are globally aware and socially responsible world citizens who possess the skills and resilience to address emerging challenges and opportunities in a just and equitable way.

With this new mission, our hope is that others interested in teaching excellence will take notice and join our advocacy for Quality Learning for All. We have been an organization that has made a difference since 1911. As such, KDP will continue to be a valued participant and leader in educational dialogue and change that is happening across the country. I encourage our membership and others to get involved and add their support. In so doing, we will stay true to KDPs original purpose of recognizing scholarly achievement and sustaining a community of educators for the purpose of addressing emerging challenges and opportunities in a just and equitable way.

Sincerely,

Dr. Elizabeth Wilkins

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