August 2007
Dear NAFEPA Members:
As I write this letter, we are setting
records in Alabama for heat. We have had
several days of temperatures in the 100s,
and the hot weather appears to be
continuing. Another item that has set
records recently is our NAFEPA membership.
For the first time in the history of our
organization we have topped 2,500 members.
This is amazing since only a few years ago
we were in the 1,200 member range. The
increase is the result of a lot of hard work
on the part of many of our members, the
Board of Directors, our Executive Committee,
and state leadership teams. You have worked
hard to make this happen, and we appreciate
all your efforts.
Our purpose for increasing membership is not
just a numbers game. We are united in our
efforts to share the message that NAFEPA is
an organization with the utmost purpose of
providing vital support for administrators
of federal education programs. At this time
in education, it is essential that
administrators and school district leaders
have a strong support system for
understanding and implementing federal
education programs. That is the only way to
assure that all students have ample
opportunities to be successful academically,
and we need to continually share our
successful practices. The No Child Left
Behind Act is coming up for
reauthorization, and it is important that
educators have a voice in the legislative
reauthorization. That too continues to be an
important NAFEPA goal. Our strength is in
the high quality of dedication among our
members, and we are proud to say that we
represent more than 2,500 educators from
across the nation.
I am often asked the question as to who
should be a member of NAFEPA. Any
administrator in a local school, school
district, regional office, state department
of education, or other government level will
benefit from membership in our association.
We currently have members from all levels of
education including teachers and school
board members. Our executive committee and
Board of Directors are made up of educators
who are school principals, district level
directors, assistant superintendents,
superintendents, retired consultants, and
state federal programs directors. We are
truly a diverse group of educators. Joint
membership is one of the strategies we are
using to increase membership at state and
national levels. Several states have already
adopted this strategy which has helped
increase our membership. Information about
our three types of membership can be found
on this web page.
Your NAFEPA Board of Directors will be
meeting soon for the annual Fall Planning
Workshop and Board Meeting. We want to
continue to grow and be able to meet the
needs of our members. Please forward your
suggestions and/or concerns to your state
representatives on the Board, or you can
send them to me. For those of you from
unaffiliated states, feel free to contact me
or any Board member. We really want to hear
from you.
I wish for you a very successful school
year, and I hope you will becoming a member
of NAFEPA if you are not already a member!
Bobby Burns, President, NAFEPA
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