Hello Again

​Hello Area 2 Leadership friends!
 
I don’t know how it is for you, but I can’t believe how fast November passed by!  December is right around the corner and many of us have a winter spirit week in our buildings as a fun approach to celebrating the holiday season.  If you are looking for an amusing activity for staff to participate in, I’ve attached a door decorating contest idea that we use at Liberty.  I borrowed this idea from Skyline HS last year and my staff really enjoyed the opportunity to be creative and involved in the winter festivities. 
 
As you begin your march toward the end of the calendar year, and you usher in the holidays, I have a few more WACA items to send your way:
 
1) Don’t forget!  If you want to nominate someone for the WACA Hall of Fame, you need to do so by December 1st.

• The nomination form can be found on our website, http://www.wacaonline.org/
• The nomination pool is pretty low right now; we could use your great suggestion for a person to recognize for their leading role in activities in our state.

 
2)Our program coordinator, Tammy Caldwell, just sent the board a reminder message:   Start thinking about presenters for the WACA Conference in March!

• Our conference theme this year is Come One, Come All to the Greatest Show on Earth. Each year, we have several rounds of 50-minute presentations.  We also have a couple of rounds of 10-minute Meet the Pros.  The 50 minute sessions allow us to go into depth on a topic or program or activity.  The Meet the Pros sessions are usually a nice summary, or a “snapshot” of our topic. 
• As we think about the activities at our school, they seem to fall into the categories of Personal Growth, Event Planning, and Culture Building… kind of a three ring circus of activities!  What do you do at school that fits into one or more of these three rings?  Present it!  What do you do at your school that you are proud of?  Many of us are familiar with TPEP evaluations.  How does your activity match up with one or more of the 8 TPEP elements?  Your WACA colleagues would be interested (… and so would your administrators).  Present it!
• It doesn’t need to seem earth-shaking!  For example, I’ve presented on fundraising activities we do in our building, assignments I use in leadership class, and recently presented several strategies on how to better recognize groups in our buildings.  Again, nothing earth-shaking; but if a few people leave my sessions with an idea or two they want to use, then the session is a success!  I have no doubt each of you have something to offer so please challenge yourself to present this year.
•  The Presenter applications are available on the website. http://www.wacaonline.org/
• As always, if you have an idea or question that you want to discuss, please email me, and we’ll chat. 

 
Registration for the 2019 conference is OPEN so go online and register today!  All right, that’s enough for now.  I’ll send some more information after our January Board Meeting. 
Have a wonderful holiday, my friends.  Take care of yourselves.
 
Michelle