Goal:
Strengthen regional governance structure.
Objective
1: Training on the following topics will be held for current
and future geographic representatives before the 2003 national
conference (format to be determined):
Objective
2: Division Chairs will work with geographic representatives
individually throughout the year to help strengthen the governance
structure through feedback, technical assistance and open lines
of communication.
Objective
3: The Executive Office will provide assistance to regions
via standardized reporting forms and updates concerning what technical
assistance is available for the office (i.e. Web site development,
teleconferencing capabilities, etc.)
Goal:
Evaluate each region's activities every two years.
Objective
1: The Division Chairs, with help from Diane Matteson, will
design a review protocol for the regions by January 1, 2003 .
Objective
2: Each geographic representative will submit the goals and
objectives for their region for the following year by November
1 of the previous year.
Objective
3: Geographic representatives will meet with the Division
Chairs every other year to review the progress being made in each
region concerning governance structure, budgeting and programming
based on the goals and objectives established the previous year.
Objective
4: With assistance from Executive Office Division Chairs will
review region budgets every two years on a rotating basis.
Goal:
Establish operating guidelines for Regional Division
Objective
1: The Division Chairs will work with Geographic Chairs to
establish operating procedures for the division
Objective
2: Establish a consistent reporting format for all regions
that allows for flexibility due to uniqueness of each geographic
region.
