Retention

●One of the biggest factors of to the non-retention of GSA members is disorganization.

●The best GSAs have a week or monthly set calendar posted in the school calendar and/or website so students know when to attend.

●Create lesson plans for your GSA.  Decide what topics you will discuss and what activities you will conduct for each meeting.  If you have a high school GSA, have a meeting with the officers at the beginning of each month to set the agendas.

●Use special events to organize your agenda.  Examples: October 11—National Coming Out Day; May 22—Harvey Milk Day.

• GLSEN has a topics calendar that you can use here.

• Make sure you advertise upcoming meetings in the following ways: 

  • Advertise at other clubs or during homerooms and elective classes

  • Automated student messaging apps

  • Google Classroom

  • Google Voice

  • Morning/afternoon announcements

  • Posters (make sure you get ASB approval)

  • School flyers (make sure you get ASB approval)

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• Designate one meeting where everyone is "required" to bring a friend!

• Try to attract new members with one of the following events:

  • Field trip

  • Movie Meeting

  • Poster Party

  • Potluck

  • Pizza Party

  • Show-and-Tell (Elementary)

  • T-shirt Making/Signing

• Host a table for your GSA at some of the following school events:

  • Back-to-School Night

  • Freshman or 6th Grader Orientation

  • Lunch

  • Club Rush

  • Open House

  • Homecoming

  • Community Fairs

  • Resource Fairs