PA State Goals 2026-2028  

Goal #1: To develop a plan of action to sustain and grow PA Alpha Delta  Kappa membership. 

MEASUREMENT: Develop and implement a marketing plan to increase membership;  use of ‘onboarding’ timelines and guidelines; enhance opportunities for professional  development opportunities (to include virtual offerings); reimagine social platforms to  provide resources for members and non-members. 

Goal #2: To become a more inclusive membership to reflect the diverse  learners and educators in PA. 

MEASUREMENT: Create opportunities for respectful, open dialogue regarding  diversity; ensure diverse representation among speakers at chapter and state  meetings/events; offer myriad ways for members to engage, such as digital platforms,  to accommodate different schedules and needs; form ongoing relationships with other organizations that promote diversity of educators; develop and post an anti discrimination policy; implement targeted recruitment in diverse districts. 

Goal #3: To improve leadership with all PA Alpha Delta Kappa members by  encouraging participation using CONNECT and CONNECT’s Pennsylvania  COMMUNITY. 

MEASUREMENT: Increased feedback from membership; increased participation in  events (leadership conference, district conference, friendship weekend, state  convention); improved chapter Pearls of Achievement Award; finalize brochure and  marketing materials. 

Goal #4: To develop a financial leadership network to ensure the  organization’s ability to implement its vision. 

MEASUREMENT: Evidence of investigations into new and continued sources of  donation revenue; establishment of a subcommittee to explore grant writing  opportunities, develop and share a grant writing process with Ways & Means  Committee at the state level; established fundraisers and investigations into new  avenues for raising monies (new and continued sources of fundraising). 

Goal #5: To establish PA Alpha Delta Kappa as a premier literacy and altruistic organization. 

MEASUREMENT: Increased numbers on chapter altruistic reports of time and monies;  increased number of chapters applying for Distinguished Program Award; established  active and visible partnerships with schools, districts, and other literacy organizations;  established relationships with other organizations that would promote PA Alpha Delta  Kappa’s mission, its vision, and its chapters. 

Goal #1:

To improve communication with all PA Alpha Delta Kappa members by encouraging participation using CONNECT and mass e-mails of monthly newsletters.

MEASUREMENT: Increased feedback from membership; increased participation in events (leadership conference, district conference, friendship weekend, state convention); improved chapter Pearls of Achievement Award

Goal #2:

To promote altruism and world understanding by participating in diverse activities through increasing the giving of time and raising monies for scholarships and charitable projects.

MEASUREMENT: Increased numbers on chapter altruistic reports of time and monies; increased number of chapters applying for Distinguished Program Award

Goal #3:

To encourage executive board members to identify, recruit, and mentor potential successors to their leadership positions by inviting them to attend meetings and provide training opportunities.

MEASUREMENT: List names of potential successor(s) to executive board positions; provide direction to the Nominating Committee for the creation of a full slate of state officers

Goal #4:

To assist chapters in increasing Membership by recruiting new members promoting retention of current members and encouraging reinstatement

MEASUREMENT: Increase in membership; Chapter use of “Onboarding” timelines and guidelines; chapter participation and enjoyment of the statewide mini-game by submission of activity reports; completion of the mini-game during the biennium