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NAEYC National Dialogue
Orientation 101: A Companion Document to the
White Paper
Dialogue
 “Dialogue…is about a shared inquiry, a way of thinking
and reflecting together. It is not something you do to
another person. It is something you do with people.
Indeed, a large part of learning this has to do with
learning to shift your attitudes about relationships
with others, so that we gradually give up the effort to
make them understand us, and come to a greater
understanding of ourselves and each other. “
William Isaacs,
The purpose of the National Dialogue is
as follows; the NAEYC Governing Board
has initiated a national dialogue to
strengthen the relationship among and
between NAEYC component parts.
Relationships
Power in organizations is the capacity generated by
relationship. What gives power its charge – positive or
negative – is the quality of the relationship.
Margaret J. Wheatley
The “Relationship Issue”: A
NAEYC Timeline
 1926 - NANE forms (National Association for Nursery Education)
 1937 – Boston Delegates conference – affiliate structure discussed
 1943 - Boston Delegates conference – formal relationship discussion
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1955 - Registration process with NANE
1958 - 30 Affiliate Groups in process
1964 - NANE reorganizes as NAEYC, implements an Affiliate Group
structure
1989 - Governance Study conducted
1992 - YC article by Marilyn Smith, NAEYC- Our Organization, Present and
Future: Issues for Discussion, Spring Leadership Conference opens
national discussion
1996-1999 - ADP (Association Development Process) implemented
2001 - Re-affiliation (version 3) implemented, first Affiliate Council meets
2004 & 2007 - State Affiliate strategic plans submitted
2010 - Strategic plans temporarily suspended
2011 - 10 year anniversary of 2001 Re-affiliation
2011 – National Dialogue initiated on relationship among and between NAEYC and its
component parts
Timing is Everything
Why Now?
 Vision 2015
 Organizational focus on continuous cycle of improvement
 The timing makes sense
o 10 year anniversary of re-affiliation (2011)
o Right time to examine the relationship between NAEYC and
it’s components
 Emerging trends among components
 Dynamic changes in ECE
 Impact of shifting economic, political and social climates
Why Now?
Dramatic shift initiated in the relationship between
NAEYC and Affiliates 11 years ago
 Re-affiliation (version 3) cemented and formalized a
structural and legal relationship
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Increased accountability
Legal documents signed (charter agreements)
Non profit business practices
Emphasis intentionally placed on states*
State Issues and Trends
 Shift to state focus has left many local leaders feeling
disconnected. Many report feeling “as if we’ve lost our
voice.”
 Leadership reports not having enough input at the
national level – “feel disconnected from the Board.”
 Expectations – without increase in resources - elevated (by
the national component), leaving many feeling
unsupported in their efforts to achieve expected results.
Local Issues and Trends
 Structure not sufficiently customized for local
communities
 Leadership appreciates heavy emphasis on business
practices but report it dominates their energy, time,
and resources – eliminating the passion of many to
participate in leadership roles
 Some local components dissolving
The National Dialogue from January 2010 to present
What’s Been Done to Date
 White Paper
 Guiding Principles
 Evaluative Lenses & Decision Making Criteria
 3 National Dialogue Meetings
Anaheim (2010), Rhode Island, Orlando (2011)
 11 Regional Meetings
 NC, NJ, VT, TX, CA, WA, SD, CO, IL, MO
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Roles and Responsibilities
 NAEYC Governing Board
 Affiliate Council
 Affiliate Boards
 Affiliate Staff
Affiliate Council Purpose
 15.1 The Affiliate Council serves three purposes:
1. To provide a forum for networking among Affiliate leaders to discuss
issues of common concern;
2. To develop recommendations for the NAEYC Governing Board with a
particular focus on Affiliate issues; and
3. To develop recommendations for the Nominating Panel regarding
potential candidates for the Affiliate Liaison seats on the Governing Board.
NAEYC Governing Board Handbook, 2010
Time and Place for Leadership
 The importance of perspective – members, local and
state presidents, senior affiliate staff, NAEYC GB, AC
leadership, and NAEYC staff
 Role of Advisory Group – Jodi Askins (PA), Robert
Castro (TX), Brenda Boyd (WA), Roberta Schomburg
(NAEYC GB), Betsy Carlin (Affiliate Council)
 Intentionality and transparency
What’s Next
 May 2012
 NAEYC GB meets with Betsy Carlin, Chair of Affiliate Council
 Regional meeting transcripts synthesized
 June meeting agenda developed
 Young Children column authored by Betsy Carlin
 June 2012
 Final National Dialogue meeting in Indianapolis (Friday, June 8th)
 Affiliate Council debrief and work session in Indianapolis
(Saturday, June 9th)
What’s Next
 July – August 2012 - AC and GB both appoint
small workgroups that will develop and deliberate
a set of recommendations in keeping with the
Decision Making Criteria.
 Two-way exchange between AC and GB continues
throughout summer
 September 2012 – GB meets to approve s
recommendations and determines next steps
 Implementation Phase planning anticipated Fall
2012
Thank You!
 For additional information please contact your state’s
Affiliate Council representative
 For further assistance please contact Ed Stierli, NAEYC
Affiliate and Member Relations, at [email protected]
or by phone at 1-800-424-2460 ext. 8408.