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• The annual Legislative Symposium gives Xi State members an opportunity to interact with state legislators on issues affecting education.
• Tuesday night's Symposium features distinguished panelists and speakers discussing current issues affecting education.
• Wednesday morning's breakfast is a time of good food, fellowship, and a guest speaker.
• After the breakfast, chapters are encouraged to schedule visits with their own legislators and talk with them about educational issues throughout the day on Wednesday.

Deadline:
January 10

• Use this form to submit a proposed amendment to the Xi State Bylaws or Rules
• Return to the Rules Committee chair
• Proposed amendments will be compiled and presented at the next Xi State Convention

• These scholarships are awarded:
  • Special (Stipend of $3000) for pursuing a doctoral program.
  • Isabel Wheeler (Stipend of $3000) for pursuing a doctoral program.
  • Maycie K. Southall (Stipend of $3000) for study beyond the Master's Degree
  • Mary Hall (Stipend of $3000) for study beyond the Bachelor's Degree
  • Evengeline Hartsook (Stipend of $1250) for study beyond the Bachelor's Degree.
  • Lottye McCall (Stipend of $1250) for study beyond the Bachelor's Degree.
  • Louise Oakley (Stipend of $1250) for study beyond the Bachelor's Degree.
  • Eleanor Osteen (Stipend of $1250) for study beyond the Bachelor's Degree.
    
• Applicants must have been a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for at least three years.
• Service to Delta Kappa Gamma is an important criterion in the selection of a recipient.

• Advanced Leadership Management Training is offered the spring of every odd-numbered year.
• Sixteen ladies are selected from the available applicants to attend this seminar, which will begin on Friday afternoon and last through Sunday morning.
• It is open to those Xi State members who have successfully completed the two-day beginning Leadership Management Training. An application form and recommendation from your chapter president are required in order to apply for one of the slots.

• Sixteen applicants are chosen for each training session.
• The training begins on Friday evening and ends on Sunday at noon. All applicants must fill out an application form and submit a professional reference and chapter president's reference form.
• Leadership training is offered in the spring and fall of the even numbered years.  An Advanced  Leadership Seminar will be offered in the spring of the odd numbered years.
• The training site rotates between West, Middle, and East Tennessee.
• Participants hone their leadership, communication, and organization skills.

• Chapters may work toward recognition of their involvement in the legislative process in our state.
• Chapters earning a legislation award are recognized at the annual Xi State Convention in June.
• Points may be earned for member and/or chapter participation in a variety of activities.

• Chapters may work toward chapter communications award designations of highest honor, honor, or honorable mention each year.
• Chapters earning a chapter communications award are recognized at the annual Xi State Convention in June.
• Points may be earned for excellence in content and distribution of quality chapter newsletters covering a variety of specific content areas.

Deadline:
March 31

Deadline:
April 1

• Chapters are encouraged to prepare a display of items reflective of their chapters’ theme, purpose, or activities accomplished during the year.
• This display gives chapters the opportunity to showcase an item, individual, project, or event that is important to them.
• Points may be earned toward Chapter Excellence award for chapter participation in developing the display.
• This form reserves a display table in the Convocation Hall during Xi State Convention.

• Chapters may work toward chapter excellence designations of gold, silver, bronze, or honorable mention each year.
• Chapters earning a chapter excellence award are recognized at the annual Xi State Convention in June.
• Points may be earned for member and/or chapter participation in a variety of local and state activities
• Award years run from April 1 through March 31 of the following year.

• Xi State bienniums run in odd-numbered years with the next biennium starting in 2011.
• Nominations may be made for any Xi State Officer and for membership on the Xi State Nominations Committee, Finance Committee, or Personnel Committee. Nomination forms are accepted between March 1 and October 31 of the year prior to the start of the new biennium.
• Guidelines, policies & procedures, and state president's qualifications are online as well as the nomination form.

• If you are interested in presenting a workshop at the 2010 Xi State Convention, submit this proposal to the Xi State First Vice President.
• Workshop topics range from relevant professional development topics to leisure-time activities.

• Chapter First Vice Presidents are usually in charge of preparing yearbooks.
• Two paper copies of your yearbook should be sent to the Xi State First Vice President. She, in turn, will send one to the Xi State President.
• Chapters submitting yearbooks that meet the criteria on the evaluation form will be recognized at the annual Xi State Convention in June.
• Points may be earned toward the Chapter Excellence Award for submitting a chapter yearbook by the annual deadline.

• This award is administered through the Xi State Vision Foundation.
• It provides financial assistance for one or more of the following:
  • a national or international seminar, workshop, or professional meeting
  • a new classroom practice you plan to initiate
  • a new supervisory practice that you plan to initiate
  • a new administrative practice that you plan to initiate
  • a new workbook, textbook, or other professional writing that you plan to undertake

Deadline:
December 31

• This award is administered through the Xi State Vision Foundation.
• It provides financial assistance to conduct educational research and to develop special projects related to the improvement of education in Tennessee

Deadline:
December 31