Chapter Meetings and Programs
2023-2024 Education Excellence Programs
September 23, 2023: Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Barraga Room of the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, 1100 West 45th St.
Program: Legislative recap with Larry Yawn (TRTA) and Monty Exter, (ATPE).
October 14, 2023: Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Panel—Pulse on Our Schools. Hearing from active educators and the challenges they face.
Inductions, 25-year recognition, Epsilon Kappa’s 65th Birthday, and Remembrances
November 14, 2023: Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch,
2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Arts & Crafts with Marilyn Gregory
December 2, 2023: Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Home of Pam Kelly
Program: Silent Auction, Kathryn Wright auctioneer.
January 11, 2024: Thursday 6-7:30 p.m.
Exec Board Meeting
February 10, 2024: Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Salt Grass 10614 Research Blvd.
Speaker: Dr. Linda Webb, The Landscape of Mental Health of America’s Youth
March 21, 2024: Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Panel—SEL-at all levels and recommendations
May 9, 2024: Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Celebrations and awards, officer installations, inductions
June 22, 2024: Regional Area Workshop
Location: McNeil High School
Sept 19, 2024: Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
President Vision: Themes and Goals for 2024-2026, Where we have been, where we are going? Honor our Active Educators, Door Prizes
Oct 19, 2024: Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Program: Remembrances, chapter birthday, celebrations, inductions
Included are the purposes fulfilled under each meeting and we recognize that we are all "Key" women educators and the purposes of our Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
Purpose:
1. To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship;
2. To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education;
3. To advance the professional interest and position of women in education;
4. To initiate, endorse, and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators;
5. To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to non-member women educators;
6. To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action; and
7. To inform the membership of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society.
September 23, 2023: Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Barraga Room of the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, 1100 West 45th St.
Program: Legislative recap with Larry Yawn (TRTA) and Monty Exter, (ATPE).
October 14, 2023: Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Panel—Pulse on Our Schools. Hearing from active educators and the challenges they face.
Inductions, 25-year recognition, Epsilon Kappa’s 65th Birthday, and Remembrances
November 14, 2023: Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch,
2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Arts & Crafts with Marilyn Gregory
December 2, 2023: Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Home of Pam Kelly
Program: Silent Auction, Kathryn Wright auctioneer.
January 11, 2024: Thursday 6-7:30 p.m.
Exec Board Meeting
February 10, 2024: Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Salt Grass 10614 Research Blvd.
Speaker: Dr. Linda Webb, The Landscape of Mental Health of America’s Youth
March 21, 2024: Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Panel—SEL-at all levels and recommendations
May 9, 2024: Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Public Library, Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Program: Celebrations and awards, officer installations, inductions
June 22, 2024: Regional Area Workshop
Location: McNeil High School
Sept 19, 2024: Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
President Vision: Themes and Goals for 2024-2026, Where we have been, where we are going? Honor our Active Educators, Door Prizes
Oct 19, 2024: Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Program: Remembrances, chapter birthday, celebrations, inductions
Included are the purposes fulfilled under each meeting and we recognize that we are all "Key" women educators and the purposes of our Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
Purpose:
1. To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship;
2. To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education;
3. To advance the professional interest and position of women in education;
4. To initiate, endorse, and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators;
5. To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to non-member women educators;
6. To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action; and
7. To inform the membership of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society.
Note: Meeting dates and locations are subject to change as necessary because of COVID-19 health and safety concerns and regulations. Thank you for your flexibility.
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Updated: September 2023
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webmaster: Kathy Mihalik & Hilda Diaz
Updated: September 2023