DEC members can now align themselves through Special Interest Groups that are emerging and forming within DEC based on members' interests on specific topics and focus.
SIGs are part of the restructured DEC Governance
to provide a "home" within a home for all DEC members.
- Research (DEC Board Liaisons: Greg Cheatham and Megan Purcell)
- Professional Development (DEC Board Liaison: Kristie Pretti-Frontczac)
- Subdivision (DEC Board Liaisons: Lisa Backer and Kristie Pretti-Frontczac)
- Children's Action Network (DEC CAN Coordinator: Sari Gupta)
- Early Intervention (DEC Board Liaison: Bonnie Keilty)
NOW is a great time to be part of these groups as you can help shape and provide direction for them.
Each SIG is provided with logistical support by the DEC Executive Office. For example, DEC staff members can help SIGs set up a listserv, dedicate a page of the DEC Website, or arrange a meeting space at the DEC annual conference.
A member of the DEC Board also serves as a liaison for each of the SIGs to allow for direct communication between SIGs and the DEC Board. The liaison's main job is to bring back to the DEC Board issues, concerns, and recommendations from each of the SIGs. The DEC Board liaisons are not expected to lead the SIGs. It is hoped that SIG leaders would emerge from members. I included above the names of the liaisons for each of the existing SIGs. Feel free to contact them to find out more about each of the SIGsOther than the liaisons from the DEC Board and the Executive Office, no other organizational structure is required for the SIGs. Thus each SIG can develop and form based on their members' needs. For example, a SIG can elect a chair to facilitate activities as they deem necessary, or maybe not.
I hear that a Student SIG is being planned -- this is really exciting! If you are interested in forming a SIG, it's really easy. You just need to contact one of the DEC Board members or the DEC Executive Staff to complete a Request for Board Action (RBA), which will then be submitted to the DEC Board for discussion and approval.
Find your home within our DEC home today...
Form a SIG
Join a SIG!
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