![]() 24-26 and look forward to making a formal announcement April 1.Įach member of the search committee played an essential role in the process to secure the best outcome for JEA. We conducted formal interviews via Zoom Jan. 30 deadline, and our team spent countless hours screening applications and conducting follow-up interviews online in December to narrow the pool to 18, then identifying three wonderful finalists. Much of my focus as president these past few months has been chairing the search committee for the upcoming vacancy in JEA’s executive director position. Thank you for contributing to the journalism, education and association to benefit teachers and their students. I’m so glad advisers and staffs will have the opportunity in April to experience the incredible energy of our scholastic journalism community in person.Īt the same time, the convention is but one small part of what we do, and I’m grateful for the ongoing efforts of so many volunteers working behind the scenes to chair committees, develop new initiatives, manage contests, promote programs, create resources, judge awards or scholarship entries - and so much more. We’ve created new JEA lifetime member ribbons for name badges.Īs I write this, I’m deep in the process of arranging my students’ trip to attend the spring National High School Journalism Convention in L.A., and it’s a glorious feeling.JEA members who visit the booth will receive a free gift. The booth will feature information about JEA programs as well as a short list of merchandise items for sale. JEA will have a booth in the trade show since we have downgraded the bookstore. Updated banners and added new material to increase JEA’s brand presence at conventions.We are very excited to have Hilde Lysiak as the keynote speaker and offer convention attendees exclusive, early access to her upcoming memoir. We are wrapping up the program and schedule for the in-person spring convention in Los Angeles April 7-9.The total attendance was less than the spring 2021 attendance, but with it being our third virtual convention in a row, we expected a slight drop. With one adviser-teacher registration, a teacher got classroom-wide access for all of their students. Total participation was 4,519 with advisers and students from 289 schools. Fall 2021 convention platform - TalentLMS - was another success.Look for more information this spring about the contest specifics. Working with PJ Cabrera, CJE, and the Scholastic Journalism Week committee to start a SJW student poster contest for the 2023 event.We also made improvements to how we track and assign certification in our data management system. Worked with Certification Chair Amy Sorrell, MJE, to update the membership application/payment tracking process at headquarters.The Summer Workshop Directory will appear in the summer C:JET magazine and is online at JEA.org. Updated summer workshop package was a success.Cleaning up the JEA email marketing lists to remove multiple addresses for the same contact.Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn followers also continue to grow. Facebook engagement and followers are up.JEA’s financial position is $1,754,356 in total current assets.Ĥ,180 Facebook followers - 11% increase since fall 2021ĩ,657 newsletter email contacts - 39% open rate, 5% click rate We have a long-term investment strategy, which means the day-to-day fluctuations have no impact on our operating budget. Markets have been uneasy with large peaks and valleys. Investment revenue has fluctuated greatly this year with total other revenue at $50,177. A national search was conducted to replace the outgoing director at the end of the fiscal year.įinancial Position: As of March 7, 2022, JEA’s expenses were $279,629, whereas total revenue is $225,481, which means JEA has a net operating revenue of $-57,665. Employees are capable of working in their offices or at home as needed. Headquarters: The JEA offices are now open and fully staffed in person. Numbers were strong, but not on par with the previous in-person fall conventions. Last fall’s convention was online, the third virtual convention in a row. Membership has started to increase for the first time in the last few years. This spring marks two years since the start of the pandemic crisis. Membership: Voting membership stands at 2,452, which is an increase from a comparable time last spring.
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