Step 4: Follow up is crucial to recruit new and retain existing members. • Speak to each teacher and administrator about the brochure and application. • Ask if they have questions about the association and our benefits of membership. • Offer to send their application and payment option in with others you have collected. • Let them know that you are available to provide assistance or information. For instance, if someone has not received his or her invoice for renewal, offer to contact the state office and check on the status of his or her membership. • Send any updated member information forms to the state office, ASAP. Special Tips for Recruiting First Year Teachers and New Hires • Introduce yourself and MPE to colleagues during your school’s new-employee orientation. Set up a table or booth and have MPE information and goodies available. • Share the MPE recruitment video with potential members. • Inform potential members of our Grants & Scholarship opportunities. Utilize our Building Rep Stipend to host a meeting! MPE will reimburse you up to $50 for food and beverages if you would like to host an informational meeting at your school to share our benefits with your co-workers. Simply submit your itemized receipt to our office manager, kathy@mpe.org, for reimbursement. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MPE Beginning with a dozen members in 1979, MPE’s membership and influence have grown substantially, based on the proven premise that teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, teacher trainees, retired educators, and the public can work as a team to provide quality education for Mississippi school children. MPE fosters, en- courages and promotes the highest ideals of the education profes- sion. MPE believes that a positive working environment promotes an improved educational setting for Mississippi’s youth, which will, in turn, increase educators’ professional recognition and compensa- tion. MPE believes that working together works!
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