Historically Speaking #3
CAPPA volunteers have worked diligently through the decades to make continuing education opportunities available across the region. But developing and offering the material is not enough. Paraphrasing from the movie Field of Dreams, “if you offer it, they will come” … when funding is available.
Historically Speaking #2
This article discusses CAPPA’s publishing of a newsletter through the years, and the volunteer editors.
CAPPA is managed by a Board of Directors. President, Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer are roles familiar to most. However, Newsletter Editor as used by CAPPA is a role that may not be as familiar.
The CAPPA newsletter was effectively the social media hub, with stories and dates captured on paper and delivered by horseback (more or less). When telephone access was expensive and limited, the newsletter provided new, tested ideas and solutions. In the first model, each state had a newsletter “bureau chief” who encouraged and received stories. These were passed along to an editor who assembled, printed, and mailed the document. Most schools received one copy that was shared within the department.
Historically Speaking #1
I am honored to have been elected last fall as your CAPPA Historian. My qualifications for this role are that I have supported CAPPA for many years (as co-chair and member of Professional Development committee), and now am old and retired.