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Educational Excellence
Under the Red Umbrella:
Defining and Promoting
Educational Excellence
During the 2022–2024 biennium, the Educational Excellence Committee (EEC) adopted the use of the red
umbrella as a symbol for covering the varied focus areas of EEC. Committee members expressed the need
to provide information about EEC that would broaden members’ understanding of what was under the red
umbrella. As was evident in our work with members at the state organization and chapter levels, some of
the focus areas—such as the international projects and programs of work—were understood to be a part
of EEC. What was not clear were the other focus areas under the umbrella.
When working to define and describe EEC at the 2023 leadership training session for state organization
EEC chairs, the following ideas were collected:
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