Jackie Taylor, Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) President, presented with Tom Nash, President-Elect, about ways in which COABE and the state directors can partner and lift the field of adult education to new heights. This presentation gives background and benefits of membership in COABE for individuals and large groups.

1. Jackie Taylor, President
Tom Nash, President-Elect

2. About COABE
 Co-hosted 14 national conferences across the country
with 10 national-level strand partners
 Co-hosted 13 regional institutes
 13,000+ members strong, and growing
 37 state partners
 12 VIP Vendor partners

3. Cultivating Leadership
 20 members of the Board of Directors, 13 voting, 7
non-voting
 8 committees comprised of COABE members on and
off the board
 Talent Bank

4. Why Join COABE?
 National recognition at local and state levels raises
professionalism, visibility, and equal standing in
education. Practitioners locally are more on par with
other educators in their region.
 Extensive membership benefits for individuals and
groups.

5. Membership Benefits, Individuals
 Online repository of best
practices, created by – and for –
COABE members
 Journal discount and opportunity
to publish in the journal
 Employment Bulletin Board
 Talent Bank Journal of Research and
Practice for Adult Literacy,
Secondary, and Basic
Education

6. Membership Benefits
Awards, Incentive Grants,
and Scholarships
 COABE has given back to
the field over $250,000 in
awards, incentive grants,
scholarships, travel
stipends, and conference
registrations in the last 10
years.

7. Membership Benefits
 Discounts on VIP Vendor products and services
 $75 savings on conference registration
 Conference minigrant opportunities
 COABE App
 Legislative alerts and updates
 Voting privileges
 Professional networking

8. Membership Benefits
 Adult Education Degree and Credentialing Portal

9. Who Can Be a Member?
 Individual ($45)
 Affiliate (5 members, $150)
 Small (10 members, $300)
 Medium (25 members, $700)
 Large ($50+ members, $1,200)

10. Savings Breakdown: $1,200 / state
vs. $45/ Individual
• 50 members = $24 / member vs. $2,250 at individual rate
• 100 members = $12 / member vs. $4,500 at individual rate
• 200 members = $6 / member vs. $9,000 at individual rate
• 300 members = $4 / member vs. $13,500 at individual rate
• 400 members = $3 / member vs. $18,000 at individual rate
• 500 members = $2.40 / member vs. $22,500 at individual
rate
• 600 members = $2 / member vs. $27,000 at individual rate
 Unbeatable savings for practitioners in your state!

11. Who Can Be Large Group Members?
 State associations (34)
 State consortia (i.e. Washington state)
 State PD organizations (i.e. Rhode Island)
 State offices (i.e. Iowa)

12. Special Large Group Benefits
• State award winners may be nominated for
national level awards
• State conference promotion via COABE website,
electronic newsletter, and social media
• List of presenters available for your state
conference

13. Special Large Group Benefits
• Co-branded membership building opportunities
• Membership benefits extended to all individual
members at a fraction of the cost (2 for 1)
• Opportunity to participate in the COABE Contact
Network

14. COABE and the State Directors
SPOC Network Collaborate
 Action alerts
 Updates

15. Elections
 COABE’s nominations and elections process is
open to the membership
 State associations may actively participate by:
• Nominating a candidate from their board for
consideration
• Encouraging their association members to vote in the
elections

16. New Added Benefits for Small States
For large groups with 50-100 members:
• Co-branded website
• Co-branded
communications
• Co-branded
membership
renewals

17. Partner With COABE
Visibility Networking
Professional
growth
Revenue

18. Visibility
• Co-branded marketing material sent to your
region
• Co-branded on the website
• Co-branded social media

19. Professional Growth
• Engage your association in targeted professional
development
• Enable your members to enjoy national-level
keynote speakers and presenters

20. Revenue and Savings
• Regional Institute: $10,000 stipend paid immediately upon
completion of the institute and submission of the final
report.
• National Conference: $50,000 stipend plus $60/member
within the state that is part of the large group membership
• Reduced conference fee ($75 savings)
• Opportunity to apply for mini grants to defray the cost
of registration ($350)

21. 2015 National Strand Partners

22. Join us in Denver
 New conference model
 Enables smaller states to host
national conference
 Brings national conference
experience to new areas of the
country
 New conference strands for
administrators, migrant worker
education
 Opportunity to earn CEUs

23. Strategic Planning
Help shape the future of COABE by participating in
strategic planning!
 Member survey
 Focus groups among leaders of large group members
 Individual interviews
 Board planning
 Launch plan in Denver 2015

24. What’s Up and Coming
• New conference model to improve quality and
expand access to COABE members
• Technology to expand professional development
opportunities and lesson plan sharing
• Input into national research and policy decisions
that inform and shape adult education

25. Thank You!
Jackie Taylor
jackie@jataylor.net
Tom Nash
tnash@rsu14.org