KAEOP History
In 1950, a group of secretaries in Kansas wanted to organize
the Kansas Association of School Secretaries. They were encouraged
and assisted by State Superintendent, Throckmorton; W.W. Wright,
a staff member in the Kansas State Department of Education;
and Minter Brown, a member of the Kansas Teachers Association.
In November, 1950, Martha S. Luck of Chicago, a member of
the National Association of Educational Secretaries who later
became its president, came to Kansas to assist in getting
the organization underway. The name “Katie Kansas”
was given to this group and the first state  president
was Vesta White of Lawrence.
The name was later changed to Kansas Association of Educational
Secretaries and then to Kansas Association of Educational
Office Professionals to coincide with the national organization.
In 2000-2001 the 50th anniversary of KAEOP was celebrated
with a reception/open house being held during the Fall Conference
in Lexena. During this year of KAEOP, fifty Years of KAEOP
History was written.
The KAEOP, Angels for Education, will be working together
in 2007-08 to give Kansas educational office professionals
support in the areas of information, service, fellowship and
recognition. The Angels for Education will be eager to hear
from all educational office professionals throughout the state
of Kansas as well as other states!
What Else Does KAEOP Do?
KAEOP offers two scholarships each year to graduating high
school seniors planning to major in business or secretarial
training. As an NAEOP affiliate, it is eligible to nominate
a high school senior for the NAEOP Marion T. Wood Scholarship.
KAEOP honors a deserving Kansas administrator as "KAEOP
Administrator of the Year" and an outstanding member
as "KAEOP Educational Office Professional of the Year."
As a NAEOP affiliate, it is eligible to nominate deserving
persons for "NAEOP Administrator of the Year" and
NAEOP Educational Office Professional of the Year."
KAEOP holds spring and fall workshops and business meetings.
The workshops offer 30-hour classes over four meetings which
enable participants to earn credits for the Professional Standards
Certification Program.
KAEOP publishes a newsletter four times a year which reports
activities of affiliate associations, professional tips, and
coming events of state and national interest.
Other Activities
KAEOP encourages participation of all members and affiliates
in honoring our bosses during National Educational Bosses
Week the third week of May, and promoting our own profession
during National Educational Office professionals Career Awareness
Week, the second week of October.
AS an affiliate of NAEOP, KAEOP has available a network of
information from affiliates throughout the country.
Administrator Involvement
Administrators can be supportive of KAEOP by encouraging
their office employees to improve their professional and personal
development by joining KAEOP. Many districts support their
office employees with financial assistance for attendance
at conferences and workshops.
Looking for a gift for that special office employee? How
about a membership to KAEOP? You are a professional. Don't
you want your office employees to become office professionals?
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