Program of Work

Goals for the State Association, responsible for project, plans for achieving goals, and timeline for completion.

North Dakota HOSA Program

Who: State Advisor and State Officer Coach

What/When:

Educational curriculum development for advisors – August 1
- Leadership- Kyan
- New member packet update
Develop HOSA Marketing Materials for Middle School Students – Ongoing
Increase HOSA Alumni Engagement and Registration

Who: State Officer

What/When:

1.2K members – December 2026
Increasing middle school membership – By March 2027
- 2 New Chapters -> create standard communication letter
- Identify target middle schools each officer would want to add, contact counselors, vice principals, etc.
  - Marley – rural
Continued engagement and outreach for new and ongoing members – Ongoing
- Measure chapters’ local growth through the most amount of members gained, percentage growth, and largest rural and urban chapters.

Who: State Officer Coach

What/When:

Connect with states in the region for cross state collaboration
- Montana HOSA, South Dakota HOSA, Minnesota, Puerto Rico.
Structure advocacy partnership with Montana HOSA
Ensure NDHOSA President is engaged with Central Region VP
Mental Health

Who: 1st: Abhi, 2nd: Marley

Maintaining a certain aesthetic on the Instagram page
Promoting “Hero of The Month” by reaching out to chapters – Monthly
- Nominations / Submissions – August 15
- Create a form
- Do finalists at SLC and overall hero of the year – Ongoing
Use social media polls and interactive posts to gather member feedback and improve communication between. Do pre conference to see what members want. November 12
State officer application promotion through posts
Promote ND HOSA Newsletter
Increasing following base 100 followers this season
Promote T-Shirt and Pin contest early – Before FLC
- Flyer for FLC – ASAP (when headshots come back)
Introduce current state officers
PROMOTE MERCH (WE ARE IN DEBT) – Before FLC and SLC

Who: 1st: Setiya, 2nd: Kyan

What/When:

Develop and release the Post-Secondary Toolkit – July 2026
- Compile different national/state PS/C resources, volunteering opportunities, research opportunities, and contact lists
- Work with UND to design and create section on website to include PS/C toolkit OR create Google Folder – August 2026
- Promote PS/C Toolkit @ FLC – October 2026
Increase collegiate involvement in MAC
- Post on Insta: Pro’s of being a part of MAC as PS/C member
  - They can work to spread impact of service projects, volunteering, nonprofits, etc -> leadership as well
- Reach out to collegiate chapters with MAC application and resources
- Goal: recruit 3 PS/C members
Work with AHEC in launching MCAT, GRE, resource giveaway @ SLC – Ongoing
- Contact AHEC, Princeton Review, Caplan, Nursing Admissions Test, Pearson, and National HOSA for monetary support
- Huge promotion push through emails, social media, and newsletters in the build up to SLC

Who: State Officers and State Staff
1st: Braelyn, Marley

What/When:

More ND State Projects that chapters can participate in – November-February
Direct communication with all chapter leadership – August 1
- Get a GroupMe set up earlier in the year (feedback from survey)
- Flyers and QR code’s
Biannual HOSA member catered newsletter release – November 30 and February ?
- Include what State Officers are working on, important dates, and more

Who: 1st: Braelyn, 2nd: Setiya, Arlin
Point of Contact for requests: Kyan

What/When:

Start the year by gaining local officer teams contact information – Mid/Late September
Set Guidelines of things officers will talk about – August
- Create Powerpoint or slideshows for visits
- ~4 areas of requests for visits/presentations
  - Competitive Events, HOSA 101, Activities & Fundraising, Local Leadership
SOS: Monthly “virtual conferences” for local officers to hop on a call with officers from other schools and a few state officers – Ongoing
In-person chapter visits as requested + feasible – Ongoing
- Give or take 20-30mins away max
- Braelyn, Abhi, Setiya – East
- Marley + Arlin – central-ish/south
- Create some set dates in advance?

Who: 1st: Abhi and Arlin

What/When:

Incorporate workshops related to a wider variety of healthcare career pathways – Ongoing
- Reach out to hospitals/companies to find people in health admin/finance roles willing to present
  - Around Grand Forks?
Recognize HOSA members and chapters playing important roles in their communities – Annual Newsletters, 11/30 and 2/15?
- Hero of the month
- Chapter of the month?
- Recognition announced with biannual newsletters?
Connect HOSA members with healthcare opportunities around them – Ongoing
- Shadowing, Internships, Jobs, Volunteering
- Hand and hand with point based system,
- Chapter resources google drive
- Grand Forks – UND medical school?? Nursing program?
Statewide service project - Crosses For Cameron?? Mental Health??
- Organize statewide fundraising efforts during FLC & SLC
- Work with chapters to host donation drives

Who: State Executive Council

What/When:

More information on testing before SLC – Ongoing, Bi-monthy check-in
Host a HOSA trivia table at FLC/HOSA.org Website Navigation for CE Useful Resources
Highlight ND HOSA website resources
- Update resources with new skills/events
General Resource updates for local chapters – Add all before September
- “How to approach local organizations”
- “Chapter “case studies””
- “Competition guide”
- “Event preparation tups”
- “Post-Secondary Toolkit”