STATE OF THE ASSOCIATION progress toward the Ends, and this report in Keynotes is a summary of those reports. The Ends are listed in the Board of Directors Governance Policy Manual, which is available online at www.aloa.org/Membersonly/Importantdocuments. You may request a copy by contacting the ALOA Office at (800) 532-2562 or [email protected]. T 24 Education One of ALOA’s main goals is to have an educated membership that is prepared for the future. Generally speaking, this is accomplished through updates, technical as- sistance, advanced training and a certification program for specialties such as Au- tomotive, Electronic Security, Safes, Vaults, and Safe and Vault Servicing and Me- chanical Security. Additionally, ALOA offers business and management instruction as well as of- fers business assistance, allowing members to be more successful in their endeavors. ALOA has had many recent accomplishments in the area of education. Last year, the ALOA Continuing Education (ACE) program conducted 104 full-day and 16 half-day ACE classes and 26 seminars at 14 locations. A majority of these full-day classes were conducted at the annual conventions and ALOA’s own Aaron M. Fish Security Training Center. The balance of classes was conducted at local tradeshows and events across the United States. KEYNOTES JULY/AUGUST 2018 he Board of directors requires that I report to the membership each year concerning the state of the association. The staff then determines and carries out the means to achieve the “Ends.” The Board established five Ends: Education, Membership, Operating Efficiency, Annual Convention/ Trade Shows and Financial. I make periodic reports to the board concerning Mary A. May, executive director, provides a report of ALOA SPAI’s activities accomplishments on behalf of members during the past year. More education updates are in progress as well. ALOA is in the process of devel- oping several new classes, and we’ve be- gun branching out into developing online training videos as well. We plan to release more tests online, and we are redoing the way the Mandatory and CPS exams are delivered. Video training should be fin- ished before year end. Over the past year, the PRP certifica- tion tests saw major upgrades as well, as testing is now available in the conve- nience of people’s homes or offices. There were 58 ACE classes that offered aſter-class PRP exams, providing conve- nience to members. Membership Each year, ALOA aims to increase the strength of its membership and programs by partnering and communicating with other groups and companies, such as se- curity product manufacturers and whole- salers, institutions and industry groups WWW.ALOA.ORG
