Regular Member
Those eligible for regular membership are public elementary
or secondary personnel (local education agency) OR private
(non-state supported) elementary or secondary personnel
whose area of responsibility is supervision of world
language programs including the implementation of state and
district policies for languages other than English of any
state of the United States of America, the District of
Columbia, and the possessions of the United States of
America. Additionally, elementary or secondary
directors/administrators within a local education agency or
private education agency who were formerly responsible for
world language education and who are currently responsible
for the oversight of personnel and programs related to world
language education are eligible for regular membership.
Associate Member
Those eligible for associate membership include the
following: a) individuals from post-secondary institutions,
public or private, with responsibility for world language
education or world language teacher education or training;
b) representatives of national or state professional
organizations that are advocates for world language
education from the United States and other countries; c)
representatives of national, state, or local world language
publications, world language related commercial vendors; d)
individuals who are full-time professional world language
consultants. Those eligible for retired membership are
persons who have held regular membership in NADSFL and who
have retired from positions in elementary or secondary
public or private institutions. Individuals who are employed
on a regular basis by commercial vendors such as textbook
publishers, educational materials developers, or assessment
companies. |