2016 LILT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
LILT ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
LILT offers the opportunity for other LOTE organizations to join LILT as an Association Member with the intent of strengthening bonds between similar organizations, and to improve and advocate for the study of foreign languages on Long Island. Especially during these challenging times for LOTE education in New York State, it is important and very valuable to have such a united team in pursuit of the same goals. When other LOTE organizations become members of the LILT Executive Board, their views, professional needs and ideashave a voice by contributing to the planning and coordination of LILT’s various events. Their input not only strengthens the ties that bind these organizations, but also affords attention to the individual concerns of these organizations, and, in particular, their members. Acknowledging there is strength in numbers, world language programs can only gain from such collegial membership.
Provisions in the LILT Constitution afford the following advantages and benefits for any LOTE organization and its members who choose to have Association Membership in LILT:
Provisions in the LILT Constitution afford the following advantages and benefits for any LOTE organization and its members who choose to have Association Membership in LILT:
- The ability for its members to participate gratis in LILT’s Annual Poster Contest via their AAT membership
- Appointment of ONE Association Member Representative to be a voting member of the LILT Executive Board thereby providing a voice for the Association Member Organization and its members, and an opportunity to contribute ideas to LILT events and policies.
- The Association Member organization may cast one vote in LILT biannual officer elections.
- One display table at the LILT Annual Conference is made available gratis for the LILT Association Member Organization.
- One gratis registration to the LILT Annual Conference is provided for one designated LILT Association Member representative to attend to the display table.
- If provided to the Editor, any Association Member news and/or upcoming events are published in the LILT Newsletter.
- The opportunity to share professionally with other LILT members, successful teacher lesson plans, or ideas by providing one submission per year to the LILT Newsletter’s “Teachers Helping Teachers” article.
- The opportunity to highlight an outstanding teacher of the target language of the Association Member by submitting one “Spotlight on . . .” biography per year.