Interested in becoming or nominating someone from
your state to represent Independent Liberal Art Institutions in AILACTE?
Please contact your Regional Representative as listed above.
Dear Institutional Representative:
I would like to personally thank you for being an institutional member
of AILACTE. I wanted to refer you to the AILACTE Fall 2006 newsletter
on the AILACTE web page at http://www.ailacte.org/viewsandnews/AILACTE_Fall06newsletter.pdf.
In the newsletter the new mission statement adopted by AACTE and AILACTE
is highlighted. AILACTE plays an important role in presenting the
voice of independent and liberal arts colleges in issues relating
to educator preparation. As private and independent institutions,
we share many of the same questions and concerns regarding the increasing
focus on accountability and teacher testing, alternative routes to
certification, and the impact of federal legislation such as No Child
Left Behind. AILACTE membership provides a means to come together
and share concerns, ideas, and experiences with members from institutions
in other regions and states. As I discuss these issues at AILACTE
events, I have been encouraged by the impact of AILACTE educator preparation
programs on the candidates they prepare, and ultimately the P-12 students
they teach and counsel.
AILACTE is beginning a new effort to involve member institutions in
discussions regarding state issues impacting educator preparation
programs. I would like to ask your assistance in nominating a faculty
member who could serve as an AILACTE State Representative. State Representatives
will be invited to meet at a special forum at the AILCTE annual meeting
on February 24, 2007 in New York to share their perspectives on issues
impacting educator preparation programs in their states. State Representatives
will also receive a reduced registration fee for the AILACTE annual
meeting. The AILACTE Executive Committee views the position of State
Representatives as an excellent way for faculty at member institutions
to become involved in AILACTE, be exposed to broader issues impacting
education, and share their experiences.
Please return the nomination letter with contact information for a
faculty member at your institution who you believe would benefit from
serving as an AILACTE State Representative. I will contact nominees
to further discuss the role of an AILACTE State Representative, and
to personally invite them to the AILACTE Annual Meeting. Thank you
for your assistance in identifying faculty members, and for supporting
the efforts of AILACTE.
Sincerely,
Carleen Vande Zande
AILACTE Midwestern Representative
