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SANS, Inc./ MEAD Leadership Program
The SANS, Inc./ MEAD Leadership Program supports individuals in the
development of a project that contributes to the foreign language teaching
profession and advances quality language instruction. The Mead program was
created to develop future leaders for the profession at the state, regional,
and national levels.
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Who May Apply?
Foreign language teachers who have demonstrated leadership potential
in their institutions and/or professional organizations at the local,
state, or regional or national level may apply. |
How are Mead Fellows Recognized?
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When are Applications Due?
 | The state associations must receive applications by December 1,
2009. |
 | NECTFL must receive the completed application from the state
organization by January 5, 2010 |
 | The NECTFL Professional Development Committee will select the
Fellows at the January Board meeting and will convey its decisions to
the state associations and the nominee by February 1, 2010. |
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I. Funding:
NECTFL assumes responsibility for the costs of all aspects of the program as
described above. We strongly encourage state associations to provide
stipends for travel and other expenses, if at all possible.
II. Application Procedure:
1. Application forms will be available in June 2009
on this web site, in the NECTFL Conference Preview, and in
state organization newsletters.
2. Applicants may be nominated by their schools, colleges, or universities;
or by local, state, regional or national foreign language organizations.
3. Completed applications will be sent to the nominee's state association.
Each state association will pick one application
per year to submit to NECTFL.
III. What Should the Application Include?
 | A completed application checklist; |
 | A letter of nomination from nominating body (schools, professional
org., etc.); |
 | A letter of support from state organization; |
 | A current resume or c.v. of no more than two pages; |
 | A signed Commitment Form expressing the nominee's willingness to
complete their proposed project and present findings at their state
conference and NECTFL Conference the calendar year following acceptance of
their project; |
 | A written narrative by the nominee describing their project,
containing the following:
†Project Rationale: How will this project contribute to the field and
advance quality language instruction? Why should NECTFL support this
project?
† Project Description: What is your project? What goals and
objectives do you hope to accomplish?
† Action Plan: What steps will you take to implement the project?
What is your timeline? Please keep in mind that you need to present at
the following year's state and NECTFL conferences.
† Leadership Statement: How will your project provide leadership at
the local, state, regional, and national level?
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III Criteria for Selection:
The rubric that will be used to evaluate each application is
available here. It is suggested that applicants review this rubric
before submitting their application.
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