At the New Visions in Leesburg, VA, participants overwhelmingly suggested the need for a National Agenda within the Foreign Language community and that it should be based on a set of core principles as stated in the drafts created by the steering committee. The means by which a national agenda might be accomplished include: collaboration, advocacy, technology, and structure. Several alternative actions were also presented.

The core principles include:
1. Opportunities to learn a variety of languages
2. To meet national needs in an increasingly international context
3. With focus on the learner
4. Recognizing the resource and needs of heritage speakers
5. Tailored to local needs

Under collaboration we will advance a national dialog by inviting stakeholders to the table.

Through advocacy we will work towards the following:
1. Improving the image and public relations for FL education K-16+
2. Gaining more funding, visibility, and support for FL education
3. Educating inside and outside of the profession about what we do and why

Through technology we will gain development of an electronic database. Preliminarily, the Web site will be based at the NFLRC at San Diego State University.

In the area of structure, it will enable us to maintain, create, and reconfigure our structures that support and manage the national agenda.