overview

The goal of this task force is to assure a linguistically competent and culturally diverse American society by recruiting, supporting and retaining a qualified world-language teaching force.

The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force is focusing its efforts on:

• Identifying and disseminating effective recruitment and retention models;
• Developing a public relations promotional campaign for foreign languages in general and for recruiting new and diverse members into the profession; and
• Establishing a variety of products and resources for teachers currently in the profession.

The task force is divided into three sub-committees, each focusing on identifying and/or creating a variety of products and resources to attain the goals established in the three areas listed above.