[AAACE-NLA] Action: NIFL Director Sign-On Letter - Sign-On Now!

[Jackie Taylor]

Action: NIFL Director Sign-On Letter - March 4 Deadline!
  
New AAACE-NLA List Subscribers:
 
We understand that a permanent National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) director will be chosen this year, possibly as soon as the end of June. We also understand that the NIFL Advisory Board is currently drafting selection criteria for a national search that will be launched in one week or less. 

If you scroll down, below you will find a link to two sign-on letters, one addressed to the NIFL Advisory Board, one to the Interagency Group that governs NIFL. They contain suggested guidelines for selecting a new director. These guidelines were originally drafted by the National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) and signed by 12 Representatives and 18 Senators from last winter, 2002 (To see the historical documents go to: http://savenifl.org/congress_letter.html   http://savenifl.org/senate_letter.html)

We have come up with a simple way for us to voice common concerns with those who govern NIFL. Follow these steps:

1) Read the sign-on letters

http://www.savenifl.org/letters.html

2) If you agree with the content of the letters and would like campaign organizers to send them on your behalf, send an email to:

newNIFLdirector at yahoo.com

before March 4 (or sooner)

that reads:

"Please add my name to both NIFL Director letters."

Be sure to include your name, City/town and state. Though you may choose not to do so, it is important to include a title and organizational affiliation. Our titles give credibility to our statement.

It is also important that we speak with one unified voice:  adult and family literacy advocates and professional organizations, the NCL, and legislators who all believe a permanent NIFL director should be fully informed in adult and family literacy practices and  committed to the NIFL mission and functions described in the National Literacy Act of 1991 and Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

We need to do what we can to preserve NIFL's focus on adults and families.  Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
 
Sincerely,

Daphne Greenberg
Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
Georgia State University

Jackie Taylor
Vice-Chair
Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers

David J. Rosen, Ed.D.
Adult Literacy Advocate
Boston, Massachusetts

David Collings
List Moderator
AAACE-NLA





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