All membership plans are valid through the calendar year, expiring January 1.
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
COMPARISON BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL & INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
Individual
* May vote
* Email to home, school or both
* Forum sent to home or school (your choice)
* Reduced fees for conferences and workshops
* May nominate students for PSMLA awards
* PSMLA membership card
Institutional
* No voting rights
* Institutional rep gets all email
* 1-2 copies of Forum sent to institutuional rep
* 2-5 persons at institutuion will receive reduced fees
* May nominate students for PSMLA awards
* Membership card has name of school, not teachers
PSMLA is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the teaching and learning of languages and cultures from kindergarten through university levels.
All PSMLA memberships begin every year on JANUARY 1.
This type of membership is available to schools (e.g. Central HS), departments within a school (e.g. Central JHS German Dept.), school systems, school districts, colleges, universities and other professional organizations (e.g. NECTFL, AATSP).
$120 Institutional Membership includes 1 copy of the Forum sent to the designated contact person, 1 copy of all emails to the designated contact person and 2 registrations for the annual PSMLA Fall Conference at the member rate. This membership rate counts for 3 teachers on PSMLA Exemplary Program (PEP) applications.
$180 Institutional Membership includes 2 copies of the Forum sent to the designated contact person, 1 copy of all emails to the designated contact person and 5 registrations for the annual PSMLA Fall Conference at the member rate. This membership rate counts for 5 teachers on PSMLA Exemplary Program (PEP) applications.
PSMLA dues are not deductible as a charitable expense but they may be deductible as a business expense.
If you have any questions about memberships, please email Phyllis Rzodkiewicz.