Good morning, NCL Board colleagues, I'm forwarding this correspondence to keep you all in the loop. Will update you when I hear back from Tom. Remaining calm and carrying on, Deborah Deborah Kennedy Associate Vice President, Adult English Language Education Director, English for Heritage Language Speakers Program Center for Applied Linguistics 202/355-1572 www.cal.org www.ehlsprogram.org ________________________________ From: Deborah Kennedy Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 8:59 AM To: Thomas Nash; Silja Kallenbach Cc: Sharon Bonney Subject: Re: [NCL Members] invitation for NCL Board nominations Good morning, Tom, Thanks for your query. I have to confess that I'm not sure what you are asking. You request a comment on "the bylaw below," but I don't see the bylaw that you are referencing. Can you clarify, please? Thanks! Deborah Deborah Kennedy Associate Vice President, Adult English Language Education Director, English for Heritage Language Speakers Program Center for Applied Linguistics 202/355-1572 www.cal.org www.ehlsprogram.org ________________________________ From: Thomas Nash <tnash@windhamraymondschools.org> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:54 PM To: Silja Kallenbach; Deborah Kennedy Cc: Sharon Bonney Subject: Re: [NCL Members] invitation for NCL Board nominations Hi Silja and Deborah, Can you please comment on the bylaw below? We are trying to understand NCL's structure and nomination/election process. I am also looking to respond to an email from Peter and address some misunderstandings he has noted about COABE. Thanks, Tom Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2016, at 9:04 AM, Silja Kallenbach <silja_kallenbach@worlded.org<mailto:silja_kallenbach@worlded.org>> wrote: Here's a document about NCL membership levels. I have to ask someone else w access to the NCL website to post it. Silja . Silja kallenbach [Red Squares] Vice President [Red Squares] 617.482.9485 www.worlded.org<http://www.worlded.org/> [JSILogo] <http://www.facebook.com/worlded> [JSILogo] <http://www.twitter.com/worlded> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Judy Mortrude <jmortrude@clasp.org<mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org>> wrote: Thanks Silja – could you post information explaining the NCL levels of membership – full vs associate? (Sorry – couldn’t find it on the site and I believe there are distinctions between the levels which people may need to consider when making nominations.) Appreciate the help! Judy From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>] On Behalf Of Silja Kallenbach Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:00 AM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> Subject: [NCL Members] invitation for NCL Board nominations Dear NCL Colleagues, The Board of the National Coalition for Literacy is soliciting nominations for candidates to fill three Board vacancies for the term beginning on October 1, 2016. NCL Board members serve three-year terms, and no Board member may serve more than two consecutive terms. This is a volunteer, working Board with no staff. Candidates need to be: - From an NCL full member organization in good standing (having paid the 2016 membership dues) - Committed to advancing adult literacy and education through advocacy and related activities - Able to participate in NCL's work and bimonthly Board meetings; two of these are in-person meetings held in Washington, DC (travel at the Board member's own expense), and the rest are held via conference call - Interested in collegial sharing with other national organizations concerned with adult education and able to work collaboratively For more information about the NCL, visit national-coalition-literacy.org<http://national-coalition-literacy.org/> Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter to the NCL Nominating Committee c/o Deborah Kennedy atdeborah.r.kennedy@verizon.net<mailto:deborah.r.kennedy@verizon.net> by August 1, 2016. The Nominating Committee will interview finalists by phone and present a slate for the Board's review and approval in September. The Board will then submit the slate to the NCL membership for a vote, after which all candidates will be informed of the outcome. Thank you in advance for your support of the National Coalition for Literacy! Cordially, Silja Kallenbach and Deborah Kennedy NCL Nominating Committee 2016 . Silja kallenbach [Red Squares] Vice President [Red Squares] 617.482.9485 www.worlded.org<http://www.worlded.org/> [JSILogo] <http://www.facebook.com/worlded> [JSILogo] <http://www.twitter.com/worlded> ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. 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