Coalition State Representatives seek to engage with all of the community-based heritage language programs in their state and connect them with other language groups within their state and across the country, and with the national effort, the Coalition. They serve as a liaison between the language community in their state and the work of the Coalition, so that we work together effectively.

Roles of State Representatives

• Connect and engage with the community-based heritage language schools and school leaders in their state – getting schools documented in the survey and on the map, encouraging them to participate in the conference, forwarding the Coalition newsletter to them and encouraging them to sign up
• Develop an email that they send out to schools and school leaders in their state
• Help community-based schools connect with public schools – to help students earn competency-based credits, Seal of Biliteracy
• Connect community-based school teachers with the language-specific professional organization that is appropriate for their language and focus (e.g., AATSP, NNELL) and with the state language organization
• Disseminate information about heritage language education among the community-based heritage language schools
• Participate in the Coalition’s annual conference – The next one is Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5, 2024
• Participate in other Coalition activities, as possible – and lead some, if they are led to do that
• Engage in other initiatives that they believe are important