about aatj for affiliate officers

For Officers of NCJLT Affiliate Organizations:

Explanation of the Transition

AATJ 　全米日本語教育学会The American Association of Teachers of Japanese

The Association of Teachers of Japanese and the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers are consolidating to create one national professional organization: The American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ).

ATJAssociation of

Teachers of Japanese

NCJLTNational Council of Japanese Language

Teachers

AATJ 　全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

LARGE-SCALE SUPPORT

for Japaneselanguage,linguistics,

andliterature

professionals

ONE VOICEfor

advocacyprofessional developmentgrant funding

national policies

OPPORTUNITIESfor

K-16+ teachers tomeetlearn

articulateconference

share resources

STREAMLINEDoperations

websitegovernance

membershipstructure


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Why the change?

As one large organization, we can work together to support and expand Japanese language, linguistics, and

literature instruction in the United States.

STRONG SUPPORTfor

Japaneselanguage, linguistics,

andliterature professionals.


Like other language organizations, we become a unified voice for advocacy, professional development opportunities, grant funding, and participation in national policy-making discussions.

ONE VOICEfor

advocacy, professional developmentgrant funding, and participation in

national policy discussions


As a K-16+ organization, we have new opportunities for articulation, professional development, and the sharing of ideas and resources.

OPPORTUNITIESfor

K-16+ teachers tomeet, learn, articulate, conference

and share resources


Operations will be streamlined with one website and one governing body. A new membership structure has the potential to generate new revenue for local affiliates and encourage more teachers to participate in your professional organizations.

STREAMLINEDoperations, website,

governanceand a new membership

structure


Your favorite activities, events and services will continue, with the addition of benefits formerly for ATJ members only.

Students can continue to enjoy the Nengajou Contest, National Honor Society, and the National Japanese Exam Contest. Members will continue to receive a discounted rate at the ACTFL Conference and be able to attend and present in AATJ-sponsored sessions. In addition, all members will be able to access the special programs and events previously run by ATJ such as the Spring Conference with AAS, and the journal Japanese Language and Literature (for a $5 shipping fee).

NengajouContest

Japanese National Honor

Society

National Japanese

Exam

Membership in Special Interest

Groups

ACTFLConference

Sessions

Spring Conference at AAS

(Association for Asian Studies)

Newsletterand

Journal(journal mailing for $5

fee)

OnlineCourses for

Teachers

Other Professional

Development Opportunities

AATJ 　全米日本語教育学会

American Association of Teachers of Japanese

A New Membership

PaymentStructure

Members paid dues to

Local Affiliates

Local Affiliates sent $15 to NCJLT for their members who wanted

to join the national organization

OLD PAYMENTSTRUCTURE

Members will pay dues to the new

AATJ (online credit card payment available)

$$

AATJ will send $15 Local Affiliates for each member in their

area.Members will include prior NCJLT and prior

ATJ members

$$

NEW PAYMENTSTRUCTURE

Member Local National

Member National Local

Another way to think about it is…

Old Membership

Structure

NewMembership

Structure

ExplanationThe process for becoming a member of AATJ will be the opposite of how it was in the past. As of January 1, 2012, members who join AATJ will do so via online registration on our website for a $40 membership fee.

For each member who indicates you as their local affiliate, AATJ will send you $15. This means that you may receive new revenue for your organization on behalf of members who were previously only members of ATJ.

Members might join anytime during the

calendar year. Therefore, AATJ will send revenue

to the local affiliates QUARTERLY

February 1stMay 1st

August 1stNovember 1st

Member Local

Members will be able to pay online using a credit card. This has the potential to

increase your membership.

Benefits of the New Membership System for Affiliates

You do not have to collect any money from your members, unless they only want to join your Affiliate directly (and not AATJ).

The AATJ office will maintain a centralized membership database and share it with

you.

You have potential for new revenue via the $15 you will receive for each prior ATJ member or other

new members who choose you as their Affiliate.

What are the next steps?

In order to receive funds from AATJ, you must have an organizational bank

account and be incorporated.

If you have questions about how to set up a bank account or be incorporated,

NCJLT Board Members and/or the AATJ Office can assist you.

Step One

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Step Two

Become an “Official Affiliate” of AATJ.

Fill out an “Affiliate Application Form” available at http://www.aatj.org/2012reorganization/LocalAffREG2012.pdf

This form is due by August 31, 2012 in order to receive revenue sharing for the 2012 calendar year. If you submit your form earlier, you can begin receiving revenue as early as February 2012.

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http://www.aatj.org/2012reorganization/LocalAffREG2012.pdf

Step Three

If you wish, share information about the transition with your members using the PowerPoint at this link:

http://www.slideshare.net/jhaxhi/about-aatj-for-members

You may download the PowerPoint for use at your meeting, send a link to members, or embed the

presentation on your website.



Step FourEncourage your members to join AATJ online, at

www.aatj.org after January 1st for the 2012 calendar year. The membership fee is $40. AATJ

will return $15 per member to “Official Affiliates.”

If you already collected $15 for the 2012 national membership, your may mail in your dues to AATJ as usual and your members will have membership in AATJ for the entire 2012 calendar year. After January 1, 2012, membership in AATJ will only be accepted through the new structure (member pays national>>national pays local).

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http://www.aatj.org/

Current NCJLT Board Members and new AATJ Board Members are available for

assistance in the process of becoming an “Official Affiliate.” One will be contacting

you shortly, or you may send your questions to the AATJ Executive Director at

[email protected].

AATJ would like to thank the Japan Foundation and the

Japan-US Friendship Commission for their

generous support of this transition process.

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