Ohio Foreign Language Association

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Carol Eiber
President

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Information: The duties of the President shall be as follows:

(A) Serve for a term of one (1) year, and following completion of his or her year as President, shall become Immediate Past President.

(B) See that all business of the Association and of the Annual Conference is carried out.

(C) Take action on all necessary matters that cannot be deferred until the next
Executive Board meeting, subject to approval of the Executive Board.

(D) Call Executive Board meetings no fewer than four (4) times during a year.

(E) Serve as presiding officer at Executive Board meetings and at the Annual Meeting.

(F) Establish ad hoc committees when necessary and appoint Chairpersons thereof.

(G) Assign the various responsibilities for the Annual Conference, including the
Program and Registration, AV, Hospitality and Publicity.

(H) Fill by appointment any vacancy among the officers as required by the By-Laws.

(I) Execute all necessary documents pertaining to the Association with the
Executive Treasurer.

(J) Represent the Association, or designate an alternate, with other educational groups, or with community, state or national groups, except for those official affiliations whose delegates are elected by the Executive Board.

(K) Write a letter for each issue of The Cardinal.

 














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The OFLA Vision

Every Ohio student will be proficient in a second language, which is essential to a world-class education.

The OFLA Mission

The Ohio Foreign Language Association is committed to world language study beginning in the primary grades, so that every learner, from early childhood through adult, acquires a high level of communicative and intercultural competence.

The OFLA Strategic Plan

1. Establish clear expectations for foreign language learners.

2. Build the capacity of foreign language teachers to prepare learners to demonstrate their proficiency.

3. Build support for foreign language instruction among parents, policy leaders, the business community and opinion leaders in the media.



News Flash

Save the date! March 29-31, 2012 in Columbus, OH. OFLA's 50th Anniversary conference. Keynote speaker Toni Theisen.

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