Taking Action
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Quick Start Advancing Arguments Cultivating Allies Taking Action Universities Links & Resources
When you need to act to protect your program, these documents and ideas will help you figure out what to say, to whom to say it, and who can help advocate for and with you. Click on the links below to access the documents relevant to your situation.
Advocacy Checklists: Start Here!
15 Advocacy Arguments
What Can I Learn from Others?
- Success Story: School Board Changes its Mind (Rhodes)
- Success Story: Middle School French Teacher Foils Cutback
- Success Story: French Teacher Rallies Families to Save French V Course
- Success Story: A Phoenix Success Story
These articles have advice on working with advocates:
- FLES Advocacy and Promotion (Lipton)
- Toot Your Own Horn (Sandburg)
- Working Against the Odds in FL Instruction (Gramer)
- Advocacy: The Role of the AATF Chapter President (Jourdain)
- Essay: Advocacy from a Board Member's Perspective (Sugarman)
- Advocacy for College and University French Programs (Duvick)
- Working with Guidance Counselors (Malone)
How Can I Get Others to Help?
Provide a key parent ally with a sample letter that can be tailored to meet the need. Collect testimonials from current and former students, parents, and other supporters. Here are examples: Here are some prompts you can use, and a release form that provides fair use of photos, videos, and texts.
- Sample Letter: Teacher to Parent (French V)
What Can Advocates Do?