CMLA

North Carolina Collegiate Middle Level Association (CMLA)
===The Collegiate Middle Level Association (CMLA) is open to college students in North Carolina's institutions of higher education. Pre-service teachers and others who aspire to be counselors or other education professionals at the middle school level are invited to participate in activities that:===
 * •promote the concept and practices of effective middle level education;
 * • advance the professional standards of exemplary education for young adolescents;
 * •encourage opportunities for attendance and presentation at professional conferences;
 * •connect with school principals and administrators who are recruiting applicants for jobs in their schools;
 * •provide opportunities for networking and building friendships with students on other campuses.

=**CMLA News**= Currently, 4 schools have Collegiate Middle Level Associations (CMLAs) that are active on their respective campus' and who attend State meetings for collaboration. CMLA members attend the Fall Retreat of the NCPOMLE as well as the NCMLA conference in March where they have business meetings, collaborating on campus needs and discuss activities. CMLA members and other pre-service teachers present at the CMLA Showcase at the NCMLA Conference---see pictures below.