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Membership Information

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By becoming a member, your school gains access to the full range of ALDS benefits. Additionally, all employees at your institution will automatically receive access to these exclusive member benefits, ensuring that your entire team can take advantage of the resources and opportunities provided by ALDS.

In order to be considered for ALDS membership, interested schools must adhere to the following criteria:

  1. Non-public school that specializes in educating students with learning differences such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and executive function challenges

  2. Specific Admissions Criteria based on the above learning profile

  3. Fully accredited by an accrediting organization approved by the National Association of Independent Schools and/or International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA), or a comparable international accreditation body

  4. All students receive Science of Reading-aligned instruction grounded in research-based practices designed for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and executive function challenges 

ALDS is currently not accepting applications from schools whose primary mission serves learning profiles outside of those listed above: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and executive dysfunction.

All employees of your school receive the following membership benefits:

  • Unlimited Access to affinity-based and hot-topic roundtable discussions
     
  • Unlimited Access to ALDS listservs, including affinity group lists

  • Exclusive Learning Opportunities through ALDS-only learning cohorts

  • Unlimited Access to members-only resources, like our Marketing Toolkit

  • Unlimited Access to ALDS Speaker Series webinars and recordings

  • Regular Updates via weekly emails and quarterly newsletters

  • Free Promotion of your school's outreach events on ALDS' website and in weekly emails

  • Discounted Registration to ALDS' annual Leadership Retreat 

  • Job Postings for administrative roles on our Careers Page

  • Exclusive Invitations to in-person social events at IDA and NAIS

  • Leadership & Volunteer Opportunities through nomination to task forces and board committees

  • Annual Membership Benchmarking Data that provides insights on member schools

Listed below are the Board of Trustees-approved membership dues for 2025-2026.  Membership runs from September 1 - August 31.  

Dues are determined based on schools' self-reported Annual Operating Revenue Budgets. This tiered approach, which aligns with our strategic goals, reflects thoughtful input from our community and extensive research in association membership. 

Annual Operation
Revenue Budget
2025-2026 ALDS Dues

Under $1M

$1,000

$1M - $4M

$2,000

$4M - $6M

$2,500

$6M - $8M

$3,000

$8M - $10M

$3,500

$10M - $12M

$4,000

$12M - $14M

$4,500

Over $14M

$5,000

"Our association unites a diverse network of over 200 schools across the country — and the talented educators and administrators within them — that specialize in addressing learning differences such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and executive dysfunction. ALDS understands the challenges and triumphs that come with this noble endeavor, and we are here to support you every step of the way."

Cheryl Cook | ALDS Executive Director

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