Membership Registration
All chapters must be registered with both TJCL and NJCL. Sponsors are required to register first with ACL, then NJCL, then TJCL. Before you register your chapter, note these deadlines, which are repeated in the directions below for your convenience:
NJCL dues are $3 per student. TJCL dues will match this at $3 a student for the 2023-2024 school year.
Steps for Registration
ACL Membership
A sponsor should first check the status of your ACL Membership:
NJCL Membership
Once your ACL Membership is current, you can start your NJCL Chapter for the 2022-2023 school year.
Here’s a breakdown of the deadlines for NJCL:
TJCL Registration
*TJCL Registration Portal Coming Soon*
Once the portal is live, to register for TJCL, make sure you filled out the Membership Template from the previous section on NJCL registration. Share it (not email it) with tjclstatechair@gmail.com (This email address is used for record keeping only, and is not monitored for communication). You will then complete the registration process via our registration portal.
Here’s a breakdown of the deadlines for TJCL.
- December 1st - TJCL registration price jumps from $10 to $25. New chapters, or those returning from hiatus, face no fee.
- December 1st - NJCL registration price jumps from $0 to $10
- December 31st - Last day to register with TJCL and remain in good standing for elections and membership contests at TJCL convention
- April 1st - NJCL registration price jumps from $10 to $20
NJCL dues are $3 per student. TJCL dues will match this at $3 a student for the 2023-2024 school year.
Steps for Registration
ACL Membership
A sponsor should first check the status of your ACL Membership:
- Go to aclclassics.org
- At the top, click Member Login. If you do not know your user name or password or if you are not sure if you have an account you can email njcloffice@njcl.org.
- Once you are logged in the button will say member logout
- Click on the view my profile (or the human figure) to the left to view your dashboard (this dashboard will be your go to place for quick links).
- On the profile screen scroll down and click on My Membership.
- You will see ACL MEMBERSHIP EXP. xx/xx/xxxx
- If your expire date is less than 08/31/2022 you need to pay for you ACL Membership for the 2022-2023 school year.
- From your dashboard click on Pay for ACL Membership in the top section.
- Complete the information in each box.
- Click add to cart.
- Click view cart.
- Scroll down in the cart and click on secure checkout.
- Confirm your billing and shipping information, and scroll down and click review order.
- Select your payment method.
- If you are paying with credit card complete the credit card information.
- If you are paying via School PO, or would like an invoice to print and send a check select SCHOOL PO OR SEND INVOICE then enter the PO number or the word CHECK in the box.
- Click place order. Complete the information required.
- You will receive an email confirmation of your payment or an invoice to print and submit.
NJCL Membership
Once your ACL Membership is current, you can start your NJCL Chapter for the 2022-2023 school year.
- First, click here to open the new Membership Template. It will prompt you to create a copy of the template to your own Google Drive. Follow the directions on the left to fill in the template.
- Download your completed template and email it to njcloffice@njcl.org. NJCL should enter your students to their system within 24 business hours, saving you the hassle of entering them manually again!
- Back on the ACL website, from your dashboard, in the top section, click on the Start your 2022-2023 Chapter
- Complete the information in each box
- Click add to cart
- Click view cart
- Scroll down in the cart and click on secure checkout
- Follow the prompts to complete your order
- Confirm your billing and shipping information, and scroll down and click review order.
- Select your payment method.
- If you are paying with credit card select REGULAR PURCHASE.
- If you are paying via School PO, or would like an invoice to print and send a check select SCHOOL PO OR SEND INVOICE then enter the PO number or the word CHECK in the box.
- Click place order. Complete the information required.
- You will receive an email confirmation of your payment or an invoice to print and submit.
Here’s a breakdown of the deadlines for NJCL:
- August 15 to December 1st - no chapter registration fee
- December 1st - NJCL chapter registration fee $10
- April 1st - NJCL chapter registration fee $20
TJCL Registration
*TJCL Registration Portal Coming Soon*
Once the portal is live, to register for TJCL, make sure you filled out the Membership Template from the previous section on NJCL registration. Share it (not email it) with tjclstatechair@gmail.com (This email address is used for record keeping only, and is not monitored for communication). You will then complete the registration process via our registration portal.
Here’s a breakdown of the deadlines for TJCL.
- December 1st - TJCL Chapter fee jumps from $10 to $25.
- December 31st - Last day to register with TJCL and remain in good standing for elections and membership contests at convention
