The Collegiate Middle Level Association (CMLA) is a professional education organization for students preparing to become middle level teachers. It is the student counterpart to the National Middle School Association (NMSA). A purpose of CMLA is to provide support and encouragement for students in
middle level education and to inform members of progress and activities of both CMLA and other student groups via newsletters, electronic technology, and other sources of communication. Specific goals of the association are to:

• provide an organized source of information which supports legislation, standards and recommendations which enhance middle level concepts, practices and ideas;
• advance appropriate middle level teacher preparation;
• provide information about starting and maintaining an organized group of students involved in middle level education on college and university campuses;
• provide information about current middle level employment opportunities;
• to encourage active relations between preservice middle school teachers and area middle schools;
• and promote and invite collegiate participation at national, state, and regional middle level conferences.