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Elementary Foreign Language Implementation Recommendations

Elementary Foreign Language Implementation Recommendations. Western Springs School District 101 January 2009. A Brief History. Board of Education Decisions Made in the Spring 2008

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Elementary Foreign Language Implementation Recommendations

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  1. Elementary Foreign LanguageImplementation Recommendations Western Springs School District 101 January 2009

  2. A Brief History • Board of Education Decisions Made in the Spring 2008 • Foreign Language to begin in 2009-10 in grades 1-6 • As part of the regular school day • Extended student instructional day to begin 2008-09 • Instruction will be based on FLES Model (Foreign Language in Elementary Schools) & Best Practice research • Implementation recommendations to be made to the Board by an Internal Foreign Language Implementation Committee

  3. The Committee Brian Barnhart, Superintendent Sal Pienschke, Elem. Art Dan Chick, McClure Carrie Prevolos, Forest Hills Courtney Douglas, McClure Brad Promisel, Field Park Ann Fehser, Laidlaw Jen Rieck, Field Park Mike Fustin, Asst Superintendent Lisa Schindler, Laidlaw Dana Karney, McClure Marc Shulman, Laidlaw Lori Melhart, Field Park/Laidlaw Ben Skoda, McClure Nicole Modaff, Forest Hills Deb Spartz, Laidlaw Mary Noe, Laidlaw Amy Wilkin, McClure Suzanne Penn, McClure Julie Wilton, Laidlaw

  4. The Issues • Time - Days per week and instructional minutes • Space - Logistics of delivering instruction • Personnel - Hiring and scheduling considerations • Curriculum - Development, articulation, language choices, grading/assessment, and homework • Student Issues - Reading interventions and other special considerations • High School - Articulation, coordination, and communication issues • Communication - To various constituencies

  5. The Recommendations TIME Grades 1-5 • Three Spanish sessions per week, thirty minutes per session • First-grade Spanish should begin second semester Grade 6 • Five weekly sessions, forty-two minutes per session • Exploratory Elective… • One semester of Spanish and one semester of Study Skills • One semester of French and one semester of Study Skills • One semester of Spanish and one semester of French • No foreign language; Study skills for full year Grades 7 & 8 • Five sessions per week, forty-two minutes per session • Spanish & French…Standard and Advanced Placement

  6. The Recommendations SPACE AND PERSONNEL Personnel • Spanish instruction personnel in the amount of 2.7 to 3.0 FTE necessary (range is based on scheduling annually) • Increase from the 2.5 FTE projected last year during planning • No additional French instructional personnel are necessary Space Considerations • Elementary foreign language will take place in students’ regular classroom • Junior High languages will be scheduled as in the past

  7. The Recommendations CURRICULUM ISSUES Grading/Assessment Practices • Grades 1-5: • Rubric-based feedback to students and parents, based on foreign language standards, cultural understanding, and student effort. • No letter grades to be included on quarterly grade cards. • Grades 6-8: • Standards-based reports, with letter grades for exploratory, standard, and advanced placement level classes. • Teacher recommendation should be part of sixth-grade assessment practices for level placement as students enter seventh-grade.

  8. The Recommendations CURRICULUM ISSUES (cont.) Homework Recommendations • Grades 1-5: No homework, with rare exceptions • Grade 6: Minimal homework expected, with an emphasis on practice/reinforcement of skills, in lieu of homework to be “turned in.” • Grades 7 & 8: Homework should parallel other core academic classes at these grade-levels, based on Standard or Advanced Placement levels. Development and Articulation • To begin immediately thru Assistant Superintendent’s office, including present foreign language staff and new personnel to be hired • Attention must be given to the fact that curricular expectations must necessarily change annually for the first several years of implementation, due to students’ varying experience levels

  9. The Recommendations SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUES Students Receiving Reading Intervention Services • Tier III Interventions • Students will receive their Tier III intervention services (up to 150 additional minutes, weekly) in lieu of foreign language in grades 1-5. • Formal declination of reading intervention services is the final decision of parents, as is presently the case. • All Other Students…. • All students not receiving Tier III intervention services will receive elementary foreign language instruction.

  10. In Summary • The foreign language committee believes implementation guided by these principles will allow for a smooth and meaningful implementation of elementary foreign language, while maximizing the continued effectiveness of the present curricular offerings. Questions?

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