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Principal, teachers in Fairfax Co. visit to learn about implementation

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Principal, teachers in Fairfax Co. visit to learn about implementation

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We need to get Carissa Mattu (Russian and AP English) and Alex Goveo to join us for a meeting.

Mary Brown (French) at Clear Spring.

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*** In MA, a portfolio may be submitted only when there is no standardized assessment available in the L2 partner language.
Are there enough credible employees within the State of Maryland in Public Education that could serve as a panel for approval.

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If there are multiple takes, do we take the highest score or most recent score?

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Is there a possibility for early identification of skilled students?

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Georgine: Will the MD Universities use the seal of biliteracy to allow students to forgo taking a language in college

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Georgine: Will the MD Universities use the seal of biliteracy to allow students to forgo taking a language in college

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Ida Ristola's parents from Volvo
President of Volvo from France

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If they can't retake the English assessment, are there other English assessments that could get EL's the Seal?

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Espanolas --- How would we do a poly-literate seal?

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Espanolas --- How would we do a poly-literate seal?

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Kelly and Georgine:  I like Jeremy's idea of finding previous Washington Co. students who are using their bilingual skills in the workforce to advocate of the seal.  Maybe contact businesses such as Citicorp, who may have bilingual employees to advocate as well.  (Kelsey Engle, Maria Rivas)

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Kelly and Georgine:  I like Jeremy's idea of finding previous Washington Co. students who are using their bilingual skills in the workforce to advocate of the seal.  Maybe contact businesses such as Citicorp, who may have bilingual employees to advocate as well.  (Kelsey Engle, Maria Rivas)

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Are there organizations, churches, affiliations that are local to help us identify and present information and communicate opportunities to students with capabilities?

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Georgine and Kelly:  How can we help students who speak languages like Vietnamese or Swedish to take an appropriate language?

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Georgine and Kelly:  How can we help students who speak languages like Vietnamese or Swedish to take an appropriate language?

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Hey Students, Do you know.....?

Albanian    Arabic  Bengali   Chinese   French  German     Hebrew   Indonesian   Italian Japanese   Korean Mandorin   Pashto  Persian Farsi      Russian    Sign Language

Spanish   Tagalog

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Are there students we can be proactive with and test now?

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Kelly and Georgine:  When and where will the ELs take the assessment? 

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Kelly and Georgine:  When and where will the ELs take the assessment? 

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How do we create a fact sheet for stakeholders for why we should achieve this?

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How do we create a fact sheet for stakeholders for why we should achieve this?

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Jeremy

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Espanolas --- Can we promote this before our students take STAMP this spring

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Espanolas --- Can we promote this before our students take STAMP this spring

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Espanolas --- Ceremony??  Where will that be?  Can we do a county level ceremony?

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Espanolas --- Ceremony??  Where will that be?  Can we do a county level ceremony?

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Espanolas --- Can FARM students get a waiver?

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Espanolas --- Can FARM students get a waiver?

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How do we handle students who have already graduates?
Graduate in June/ Results in July

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Espanolas --- How can we pay for the EL test

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Espanolas --- How can we pay for the EL test

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Espanolas --- What provisions could be made for students that speak a second language, but are not in a WL class?

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Espanolas --- What provisions could be made for students that speak a second language, but are not in a WL class?

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Espanolas --- Could AP students re-take STAMP to be sure that they qualify? (take 2 assessments)

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Espanolas --- Could AP students re-take STAMP to be sure that they qualify? (take 2 assessments)

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Kelly and Georgine:  Can ELs use WIDA as English literacy assessment?  If they meet the exit criteria for the state of MD then that should equate English language proficiency.

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Kelly and Georgine:  Can ELs use WIDA as English literacy assessment?  If they meet the exit criteria for the state of MD then that should equate English language proficiency.

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What is the approval process for WCPS to create a biliteracy seal?  Is approval through MSDE?

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What is the approval process for WCPS to create a biliteracy seal?  Is approval through MSDE?

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Kelly and Georgine:  How do we find and notify former EL students?

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Kelly and Georgine:  How do we find and notify former EL students?

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Kelly and Georgine:  Can students who did not pass PARCC, take it again in 11th or 12th grade?

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Kelly and Georgine:  Can students who did not pass PARCC, take it again in 11th or 12th grade?

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Espanolas --- Could students re-take PARCC 10? Escpecially if they only have a participation score?

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Espanolas --- Could students re-take PARCC 10? Escpecially if they only have a participation score?

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yes - doesn't matter when they took the assessments, as long as it's completed before they graduate

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Swedish Opportunities?
Urdu Opportunities?
Romanian Opportunities?
Latin Opportunities?
Vietnamese Opportunities?
Portuguese Opp like in VA schools?

Is there a preference of taking STAMP VS. AP VS. IB

How do we find out what languages students already know?

What will testing for ELL look like for STAMP?  Staffing, Over a period of time etc

What are the responsibilities of the teacher?

Can EL test with regular WL students or is EL training needed?

What does recognition look like? Certificate, cords, program, school level vs county level vs board level

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Kelly and Georgine: Who will pay for EL students to take the assessment?

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Kelly and Georgine: Who will pay for EL students to take the assessment?

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Kelly and Georgine:  Can EL students take the STAMP test from a world language teacher even if they are not taking a language?

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Kelly and Georgine:  Can EL students take the STAMP test from a world language teacher even if they are not taking a language?

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