K-5 Elementary Recommendation List

1-2 year

Strengthen the Spanish program K-5 by doing the following:

• Increasing frequency from 1-2 days/week to 3-5 days/week in grades 3-5

• Both elementary schools should follow the same model for world language instruction (i.e. same amount of time, same allocation of resources, same number of staffing, etc.)

• Add K-2 Spanish at a minimum of two days a week but optimally, three to five days a week.

• Create an exploratory team to investigate dual immersion models and how other schools do it. (i.e. feasibility study, surveys, etc.)

  • When adding in the research and support, mention the ELL information (cognitive development, critical thinking, etc.)

3-5 year

• Add a dual immersion strand.

• Assure that there is K-2 Spanish three to five days a week.

6-12 Secondary Recommendation List

1-2 year

• SSMS-

  • Continue leveling of Spanish courses in eighth grade

  • Add to seventh grade

  • Continue to support frequency (current schedule, 40 minutes a day)

• SSHS-

  • Change high school students to see every day rather than every other day (increase frequency) in any world language classes (currently French and Spanish as well as any new additions).

  • Add Mandarin as a “live class” in the high school (as opposed to online, CMC, etc.)

    • Introduce an additional language?

  • Create tracking/leveling for world language classes for Level 1 and Level 2 classes (Levels 1A and 1B for example)

** With these, point out that these are scheduling issues as opposed to budget issues for both SSMS and SSHS.

3-5 year

• Expand world language options.

• Increase collaboration with CMC.

• Maintain viable alternatives to allow students to fulfill the SSHS world language requirement.

  • For example, encouraging CMC to offer American Sign Language every year