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• We can update budget. • Video of sample lesson to show teachers NEXT MEETING DATE: December 7, 2006 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. AGENDA: 1. FLES budget planning 2. Changes to the plan 28
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING NAME OF COMMITTEE: Foreign Language Early Start Committee DATE OF MEETING: November 15, 2004 MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Andress, Cathy Beadnell, Martha Beck, Karen Covert-Jones, Amy Daley, Debbie Drumm, Barbara Fraterrigo, Martha Kemp, Lynn Luffman, Al Martino, Wendy Meola, Jennifer Politano, Stephanie Sakmar, Karen Shields, Dianne Walshhampton, Mary K. Weeks CHAIR: Nancy Andress and Al Martino RECORDER: Dianne Walshhampton ITEMS DISCUSSED BY TOPIC: 1. Nancy Andress welcomed the group. Introductions were made. 2. Visitations were discussed by teams. Reports were distributed. A. Bronxville Traditional foreign language program - Spanish Grades 1-5. Started grades 1-3. 1.8 teachers for grades 1-5, about 600 students. B. Edgemont Grades 1-3 Spanish. 2 X 30. Support regular content as well as teach Spanish proficiency. C. Howe Traditional foreign language program. K-2 Spanish 20 minutes. 3-5 French 22 minutes. D. Albany Montessori Magnet Start PreK - K French through grade 6. Connected to classroom curriculum. 3. Steps The committee all agreed to go forward with developing a plan to present to the Board of Education at the January 18, 2005 School Board Meeting. A. All agreed on presenting Spanish as the language. B. The plan is to connect teaching of language to curriculum. C. One possible plan for K-5. K-1 once a week. 2-5 two times per week. D. Classroom teachers and foreign language teacher support each other in the foreign language class session. Foreign language teacher prepares lesson and classroom teacher co-teaches. E. Schedule in collaboration time with grade level at grade level meetings. We will organize presentation to staff in December. Get staff input about amount of time and coordination with foreign language teacher. A parent survey will be sent out. Wendy Meola will coordinate. NEXT MEETING DATE: Thursday, January 6, 2005, Guilderland Elementary Staff Room at 4:30 p.m. AGENDA: 1. Welcome, introductions 2. Parent Survey Results 3. Plan - Reactions, Revisions 4. Board of Education Report 29
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