In order to prepare students for global citizenship and to broaden their intercultural understanding and career opportunities, the Stanislaus County Office of Education shall provide students with opportunities to develop linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy in one or more world languages in addition to English.
The County Superintendent or designee shall recommend world languages to be taught in the Stanislaus County Office of Education's educational program based on student interest, community needs, and available resources. He/she shall also consider providing English learners the opportunity to study their heritage language, when such a course is available, in order to continue developing skills in that language. American Sign Language courses shall be open to all students regardless of hearing status.
(cf. 6174 - Education for English Learners)
The County Office shall offer a sequential curriculum aligned with the state content standards, state curriculum framework, and, as applicable, California university admission requirements for languages other than English.
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
(cf. 6141 - Curriculum Development and Evaluation)
Instruction in world languages shall be offered to secondary school students beginning no later than grade 7 and shall be designed to develop students' skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the language. (Education Code 51220)
(cf. 6143 - Courses of Study)
Students shall obtain credit toward high school graduation requirements for completion of a one-year course in a world language or American Sign Language during grades 9-12.
(cf. 5126 - Awards for Achievement)
(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)
(cf. 6146.11 - Alternative Credits Toward Graduation)
The County Office may establish a dual-language immersion program that provides integrated language learning and academic instruction for native speakers of English and native speakers of another language, with the goals of high academic achievement, first and second language proficiency, and cross-cultural understanding. (Education Code 305-306)
The County Superintendent shall ensure that students have access to high-quality instructional materials in world languages. In accordance with Board policy, teachers shall be encouraged to identify and use supplemental resources, such as literature, technology, newspapers and other media, dictionaries, and volunteers from the community to enhance the world language instructional program.
(cf. 1240 - Volunteer Assistance)
(cf. 6161.1 - Selection and Evaluation of Instructional Materials)
(cf. 6161.11 - Supplementary Instructional Materials)
(cf. 6163.1- Library Media Centers)
The County Superintendent or designee shall provide professional development as necessary to ensure that teachers of world languages have the knowledge and skills they need to implement an effective instructional program that helps students attain academic standards.
(cf. 4131 - Staff Development)
The County Superintendent or designee shall provide periodic reports to the Stanislaus County Board of Education regarding the effectiveness of the County Office's world language program which may include, but not be limited to, a description of the County Office's curriculum and the extent to which it is aligned with the state's content standards and curriculum framework, student achievement of County Office standards for world language instruction, and student participation rates in each language course. Program evaluation shall be used to identify needed improvements and may be considered in determining the world languages to be taught in the County Office.
(cf. 0500 - Accountability)
(cf. 6190 - Evaluation of the Instructional Program)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
300-310 Education for English learners
42238.02 Local control funding formula; class size requirements
44253.1-44253.11 Qualifications of teachers of English learners
44256-44257 Credential requirements, including teachers of foreign language
48980 Parental notifications
51212 Legislative intent to encourage foreign language instruction in grades 1-6
51220 Courses of study, grades 7-12
51225.3 High school graduation requirements
51243-51245 Alternative credits toward graduation for foreign language instruction in private school
60119 Public hearings, instructional materials
60605.3 Content standards for world language instruction
60605.5 Revision of state standards for world language instruction
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
1632 Alternative credits toward graduation for foreign language instruction in private school
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS
English Learners in Focus, Issue 2: The Promise of Two-Way Immersion Programs, Governance Brief, September 2014
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Two-Way Language Immersion Program FAQ
World Language Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, adopted January 7, 2009
Foreign Language Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, 2003
CENTER FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS PUBLICATIONS
Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, Second Edition, 2007
COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING PUBLICATIONS
CL-622 Serving English Learners
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS
A-G Guide
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: http://www.actfl.org
California Association for Bilingual Education: http://www.gocabe.org
California Department of Education, Foreign Language: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/fl
California Foreign Language Project: http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP
California Language Teachers' Association: http://www.clta.net
Center for Applied Linguistics: http://www.cal.org
University of California, a-g Course Approval: http://www.ucop.edu/agguide
Policy STANISLAUS COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
adopted: November 16, 2009 Modesto, California
revised: November 9, 2017