Seal of Biliteracy Consortium

September 25, 2015

Vickie Teshin-Anderson

Vickie_Teshin-Anderson@sccoe.org

Biliteracy Coordinator

Multilingual Education Services

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TOPIC TIME NOTES

I. Welcome and Introductions 2:15 – 2:20 All

I. Seal of Biliteracy Consortium Activities Celebration – Number of Awards for 2014-2015 Local criteria – sign MOU Share world language pathway criteria draft Discuss Seal of Biliteracy MOUs for 2015-2017

2:20 – 2:40 Vickie Anderson

I. Opportunities from the Consulate General of Mexico Visiting Teachers from Mexico Summer School for Long Term English Learners 2016

2:40 – 2:55 Loren Cruz Sandoval

Consul for Media Relations and Cultural

Affairs

I. Red Carpet Tour 2015-2016 Highlighting our Dual Language Programs Calendar

2:55 – 3:05 Vickie Anderson

I. Chinese Star Contest: October 17, 2015 Contest Flyer Video Category

3:05 – 3:10 Yee Wan

Vickie Anderson

I. Dual Language Network Directory – note any changes Web link http://mes.sccoe.org

3:10 – 3:25 Vickie Anderson

Next Meeting Topics for the next meeting: Monday, November 30, 2015 SCCOE Milpitas Room Assessment and accountability

3:25 – 3:30 All

Seal of Biliteracy Consortium Meeting9/25/15

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Milpitas Room

AGENDA

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Goals

- Discuss the revision of the Seal of Biliteracy pathways criteria

- Learn about upcoming events to highlight language learning in

SCC

- Review the Dual Language Network directory

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¡Felicidades Oak Grove and

Sunnyvale!

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Celebrations

Number of Students Earning Seals

• 2012 = 10,685

• 2013 = 19,586

• 2014 = 24,151

• 2015 = 31,816

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Seal of Biliteracy & Pathway Awards Summary 2014-15

Seal of Biliteracy Awards: 1,378

Elementary Pathway Awards: 283

Middle School Pathway Awards: 47

Gilroy Unified School District: 78

Latino College Preparatory: 19

San Jose Unified School District: 202

Santa Clara Unified School District: 80

Palo Alto Unified School District: 261

Los Altos- Mountain View High School District: 254

Morgan Hill Unified School District: 62

Campbell Union High School District: 156

East Side Union High School District: 266

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Breakdown of each Language

Spanish 754

French 179

Vietnamese 75

Mandarin 72

Japanese 44

Chinese 29

Portuguese 12

Korean 6

Latin 6

German 5

Hebrew 3

Italian 1

Cantonese 1

TOTAL 1,378

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Students Awarded

Students Awarded

Data from14 DistrictsSeals of Biliteracy awarded in Santa Clara Count

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Moving Forward

• Add pathway criteria for elementary

world language

• Increase the number of districts that

sign MOU for awarding the Seal of

Biliteracy

• Revise the pathway criteria for

elementary pathways

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Elementary

Bilingual Service and

Participation Award

• EL proficiency

• X # of community

service

• Portfolio requirement

– 2essays in L1 and L2

– Oral presentation in L2

– Read x # of books independently in L1 and

L2

Biliteracy Attainment

Award

• ELA proficiency

• L2 proficiency

• Els meet redesignation

critieria

• Portfolio Requirements

– 2essays in L1 and L2

– Oral presentation in L2

– Read x # of books

independently in L1 and

L2

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Revise Criteria for Biliteracy

Pathway Awards

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Highlight green - definite keep -______

Highlight yellow – keep with

modifications - _______

Highlight pink – unnecessary -________

Write in modifications

Share

Loren Cruz Sandoval

Consul for Media Relations and Cultural

Affairs

Visiting Professors Summer 2016

Summer school Arts Program

Develop Native Language Skills

Support Development of Personal Identity

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Red Carpet Tours

To highlight our Dual Language Programs

and promote bilingualism in the county

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Chinese Star Contest

• October 17, 2015

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Dual Language Network Directory – note any changes

Web link http://mes.sccoe.org

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Preguntas?

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Please complete the

survey.

https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/K5QRL3Z

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