Immersion Completer Guidelines Last week I had the honor of advocating for our students on Capitol Hill. Educators from 44 states assembled in Washington D.C. through our national language conference. We met with senators and representatives and asked them to support funding for World Language programs. As I was advocating for your children and our school district, I thought of you since you are your child's biggest advocate. Thank you for trusting Lexington District One to give your child a world class immersion education. I am pleased to offer you a tool that will help you continue to advocate for your children on their immersion journey. As they enter middle and high school, you will be faced with many decisions about which courses to take. We want you to have clarity as you make those choices, and to understand what it means to be considered an Immersion Completer upon graduation. These official guidelines explain how students qualify as Immersion Completers. This process is similar to all Center of Study completion guidelines, and will go into effect for the current 2019-2020 academic year. We are publishing the guidelines now so that students graduating this year will have time to follow up if they feel that they should be recognized but do not meet the minimum requirements. We also want current middle schoolers to plan well for high school so that they will be recognized when they graduate as well. School Updates Elementary immersion teachers gathered for Professional Learning in November. We focused on activities to get students talking, and that also motivate kids to have fun with language. Teachers gave feedback on performance assessments that will be integrated with science. This will help teachers assess student language growth and prepare students for the types of integrated performance assessments (IPAs) that they will be getting in middle and high school. Comments are closed.
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