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I. Six Bilingual Traineeships Available
from
Georgetown University
Georgetown University has been awarded six Title
VII
traineeships under the department of Education's
Bilingual Education: Teachers and Personnel Grants
for
the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program
in
English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education.
The District of Columbia Public Schools and Arlington
Public Schools in Virginia are cooperating partners.
The LEA program coordinators will also play an
active
role. The goals of this project are: (1) professional
development for bilingual education teachers
and other
educational personnel through the Master of Arts
in
Teaching English as a Second language (ESL) and
Bilingual Education (BE) degree program at Georgetown
University; (2) an individually-designed practicum
for
each grant recipient that meets both student
and LEA
professional needs; (3) school-based research
opportunities for grant recipients to develop
their
Master's Research Paper on an appropriate topic
in
bilingual education or ESL; and (4) professional
development for bilingual education teachers
in the
areas of teacher training, program administration,
research and evaluation, curriculum development,
and
specialized courses for teachers in participating
LEAs
in such topics as applied linguistics, language
acquisition, methodology, bilingualism, and ESL.
Through Georgetown University's Department of
Linguistics and the School of Summer and Continuing
Education.
These are tuition-only traineeships. Unfortunately
there is no stipend. For this first year,
tuition for
academic year 1999 and for the summer 2000 will
be
covered. For the academic year 1999-2000, this
amounts
to $20,280, and for the summer, $2,950, for a
total of
$23,230. Applicants must have competence in Spanish
sufficient to enable them to follow (at least)
2
courses in Spanish (structure, preferably) in
the
Spanish language itself. These courses are available
from Georgetown's Department of Spanish and
Portuguese. Applicants must also agree to teach
or
administer in schools with large minority-student
populations for a period of time equivalent to
the
length of their traineeship. Preference will
be
given to qualified minority applicants and applicants
from historically under-represented populations.
Candidates for the traineeships must also meet
the
requirements for admissions to Georgetown's Graduate
School, Department of Linguistics, and Department
of
Spanish and Portuguese.
Applicants should communicate immediately with:
James
E. Alatis, PhD, Director, MAT in ESL and Bilingual
Education, Department of Linguistics, Georgetown
University at 202-687-5659 or
alatisj@gusun.georgetown.edu.
II. PRESS RELEASE FROM EDUARDO TOBAR:
18 state Spanish teachers earn scholarships to
study
in Spain
(Olympia) - Eighteen Washington State Spanish
teachers
have received academic scholarships to study
in Spain
this summer. The awards are made possible
by a
collaboration of the Boeing Company, the Spanish
Ministry of Education, and the Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
The recipients are:
* Ada Rabinovitch, Westside High School, Wenatchee
School District.
* Alexandra Porter, University Preparatory
Academy, Seattle.
* Alice Fuller, Sheridan Elementary, Tacoma School
District.
* Athena Sartin, Walla Walla High School, Walla
Walla School District.
* Dawn Turnbull, Federal Way High School, Federal
Way School District.
* Deborah Holmberg, Peninsula High School, Gig
Harbor School District.
* Dora Leticia DeWitt, Garfield Elementary, Yakima
School District.
* Janet Higbee-Robinson, Curtis High School,
University Place School District.
* Jennifer Jones, Roosevelt High School, Seattle
School District.
* Juanita Segura and Thomas Rohm, both from
Kentridge High School, Kent School District.
* Judy Williams, Charles Wright Academy,
University Place.
* Lori Bernstein, Chimacum Elementary, Chimacum
School District.
* Montserrat Linkletter, Tacoma Community College,
Tacoma.
* Nicholle Artlip, Decatur High School, Federal
Way School District.
* Oralia Campos and William Martinez, both from
The Bush School, Seattle.
* Patricia Jensen, Prairie High School, Battle
Ground School District.
The scholarship awards are part of a broader effort
on
behalf on the Spanish government to increase
the
awareness and understanding of the Spanish language
as
was outlined in a formal memorandum of understanding
signed last year between the government of Spain
and
Washington State.
The teachers will attend the course, "Spanish
Language
and Culture," in Salamanca, from July 5 to July
23.
They will have four hours of classes every day
with
options to participate in various cultural activities.
For more information about the program, contact
Eduardo
Tobar, OSPI Spanish language consultant, at (360)
664-2400 or via e-mail at etobar@ospi.wednet.edu
III. Conference Committee Approves Extended
Language
Requirement for All Oregon Students
On June 15 the House-Senate Conference Committee
on HB
3042 approved the Senate version of the bill,
which
reaffirms the second language requirement for
all
students and extends the deadline for its application
to the end of the 2004-05 school year.
As COSA
Executive Director Ozzie Rose pointed out to
the
committee, this means that the several language
requirements will apply to the same cohort of
students; the same class that faces the
CIM language
requirement at 10th grade in 2003 must meet the
two-year requirement for graduation in June 2005,
and
the OUS proficiency requirement for admission
in
September of that year.
Senator Avel Gordley quoted extensively from the
testimony of Terri Carnes to explain the reasons
for
the Senate's changes in the original House bill.
She
noted in particular Terri's report on the negative
impact the House action had had on language programs
in many districts, and quoted her reference to
the
existing section 329.487 (which the House Bill
would
have repealed) as "the beacon on the hill" that
gives
direction and reassurance to language teachers.
After it was pointed out that unless this version
were
passed there would be no change in the existing
2002
deadline, which many districts regard as unworkable,
Representative Roger Beyer, the sponsor of the
House
version, voted for the Senate version and agreed
to
carry it in the House. Enactment of the bill
is
therefore highly probable.
Representative Elaine Hopson (D and Tillamook
Superintendent), who is a member of the House
Education Committe though not of the Conference
Committee, spoke in strong support of the amended
version as a "vast improvement" over the original
bill.
Members may want to inform their administrators
of
this action. We will advise by e-mail as
soon as we
get word of an actual House vote.
A key element in this action was undoubtedly the
support of Bruce O'Neill, President of Associated
Oregon Industries, and of AOI in general, for
maintaining the second language requirement.
Carl
Falsgraf's assistance in obtaining that support
was
invaluable. Members and their colleagues
should also
be aware that it is the Oregon business community
that
is leading Oregon's move into the global community.
Bob Willner, Executive Secretary
_______________________________________________________Oregon
International Council
PO BOX 111
Voice: (503)
375-5447
Salem, Oregon 97308-0111
Fax: (503)
375-5448
E-mail: oic@willamette.edu
World Wide Web:
http://www.willamette.edu/~oic/
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