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14. Superintendent’s Report – Maria Libby 15. Administrative Reports b. Jaime Stone, CRMS Principal • Summary of Feedback • Summary of Feedback 16. Standing Committee Reports a. Joint Curriculum – Has not met. b. Joint Negotiations – Met February 25 and March 11. Next meeting March 25, 4:30 p.m. c. Finance – Met February 24, minutes attached. Meets prior to the Board Meeting March 17. • FY20 Audited Financial Statements d. Joint Personnel – Next meeting March 18, 4:30 p.m. e. Joint Policy – Next meeting April 12, 3:30 p.m. Second Reads GBP – Earned Paid Leave (new) GBP...

FRAMINGHAM — After at least 90 years, Latin may be on its final chapter in city schools. During a Teaching and Learning Subcommittee meeting on Monday, Framingham High School administrators said they plan to phase out Latin 1 and Honors from the program guide. That would mean that incoming freshmen could no longer choose Latin when they sign up for classes. Current students could continue pursuing the language until graduation. Principal Carolyn Banach said demand from students is low and resources need to be allocated elsewhere. "It's a matter of fiscal responsibility while trying to hon...

‘It’s very unfair’: NYC teachers blast in-person requirement for AP World Language exams Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News New York City foreign language teachers are furious that their star students might miss the all-important Advanced Placement World Language exams because of an “unfair” policy requiring the test to be taken in person. Roughly 700 students across the city are scheduled to take an AP World Language test this spring. The exam is the culmination of a rigorous yearlong class, and can award credits that allow students to skip introductory colle...

Carol Feingold/Correspondent Last June, when Sofia Juste graduated Newburyport High School, her diploma featured a little something extra—the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL)—a new distinction awarded to students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation. “The program was piloted in the state for two or three years before it was opened to public schools,” Assistant Superintendent Angela Bik said. “We had to meet requirements and make a commitment to administer the assessments and communicate with the community. We appli...

Ann Marie Gunter; World Languages Consultant Program Description North Carolina Public Schools serve approximately 1.5 million students in grades K–12, in 115 school districts and over 160 charter schools. Enrollment in Chinese language instruction has grown significantly in traditional and immersion classrooms as well as online. This profile describes the growth of Chinese language instruction in the state and the steps taken by the State Board of Education, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and other state partners that have contributed to that growth. In the 2005–200...