WAFLT Notes from June 7 Meeting at PLU)

Note: These are notes from the original planning meeting with WAFLT to get this World Language Standards project launched.

Goals:

• Get our rough draft of voluntary state standards done in a one-day meeting with an outside facilitator presiding to ensure we get the job (mostly) done in one day.
• Disseminate the finished project as widely as possible for a year after its completion to get buy-in and input from state World Language teachers.

Financing:

Financing this project will be a cooperative endeavor between these groups:

• OSPI. Caleb is charged with submitting a budget proposal to his department head as soon as possible.
• International Education Coalition’s Grant, already secured by Michele Anciaux Aoki. (about $750)
• WAFLT. Lauren and Bridget will consult with WAFLT Board to see how much financial support they can contribute

What's Needed

• Samples of standards from a variety of sources
   
• Set of questions to help people evaluate as they read the packet prior to the main meeting.

Proposed Timeline (updated 8/23/2005)

Dates	Purpose	Participants
Aug 11	Initial Planning Meeting with  to review all Standards documents and resources under consideration; see WL Standards Review 8/11/2005	Michele Aoki, Katy Armagost, and Sue Webber
Aug 25 at PLU	Decide on who will write standards Work on packets – scope, format	Planning Group: Caleb Perkins, Bridget Yaden, Michele Anciaux Aoki, Dave Woodward, Katy Armagost, Sue Webber, Lauren Kiolet, Paul Aoki
Aug 31 1:30-4:00 at UW	Review plans with Dr. Mimi Met	Planning Group: Caleb Perkins, Bridget Yaden, Michele Anciaux Aoki, Dave Woodward, Katy Armagost, Sue Webber, Lauren Kiolet, Paul Aoki
Mid Sep	Finish packets – flesh out dissemination and input collection process for afterwards – finalize details for main meeting in early December	Planning Group
Oct 13-15	WAFLT Conference –last chance to finish up preliminaries	Planning Group
Oct 20	Deadline to get materials to Lauren to copy	Lauren & Planning Group
Nov 1	Lauren sends packets to Standards Committee participants	Lauren
Dec 1-5	Main meeting to write voluntary World Language standards for Washington	Original planning group plus stakeholders identified by that group, approx. 20 participants.

Next Steps

1. (WAFLT) Determine make-up of Planning Group
   Status Aug 23, 2005: Katy Armagost, Sue Webber, Paul Aoki, Lauren Kiolet have been added to the Planning Group
    
2. (Planning Group) Begin assembling Sample Standards
   Status Aug 23, 2005: Katy, Sue, and Michele met in Stanwood on Aug 11 to assemble and review Sample Standards
    
3. (Planning Group) Set date and location for Aug meeting, identify facilitator, and draft agenda
   Status Aug 23, 2005: Meeting Aug 25 at 3:00 pm at PLU, plus additional meeting with Dr. Mimi Met on Aug 31 at UW

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