Advocacy Email - January 24, 2007

To: Advocacy Email List of the Washington State Coalition for International Education

See: http://internationaledwa.org/involved/advocacy.htm

House Bill 1517 - Enhancing public school world language instruction.

http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1517.pdf
Sponsors: Representatives Schual-Berke, Priest, McDermott, Anderson, Quall, Kenney, Roberts, Lantz, Kagi, Moeller, Santos, Hunt and Hudgins

Read first time 01/22/2007. Referred to Committee on Education.

This bill would establish a full-time staff position at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as world languages supervisor. It enumerates 10 duties to be fulfilled by the position. It proposes funding pilot projects at the elementary and middle school levels, including a dual language enrichment program in a major Asian language.

Action Needed Now:

  1. Download and read the bill.
    http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1517.pdf  (PDF)
     
  2. Call or email the Representatives listed above to thank them for sponsoring it. Find email information here:
    http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/Default.aspx?Chamber=H
     
  3. Contact your own Representatives and urge them to support this bill. If you're not sure who they are, start here:
    http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx 

    Tip: It's easiest to email them using their online form, which you'll find when you get to the Legislator's home page.

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College Readiness in the Arts, Social Studies, and World Languages
The Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) has just published a new policy brief relating to college readiness in the arts, social studies, and world languages. You can download a copy at:

http://www.hecb.wa.gov/boardmtgs/documents/TAB07BCollegeReadinessPolicyBrief12-06ps.pdf  (PDF)

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Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D., P.M.P.
Washington State Coalition for International Education
http://internationaledwa.org
michele@anciauxinternational.com
(206) 234-4029

 

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