La Siembra

Planting the Seeds of Strong New Dual Language Programs

·  Two days of intensive training and planning for key stakeholder groups from schools that have started or are planning to start a dual language program in the next two years.

·  Retreat organized around the Dual Language Program Planner: A Guide for Designing and Implementing Dual Language Programs (available at http://calstore.cal.org/store/).

·  Training and facilitation by veteran dual language teachers.

·  Ultimate goal, for each team, is to leave the institute with a clear idea of what is needed to provide a high quality dual language program, and the beginnings of a team developed action plan.

Dates: August 11 - 12, 2016

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Site: Holiday Inn Hotel,700 Myles Standish Blvd, Taunton, MA, 02780

Lead Facilitator(s): Yael Zakon-Bourke (MABE), Minerva Gonzalez (MABE)

Co-Facilitato(s):Adrian Sandoval & David Rogers, DLeNM

Participants: Schools must participate as a team including Principal or Assistant Principal; Teacher Leader (e.g. instructional coach or program coordinator); and a minimum of three teachers, who represent primary and intermediate grades. Participating teachers may include support teachers and on-dual language teachers. Other participants may include district support personnel, parents, board of education members, etc. A maximum of 8 participants per school permitted.

Email application to: – one application required per school team.

Application deadline: July 1, 2016

Fee: $3400 per school team (up to 8 members)

Fee includes materials, preparations, and final report

School Name______School Phone______Fax ______

School Address______City______Zip ______

Contact Person ______Day Phone ______

email: ______

Team Participants:

Principal or Assistant Principal (required) ______

Teacher Leader (required) ______

Participant’s Name / Grade(s) Teaching/Position / Email Contact

Participation for La Siembra will not be considered without the following 2 documents:

1.  Completed application form

2.  Statement of interest

* Please attach statement of interest: What do school stakeholders hope to accomplish by participating in La Siembra? [Application will not be considered without a statement of interest]

Dual Language Education of New Mexico (DLeNM) * Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education (MABE)