DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 233
October 27, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Public
Comment and Public Hearings on the Proposed Revised Foreign Language
Standards of Learning |
On
October 25, 2006, the Virginia Board of Education accepted for first review the
proposed revised Foreign Language Standards of Learning. The Virginia Board of Education is now
seeking public comment on these Standards of Learning for use in
The
Department of Education has posted the proposed revised Foreign Language
Standards of Learning on the Department of Education’s Web site at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Language/
with e-mail links for public comment under the headings below:
French
frenchsol@doe.virginia.gov;
German
germansol@doe.virginia.gov;
Latin
latinsol@doe.virginia.gov;
Spanish
spanishsol@doe.virginia.gov;
and
Modern Foreign Languages modernlangsol@doe.virginia.gov.
The
public comment period will remain active for 30 days, or until November 30,
2006. Comments may also be sent via mail
or fax to Helen Small, specialist for foreign languages, Office of Middle and
High School Instruction, Virginia Department of Education,
The
Virginia Board of Education will hold two public hearings to solicit comments
on the proposed revised Foreign Language Standards of Learning. Below are the dates and locations of the
public hearings:
November
29, 2006
Jefferson
Board Room, 22nd Floor
Time: The hearing will be held immediately
following the adjournment of the Board of Education business meeting, which
begins at 9 a.m. Registration of
speakers for the hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. Directions to this location may be found on
the Department of Education’s Web site at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/meetings.html.
Speakers will have three minutes to speak and should bring copies of their
comments for the Board.
December
5, 2006
Time:
6:30 p.m. Registration of speakers will
begin at 5:30 p.m. Directions to this
location may be found at: http://www.fcps.edu/maps/robin.htm.
The
Department of Education requests that this information be shared with members
of your education community and local board of education. For additional information about the proposed
revised Foreign Language Standards of Learning, please contact Helen Small by
e-mail at Helen.Small@doe.virginia.gov,
or by telephone at (804) 225-3666.
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