GACIS Fall Conference September 24 2008 Athens Georgia

GACIS Fall Conference September 24, 2008 Athens, Georgia Modern Languages and Latin: Why Building a Quality Language Program is Worth Your Time (and a little of your money) Presenters: Elizabeth Webb and Jon Valentine

Description Give the fact that Modern Languages and Latin are not assessed for AYP purposes and no longer an absolute requirement for high school graduation, why should precious resources be allocated to them? Come hear compelling evidence that ALL students need language skils, get an update on GPS training and where we need to go from here to continue to improve instruction, gain some practical ideas for improving your programs, and learn about an option for providing Spanish instruction to your K-2 studetns without breaking the local piggybank. Time for questions and answers will be provided.

Course Enrollment Language % Change 1999 - 2008 2003 1999 K-12 Enrollment 17% 1, 634, 255 1, 459, 827 1, 390, 341 Language Enrollment 23% 263, 230 217, 205 214, 111 Spanish 40% 202, 156, 008 140, 576 French -13% 40, 541 40, 314 46, 435 German -27% 8403 9267 11, 542 Latin -28% 10, 916 10, 598 14, 929 Japanese 114% 1194 916 514 Italian -83% 20 102 115

2012 Georgia becomes a majority-minority state. 1995 - White non-Hispanic 64% 2005 -White non-Hispanic 59% 2012 - White non-Hispanic 47%

21 st Century Student Outcomes: -Core Subjects -Learning and Innovation Skill -Information, Media and Technology Skills -Life and Career Skills

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