“Our vision is to prepare students, in partnership with family and community, for global citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world.”
Seattle Public Schools has initiated a process for studying the impacts, risks, and benefits of sustaining and expanding Seattle’s International Schools and Dual Language Immersion programs through the establishment of an International Schools / Dual Language Immersion Task Force. The role of the task force is to gather, analyze, review, and consider information and data and to
prepare a report to the Superintendent of Schools regarding Seattle’s International Schools and Dual Language Immersion programs. The Superintendent will use this report, along with other important data, to make recommendations to the School Board for potential changes in the 2017-18 school year and beyond.
Important Documents
Timeline for Task Force Meetings
The Intl/DLI Task Force completed its work in June 2018.
Past Meetings:
View previous agendas and summaries from Task Force Meetings 2016.
Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:30-7:30 pm JSCEE Room 3rd Floor Commons
Working Group
Issue C: Program Models - draft recommendations
Thursday, February 9, 2017 5:30-7:30 pm JSCEE Auditorium
Working Group | Overview of Draft Intl/DLI Program Evaluation Plan
Review Draft Recommendations Issue C: Program Models
Thursday, March 9, 2017 5:30-7:30 pm JSCEE Auditorium
Full Task Force Meeting
Meeting Summary
Intl Schools/DLI Program Evaluation Presentation Handout
Program Evaluation Overview
Portland Study https://casls.uoregon.edu/research/chinese-immersion-research/
Download the full report: Part 1 and Part 2
SPS Intl/DLI Summary of Portland Immersion Study (discussed at the meeting)
Thursday, May 11, 2017 5:30-7:00 pm JSCEE 2774
Meeting Summary
Updates from Jessica Beaver on the Intl/DLI Program Review Process | Handout
Overview of Program Review (1 slide)
Draft Dual Language Immersion Fidelity Checklist
(for most current version, contact maaoki@seattleschools.org)
Thursday, June 8, 2017 5:30-7:00 pm JSCEE 2774
Meeting Summary
Updates from Jessica Beaver on the Intl/DLI Program Review Process
Follow-up on Recommendations Part 1
Thursday, September 14, 2017 5:30-7:00 pm JSCEE Auditorium
Full Task Force Meeting
- Intl Schools/DLI Program Review Presentation
by Dr. Jessica Beaver, Senior Research Scientist, SPS Research & Evaluation
(The full final report was submitted to the School Board at the end of September and presented at the School Board Work Session October 11, 2017.)
- Update on Plans for the Task Force
January 11, 2018 5:30-7:00 pm JSCEE Room 2778
Full Task Force Meeting
Meeting Summary
March 2018
We held three Community Meetings in March to share the results from the Intl/DLI Task Force, as well as the Intl/DLI Program Review Final Report.
Monday March 12, 2018 6:30-8:00 pm at Hamilton International Middle School
1610 N 41st St, Seattle, WA 98103
Download Flyer in English | Spanish
Presentations: Slides in PDF | Slides in Handout (6-up)
Handouts:
- Intl/DLI Task Force Recommendations Summary
- Intl/DLI Program Review Executive Summary
- SPS DLI High School Options (3/9/2018)
Tuesday March 13, 2018 6:30-8:00 pm at Denny International Middle School
2601 SW Kenyon St, Seattle, WA 98106
Download Flyer in English | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
Presentations: Slides in PDF | Slides in Handout (6-up)
Handouts:
- Intl/DLI Task Force Recommendations Summary
- Intl/DLI Program Review Executive Summary
Tuesday March 20, 2018 6:30-8:00 pm at Mercer International Middle School
1600 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108
Download Flyer in English | Chinese | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
Presentations: Slides in PDF | Slides in Handout (6-up)
Handouts:
- Intl/DLI Task Force Recommendations Summary
- Intl/DLI Program Review Executive Summary
- SPS DLI High School Options (3/9/2018)
Family/Community Representation
Our goal is for the task force to include parent/guardian, family, and community members who represent the diversity of Seattle Public Schools and who can provide valuable insight and perspective regarding the future of Seattle’s International Schools and Dual Language Immersion programs. The family and community members on the committee should bring an open mind, a passion for student learning, and a willingness to engage in inquiry, meaningful dialogue, and collaboration throughout the task force process.
Teacher/Principal/Staff Representation
Our goal is for the task force to include teachers and principals who represent the diversity of Seattle Public Schools and who can provide valuable insight and perspective regarding the future of Seattle’s International Schools and Dual Language Immersion programs. The teacher and principal members on the committee should bring an open mind, a passion for student learning, and a willingness to engage in inquiry, meaningful dialogue, and collaboration throughout the task force process.
Community Meetings
View agendas and summaries from previous Community Meetings in 2016: Task Force Meetings 2016.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:30-8:30 pm at John Stanford International School
Presentation for the PTA | Presentation Handout
For more information or to submit comments, contact Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki, International Education Administrator maaoki@seattleschools.org.
Background Information
International Schools / Dual Language Immersion Task Force Background and Issues
Narrated PowerPoints
K-12 Dual Language Articulation for Seattle Public Schools (June 2016)
Publications and Videos
POLICY STATEMENT ON SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
(US Dept of Ed and US Dept of Health & Human Services)
The Benefits of Teaching in Two Languages (The Atlantic 5/29/2016)
KCTS Pathways to Excellence > Denny International Middle School
KCTS Pathways to Excellence > Chief Sealth International High School
World Language Credit Program (launched in Seattle in 2011)
Asia Society CELIN > Seattle Mandarin Immersion Programs (2015)
Sealth High School's World Water Week Inspires and Educates (2014)
Seattle International School Guidelines (PDF) (2009)
Edutopia > World Party John Stanford International School (2006)
Previous Grants to Support International Education
International Education Washington (Longview Foundation) Grants (2010 and earlier)
FLAP Grant for Chinese 2006-2009
Magnet Grant 1998-2001