French Embassy Workshop Schools with French Bilingual and/or Immersion Programs

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1 French Embassy Workshop Schools with French Bilingual and/or Immersion Programs October 16, 2014 Salt Lake City Jean-Claude Duthion, Dr. Fabrice Jaumont, Marie Bouteillon Powered by

2 Preamble Total Number of Schools: 134 Number of States: 27 Number of Towns/Cities: 85 Survey Responses (as of October 11, 2014): 114 respondents representing 77 schools NB: Our survey does not include schools which follow the French national curriculum and which have received accreditation ( homologation ) from the French Ministry of Education

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6 Evolution of French dual language programs in the United States

7 Information on Survey Respondents (Total : 77 Schools) Skipped, 2 Other, 10 I am a teacher at the school, 12 I am a school principal, 33 I am a school administrator, 20

8 School Type (Total : 77 Schools) District (regular school) Magnet Charter Choice School Parochial Independent (non-profit) Proprietary (for-profit) Other

9 Reasons why French program was created Because of a special relationship between your school and French-speaking organization Because of a State-level push for French and/or bilingual education Because of teachers' interest in French and/or bilingual education Because of the school leadership's interest in French and/or bilingual education skipped Agree/Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Nor Agree Strongly Disagree/Disagree Because of your community's French heritage Because of French-speaking families in or applying to the school asked for it

10 In your opinion Other schools in district or state have followed your example with regards French immersion French immersion and/or bilingual program can be extended to the whole district Skipped Agree/Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Nor Agree Strongly Disagree/Disagree French immersion and/or bilingual program can be extended to the whole school

11 Parent involvement in your school Parents in your French program are more involved than parents in your other programs Parents have helped the school find or interview teachers Parents have supported the French program by making inkind donations skipped Agree/Strongly Agree Parents have supported the French program by volunteering their time Neither Disagree Nor Agree Strongly Disagree/Disagree Parents have supported the French program by making financial contributions or raising funds Parents have been strong advocates for the French program in your school

12 How would you describe families in your French program? They travel a long distance each day They have applied to your school just to get in the French program They are expatriate families which will likely go back to their home country in the near future skipped Yes They have moved recently They have lived in your community for a long time

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14 Student enrollment procedure French spoken at home, 9 Other, 8 Interview, 20 Application, 54 Lottery, 37 Language Test, 21 Content Test, 5

15 Is the number of applicants to the French program higher than what the school can accomodate? Yes No Varies Skipped 32

16 Q26: Where do most students go upon finishing their studies in your French program? (Total : 77 Schools) 1 Regular public middle school or high school Public middle school or high school with advanced French program or French immersion Private middle school or high school Private middle school or high school with advanced French program or French immersion Other (university, college ) Skipped

17 Students in your French program outperform other students In your school's other bilingual programs 7 47 On state or standardized tests skipped In the Arts Agree/Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Nor Agree Strongly Disagree/Disagree In English In Math

18 How are the student's language abilities in French tested?

19 Projecting ahead, do you think your students would be interested in Interning with a French-speaking organization 45 Studying for an entire degree in a university in France or another French-speaking country Studying abroad for a semester in France or another French-speaking country skipped Agree/Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Nor Agree Strongly Disagree/Disagree Spending a semester as an exchange in a French high school

20 Conclusions A growing network Families in the French program have lived in the community for a long time and have applied to the school just to get in the French program. Parents have been strong advocates for the French program, and have supported it by making financial contributions, raising funds or by volunteering their time. For a large majority of schools, the French immersion program was created because of the school leadership s interest in French bilingual education and/or because French-speaking families applying to the school asked for it. For most school leaders interviewed, these programs can be expanded to other schools in the district or state. Yet, the shortage in qualified Teacher shortage teachers with both the language fluency skills and the combined education credentials. this needs to be taken into account before expansion. Hiring needs is high pool of qualified teachers is low Teacher development can be improved - Teacher collaboration on a national scale does not exist Access to French resources can be improved

21 Respondents 1 / 2 (Total : 77 Schools) International School of Tucson, Tucson, AZ The French American School of Arizona, Tempe, AZ The Language Academy, San Diego, CA Academy International Elementary, Colorado Springs, CO King/Robinson Magnet School, New Haven, CT Washington International School, Washington, DC Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom, Washington, DC International Studies Preparatory Academy, Coral Gables, FL Coconut Grove Elementary, Miami, FL Atlanta International School, GA DeKalb County School District, Stone Mountain, GA Evansdale Elementary School, Doraville, GA Trip Elementary, Grayson, GA Rockbridge Elementary School, Stone Mountain, GA French School, Winnetka, IL Cecilia Primary, Breaux Bridge, LA Cecilia Junior High, Cecilia, LA Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet, Baton Rouge, LA Messiah Montessori School, Houma, LA Moss Bluff Middle, Lake Charles, LA Henry Heights Elementary, Lake Charles, LA Hynes, New Orleans, LA A M Barbe High, Lake Charles, LA Westdale Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA Evangeline Elementary School, Lafayette, LA Lafayette High School, Lafayette, LA Myrtle Place Elementary, Lafayette, LA Prairie Elementary, Lafayette, LA North Lewis Elementary School, New Iberia, LA International High School of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA International School of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA Park Vista, Opelousas, LA Pierre Part Middle School, Pierre Part, LA Pierre Part Primary, Pierre Part, LA Milton High School, Milton, MA Pierce Middle School, Milton, MA Glover Elementary, Milton, MA Tucker Elementary, Milton, MA Cunningham Elementary, Milton, MA

22 Respondents 2 / 2 (Total : 77 Schools) Collicot Elementary, Milton, MA Placetino School/ Miller School/ Adams Middle School, MA Waring, Beverly, MA Baltimore International Academy, Baltimore, MD Central High School, Capitol Heights, MD Robert Goddard French Immersion School, Greenbelt, MD Wellwood International Elementary, Pikesville, MD Sligo Creek Elementary school, Silver Spring, MD John Hanson French Shugart, Temple Hills, MD Maryvale, Rockville, MD Foreign Language Immersion & Cultural Studies School, Detroit, MI Normandale Elementary French Immersion School, Edina, MN Edina High School, Edina, MN EE Waddell Language Academy, Charlotte, NC International School of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY Englewood Cliffs School District, Englewood Cliffs, NJ PS 3 The Bedford Village School, Brooklyn, NY PS The Monitor School, Brooklyn, NY PS William A. Butler, Brooklyn, NY PS 20 - The Clinton Hill School, Brooklyn, NY MS 51 - William Alexander, Brooklyn, NY PS 58 - The Carroll School, Brooklyn, NY PS 84 - Lillian Weber, New York, NY PS/IS 76, Harlem, NY NY French American Charter School, Harlem, NY TPS Eisenhower International School, Tulsa, OK Reagan Elementary, Norman, OK Buckingham Friends School, Lahaska, PA Blythe Academy of Languages, Greenville, SC Midway Elementary School, Lexington, SC Petite Ecole Internationale, Austin, TX Butler Elementary School, Cottonwood, UT Foxboro Elementary, North Salt Lake, UT Park City School District, Park City, UT Edgemont Elementary, Provo, UT Diamond Ridge El. West Valley City, UT Longfellow MS, Falls Church, VA Milwaukee French Immersion School, Milwaukee, WI