Language Program Enrolment Codes in PASIprep The collection of Language Enrolment data will resume in 2017/2018 using the Provincial Approach to Student Information (PASI) system. Until 2014, Language Enrolment data was uploaded by school authorities via the Extranet or through School Program Declarations. Starting School Year 2017/18, school authorities are expected to select the relevant Language Program codes on the school enrolment in PASIprep to indicate if the student is enrolled in a Bilingual Program or a Language and Culture Course. This document provides details on the following topics: 1. What are the different types of? Bilingual Programs (languages other than French) Language and Culture course series Francophone, Alternative French (Immersion) or French as Second Language 2. How to select the updated and new Language Program Enrolment Codes in PASIprep 3. Overview of the updated and new the Language Program Enrolment Codes. 1. What are the different types of? 1.1 Bilingual Program (languages other than French) Bilingual Programming is used to describe a partial immersion program where English and a second language are both languages of instruction. o Language Arts is taught using both languages of instruction. o Other subjects are taught either in English or the specific international language. o Cultural knowledge, skills and attitudes are often taught using an integrated approach. PASIprep users should select the corresponding Bilingual Program Language Enrolment codes in PASIprep. 1.2 Language and Culture course A Language and Culture course is a course serie where the language is studied as a subject to develop communication skills and cultural awareness. PASIprep users should select the corresponding Language and Culture Course Enrolment Codes in PASIprep. o Students taking multiple language courses may use multiple codes. o The new codes for Language and Culture Course series can only be applied for students enrolled in ECS to Grade 9. o For students in Grade 10-12 the approach is unchanged. These students will continue to have course level enrolments for language programming courses (using existing high school course codes). Version: 2017-2018.1.0 Page 1 of 6
1.3 Francophone, Alternative French (Immersion) or French as Second Language Program PASIprep users should continue to select the existing Grants Program Codes 211, 221 or 230 for these programs. Category Code Description Alternative French (Immersion) 211 Francophone 221 French as a Second Language 230 Registered in a school offering Alternative French programming (AF) Typically enrolled in a French Immersion program Majority of course subjects are taught daily in French Takes French Language Arts course (FLA) Registered in a Francophone school offering French first-language programming (FR) governed by a Francophone Regional authority At least one parent is a right holder under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Language of daily instruction is French for all courses except for English Language Arts (ELA) which is taught in English Takes Français course (FRA) Registered in a school offering regular programming and offering French as a Second Language (FSL) courses Language of daily instruction is English Takes a French as a Second Language (FSL) course 2. How to enter the Language Program Enrolment Codes in PASIprep? Starting School year 2017/18 PASIprep users are expected to select the relevant Language Program Enrolment Codes on the school enrolment to indicate if the student is enrolled in either a Bilingual Program, a Language and Culture course or a French language course/program. In PASIprep the relevant Language Program Enrolment Codes can be selected on the School Enrolment screen in the section Other Information - Grants Program Codes. See print screen below. Language and Culture Course Enrolment codes cannot be used in combination with the Bilingual Language Program Enrolment codes for the same language. Maximum 3 Grants Program Codes can be applied to a school enrolment. The use of codes that relate to funding should take priority over the use of the Language Program Enrolment codes. Version: 2017-2018.1.0 Page 2 of 6
3. Overview of updated and new Language Program Enrolment Codes Language Program Enrolment Code Description 401 Arabic - Bilingual Program 414 Arabic - Language and Culture Course 415 ASL - Bilingual Program 416 ASL - Language and Culture Course 412 Blackfoot - Bilingual Program 417 Blackfoot - Language and Culture Course 411 Chinese (Cantonese) - Bilingual Program 418 Chinese (Cantonese) - Language and Culture Course 410 Chinese (Mandarin) - Bilingual Program 419 Chinese (Mandarin) - Language and Culture Course 403 Cree - Bilingual Program 420 Cree - Language and Culture Course Version: 2017-2018.1.0 Page 3 of 6
421 Dene - Bilingual Program 422 Dene - Language and Culture Course 423 Dene Soultine - Bilingual Program 424 Dene Soultine - Language and Culture Course 425 Dene Thá - Bilingual Program 426 Dene Thá - Language and Culture Course 404 German - Bilingual Program 427 German - Language and Culture Course 428 Greek - Bilingual Program 429 Greek - Language and Culture Course 405 Hebrew - Bilingual Program 430 Hebrew - Language and Culture Course 431 Hungarian - Bilingual Program 432 Hungarian - Language and Culture Course 433 Italian - Bilingual Program 434 Italian - Language and Culture Course 435 Japanese - Bilingual Program 436 Japanese - Language and Culture Course 437 Korean - Bilingual Program 438 Korean - Language and Culture Course 439 Latin - Bilingual Program 440 Latin - Language and Culture Course 441 Nakota - Bilingual Program Version: 2017-2018.1.0 Page 4 of 6
442 Nakota - Language and Culture Course 407 Polish - Bilingual Program 443 Polish - Language and Culture Course 444 Portuguese - Bilingual Program 445 Portuguese - Language and Culture Course 446 Punjabi - Bilingual Program 447 Punjabi - Language and Culture Course 448 Russian - Bilingual Program 449 Russian - Language and Culture Course 450 Saulteaux - Bilingual Program 451 Saulteaux - Language and Culture Course 409 Spanish - Bilingual Program 452 Spanish - Language and Culture Course 453 Swedish - Bilingual Program 454 Swedish - Language and Culture Course 455 Tsuu T'ina - Bilingual Program 456 Tsuu T'ina - Language and Culture Course 406 Ukrainian - Bilingual Program 457 Ukrainian - Language and Culture Course 458 Vietnamese - Bilingual Program 459 Vietnamese - Language and Culture Course 408 Other - Bilingual Program 460 Other - Language and Culture Course Version: 2017-2018.1.0 Page 5 of 6
4. Questions For questions about entering this information in PASI, please contact Jessie Guibarra at SEAM@gov.ab.ca or phone 780-422-9337 (toll-free by first dialing 310-0000). For questions about Kindergarten to Grade 12 international languages programming, please contact Melody Kostiuk at melody.kostiuk@gov.ab.ca or 780-422- 0594 (toll-free by first dialing 310-0000). For information about Indigenous languages, contact Corinne Sperling at corinne.sperling@gov.ab.ca or 780-415- 1378 (toll-free by first dialing 310-0000). Version: 2017-2018.1.0 Page 6 of 6