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2001 FLAP GRANTEES
Each program is listed alphabetically, by state.

Alaska
Anchorage School District
Janice Gullickson
P.O. Box 196614
Anchorage, AK 99519
(MMIC) Moshi Moshi Is For Community

Japanese

To produce a sustainable, sequential, partial immersion and traditional, K-12 Japanese program for all students. Program goals are to: increase students' proficiency by two levels on the FLOSEM, and to increase overall student proficiency; provide teachers with professional development opportunities that focus on getting students to communicate in the target language; provide students with opportunities for cultural enrichment; and will integrate the community's heritage language speakers into the program.

Arizona
Center for Educational Development, Pima County Schools
130 W. Congress St. 4th Floor
Tucson, AZ, 85701
Lucille Schonbrun
lschonbr@sos3.schools.co.pima.az.us
La Escuela Program: A consortium program to continue providing sequential foreign language instruction for grades 1-6, which will impact 40,000 students in three Consortium Districts

Spanish

To expand the existing elementary language program and to: provide instructional support for teachers; provide intensive Spanish-language and pedagogical training for teachers; revise and expand the existing La Escuela FLES curriculum; select, acquire, and disseminate quality materials; and to develop an assessment for grades 5-6.

California
Bakersfield City School District
1300 Baker St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Donald Gill
(661) 631-4600
Two-Way Language Immersion (Spanish/English) Grades K-1

Spanish, English

Will expand existing two-way immersion program to three additional elementary schools and will provide participating students with the skills they need to attain high levels of proficiency in both target languages, achieve in core academic areas, have a positive multicultural experience, and increase the home/school connection.

Brea Olinda Unified School District
#1 Civic Center Circle, Level II
P.O. Box 300
Brea, CA 92821
Patricia Ahern
pahern@bousd.k12.ca.us
Innovative Japanese Enrichment Project

Japanese

Will expand existing H.S. Japanese program to junior high, then elementary levels. Will hire a full-time teacher/resource developer for the H.S. program; fund an additional Japanese class at the H.S.; create a summer school Japanese program at the junior high school level; fund an after-school elementary program; hire native Japanese para-professionals; and will fund cultural programming, staff development, field trips, multimedia equipment, a web site, supplementary materials, and summer workshops for teachers.

Jamul-Dulzura Union School District
14581 Lyons Valley Rd.
Jamul, CA 91935
Geni Boyer
Gboyer5021@aol.com
Jamul Foreign Language K-8 Sequential Dual-Language Program

Spanish

Will upgrade the existing K-5 program and expand the services to include grades 6-8 and implement a K-8 sequential dual-language program that promotes and develops native-like proficiency and which uses computers and the internet for communication, authentic experiences, links to native speakers, student collaborative projects and cultural experiences, and uses the local heritage language community as a resource. Also provides professional development for teachers.

Los Angeles Unified School District
450 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Laura Wilde
(310) 830-1151
Project LEAP (Language Excellence And Proficiency)

Spanish, English

Will develop and implement a dual-language immersion program for a pilot group of English-speaking students at Hawaiian Elementary School. (School already has a bilingual ESL program.) Will also provide more traditional language instruction to all students at the school, and will increase cultural awareness and community involvement.

Los Angeles Unified School District
Asian Pacific and Other Languages Office
450 North Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Shelley Kwock
(213) 763-1408
Project SPEAK (Students Proficient in English and Korean)

English and Korean

Designed to improve and expand existing English/Korean dual language program for English-speaking students. Beginning in kindergarten, students will be provided with Korean language instruction. Project SPEAK will also create an after-school program to reinforce Korean literacy, link English-Only (EO) students with native speakers of Korean, provide intensive summer language programs for professional development, organize parent and community volunteers, and create a handbook on instructional strategies and classroom activities.

San Dieguito Union H.S. District
710 Encincitas Blvd.
Encinitas, CA 92024
Donna Heath
dheath@sduhsd.k12.ca.us
The GLOBAL Project, a Foreign Language Assistance Project

Global Learning Opportunities for Business and Languages

Model program for students in grades 7-12 will develop participants' skills in second language competency applied to international business. Provides sustained staff development in international business, university collaboration and support, and links to heritage language speakers in the community.

Westminster High School
14325 Goldenwest St.
Westminster, CA 92683
Alicia Machado
amachado@csulb.edu
Project Legacy -- A comprehensive Spanish for Native Speakers Program

Spanish

Will create a Spanish for Native Speakers (SNS) program that fulfills graduation requirements and provides effective teaching and an increased knowledge of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture for high school students.

Colorado
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
Susan P. Schafer
(303)866-6631
"Colorado Implements Foreign Language Standards"

Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Three main thrusts:

1. Support and expand the study of foreign languages in elementary schools.

2. Create and use an Internet-accessible, electronic media foreign language resource library of instructional/assessment materials for language teachers. This will be done in conjunction with the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

3. Develop and administer standards-based professional development for language teachers, focusing on methodology for standards implementation, FLES, and the use of technology and will include one- and two-day workshops and summer institutes.

Poudre School District
2407 LaPorte Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Ted Jenes
tjenes@psd.k12.co.us
Foreign Language at the Elementary School

Spanish

Creation of an instructional program for teaching Spanish K-6 that will be used as a model program. Goals are: to develop curriculum that articulates with the district's secondary language instruction program; to use that curriculum throughout the district after testing it in three pilot schools; and to use the program as a model for other districts around the state and nation.

Connecticutt
Glastonbury Public Schools
232 Williams St.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Christine Brown
CBROWNGLAS@aol.com
The Glastonbury Foreign Language Initiative

Will cosponsor a national conference devoted to the topic of building strong K-12 language programs and will create a national model curriculum through intensive summer institutes. Overall purpose is to disseminate information gained through forty-plus years of excellence in language education.

Florida
Florida Department of Education
Office of Multicultural Student Language Education (OMSLE)
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 544TUR
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Lisa C. Gale
galel@mail.state.fl.us
Foreign Language Assistance Program -- State Grant

"Heritage and foreign"

Focuses on two-way immersion programs for elementary schools. Will offer appropriate professional development for both heritage and foreign language teachers; develop K-5 foreign and heritage language curricula based on state and national standards which articulate with the existing state 6-12 foreign and heritage language curricula; and develop a "best practices" foreign and heritage language CD-ROM which can be used to disseminate the project's outcome.

School Board of Brevard County
2700 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940-6699
Janice Bonggren
bonggrenj@brevard.k12.fl.us
Project KAIGI (Keys to Accessing and Increasing Global Interaction) Foreign Language Education PreK-12

Japanese, French, Spanish

Using multimedia and technology, Project KAIGI (kaigi is Japanese for conference) will increase the enrollment of students participating in sequential, continuous PreK-12 language programs; provide dual language activities for students, provide teacher training in elementary language instruction, and improve the amount and variety of instructional resources and materials.

The School Board of Broward County, Florida
600 S.E. Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Vilma T. Diaz
vdiaz@browardschools.com
Project Spanish Using a Communicative-Cultural Content for English and Spanish Speakers (SUCCESS)

Spanish, English

This two-way immersion program is designed to create a bilingual environment at the elementary and secondary levels by: partnering English and Spanish speakers to promote communication; articulating the elementary and secondary language programs; providing professional development for teachers; and increasing parental and community involvement.

School District of DeSoto County
530 LaSolona Ave.
Arcadia, FL 34266
Tamara O'Donnell
odonnet@mail.firn.edu
Title VII FLAP -- Requests funding to begin a foreign language program in district elementary schools.

Spanish

Will place a language instructor in each of the district's three elementary schools. All students in grades K-5 will learn Spanish language and culture through weekly pull-out program. Additional support will be provided by high school student volunteers, software in the classrooms and media center, professional development for the language teachers, and school-wide vocabulary enrichment through the morning announcements.

Okaloosa County School District
120 Lowery Place, SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Donna L. Boles
bolesd@mail.okaloosa.k12.fl.us
Elementary Okaloosa World Languages (OWLs)

Will create an articulated K-5 elementary language program which would: involve the classroom teacher as a facilitator of the language program; highlight the languages and cultures in Okaloosa County schools; and link non-native English speakers in the community to the schools.

School District of Palm Beach County
3310 Forest Hill Blvd, Ste. C-225
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Gabriel M. Valdes
gmvaldes@msn.com
Spanish in Elementary Schools Organization (SESO)

Spanish

Will develop and implement research-based elementary program to integrate Spanish instruction K-12; develop curriculum and materials for the program; and provide intensive summer staff development program for Spanish teachers. Program will begin with K-3 pilot the first year, adding a grade each additional year until the program is K-5 by the end of the grant period. Also includes study abroad opportunities for teachers, community involvement, and curriculum development.

Bremen City School System
504 Laurel St.
Bremen, GA 30110
James F. Boyd
jfboyd@peachnet.campuscwix.net
Bremen City Schools Foreign Language Learning Initiative

Spanish

Will create a K-8 program that intensifies its instructional focus as the students mature. PreK-2 is exposure-based; while 3-8 increases proficiency goals; and secondary-level instruction provides a variety of course offerings and levels of instruction. Also provides for staff development, use of technology, and community involvement.

Georgia
Calhoun City Schools
700 W. Line St.
Calhoun, GA 30701
Judy Neal
Jneal@calhoun-city.k12.ga.us
A three-year grant funding a program of elementary foreign language Spanish.

Spanish

Will hire three teachers to provide Spanish instruction to PreK- fifth grade students daily. The program goal is for 100% of the district's students to be able to read and speak Spanish by the end of eighth grade, and for the top 20% of the students to achieve a very high level of competence in Spanish by the end of eighth grade, in preparation for the high school International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Douglas County Schools
P.O. Box 1077
Douglasville, GA 30133
Corinne Barnes
wbcb@mindspring.com
Douglas County Elementary Foreign Language Expansion Project

French, Spanish

Will expand existing FLES program to include additional schools and additional grades.

Hawaii
Aina Haina Elementary School

801 W. Hind Dr.
Honolulu, HI 96821
Nancy Shimamoto
nancy_shimamoto@notes.k12.hi.us
Project Minnato Isshoni Nihongo Dekiru: All Can Learn Japanese Together, A Standards-Based, Sequential Japanese-Language Program for Grades K-6

Japanese

Will develop a FLES program based on national standards that provides instruction in Japanese language and culture, partnerships between Aina Haina and schools in Japan and Hawaii, and links from language instruction to other content areas.

Iowa
West Des Moines Community School District
3550 George M. Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phyllis M. Staplin
Staplinp@wdm.k12.ia.us
FLES: Program Expansion and Articulation in the West Des Moines Community School District

Spanish

Will expand and articulate existing 1-5 FLES program to increase instructional time to more the one hour per week, and will extend the program to all grade levels, allowing for the development of a new curriculum.

Illinois
Chicago Public Schools
125 S. Clark Street
Chicago, IL, 60603
Armando Almendarez
aalmendarez@csc.cps.k12.il.us
Robeson High School Foreign Language Assistance Project

Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese

Will establish a Demonstration Center at the Andrew Jackson Language Academy, which currently houses a successful Japanese language program. Will share the model, build an articulated K-12 curriculum, and develop a best-practices showcase for teaching Asian languages.

DeKalb Community Unit School District #428
DeKalb Education Center
901 South Fourth Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
Judith Lane
jlane@dist428.dekalb.k12.il.us
Foreign Language Integration Program (FLIP)

Spanish

Introducing an adapted FLES program to students in grades 1 and 2, and expanding it over a six-year period. Staff development and curriculum development are included in the plan, and the district will work with Northern Illinois University to enrich teacher preparation for elementary FL certification.

Louisiana
Orleans Parish School Board
3510 General DeGaulle Drive
New Orleans, LA 70114
Barbara Richard
(504) 483-6100
Hynes Elementary French Immersion Program

French

Will expand current two-way K-6 immersion program in French and English that holds fluency as its goal. Goal of expansion is continuity.

St. Martin Parish School Board
P.O. Box 859
305 Washington St.
St. Martinville, LA 70582
W. Paul Cluse
paul_cluse@stmartin.k12.la.us
Project DIRE (Developing Instructional Resources for Education) proposes to improve the Foreign Language Elementary Instructional Program. This project will serve 975 students.

French, Spanish

Will provide language instruction in grades 4-8 that will allow a smooth transition from the elementary language program to the secondary language program.

Massachusetts
Newton Public Schools
100 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
Jody Klein
jody_klein@newton.mec.edu
"NELLI:" Newton's Early Language Learning Initiative

Chinese, Spanish

Will strengthen developing language initiative through language training for classroom teachers, immersion training for language teachers, engaging native-speaking high school students in language classrooms, and creating assessment tools that will ultimately lead to a sequential K-12 language program.

Maryland
Montgomery County Public Schools
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Myriam Met
Myriam_Met@fc.mcps.k12.md.us
A K-8 Program in Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin Chinese

Will expand and improve existing K-3 immersion program in Mandarin Chinese into grades 4 and 5, eventually expanding and articulating into the middle school curriculum. Also provides for staff training and instructional materials.

Maine
Portland Public Schools
331 Veranda St.
Portland, ME 04103
Jeanne Whynot-Vickers
whynoj@portlandschools.org
Foreign Language Elementary School Expansion Program, Grades 3-5

French, Spanish

Program goal is to eventually create a continuous, articulated foreign language curriculum from grades 3-12. Has begun with grade 3 FLES instruction, and hopes to expand to grades 4 and 5 during the course of the grant.

Michigan
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Paul Bielawski
pbielawski@cdp.mde.state.mi.us
"Michigan Improving Language Instruction For Teachers and Students"

Collaboration of MI Dept. of Ed. and MI Foreign Language Association. Series of intensive annual summer institutes for K-12 language teachers throughout Michigan that leads to a three-year ongoing staff development program. Focus on integration of state and national language standards into classrooms. During the year, continuity will be provided by mentoring, mini-institutes, two-way interactive video conference, listserv and email for teachers, and interaction with native speakers.

Missouri
Rockwood School District
111 East North Street
Eureka, MO 63025
Judy Smith
coadl@rockwood.k12.mo.us
Rockwood Summer Immersion Institute

French, German, Spanish

Summer institute for grades 7-12 language teachers featuring target language immersion and the latest techniques for integrating computers and the Internet into language classrooms.

New Hampshire
The Cornish School District
Townhouse Rd.
RR 2
Cornish, NH 03745
Scott Kalter, Principal
The Cornish School
RR 2, Cornish, NH 03745
The Cornish/ Saint-Gaudens Foreign Language Project

French

Will create a K-8 FLEX/FLES program (FLEX cultural exposure in K-3, FLES intensive language study in 4-8) that builds upon existing community ties to Saint-Gaudens, France and the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Language proficiency is the goal of the program, which will culminate in an immersion experience (available to all students) in Quebec.

Hollis School District
12 Drury Lane
Hollis, NH 03049
Eileen M. Fucile
E.Fucile@HBHS.K12.NH.US
The Hollis FLEX/FLES Program for Small Rural Communities

Spanish, French, German, and Japanese

Will provide cultural exposure and early language learning to students in grades 4-6. Focus will be on teaching students to read, write, listen and speak Spanish. A manual and student assessments will be created.

Strafford School District
c/o School Administrative Unit 44
569 First NH Turnpike
Northword, NH 03261
Richard A. Jenisch
Straffschl@aol.com
World Languages Program for Strafford School: Intensive Community-Based Model

Will build on an existing grass-roots volunteer program in the school to create a language-rich learning environment.

New Jersey
Englewood Public Schools
12 Tenafly Rd.
Englewood, NJ 07631
Elizabeth Willaum
ewillaum@aol.com
Project SEPPA (Spanish English Proficiency Promotes Advancement)

Spanish, English

Will provide professional development, curriculum development, cultural exposure, and language instruction to promote bilingualism in the elementary schools and community.

Piscataway Township School District
1515 Stelton Road
Piscataway, NJ 08855
William Slinger
slingr@bellatlantic.net
The expansion of Foreign Language in our elementary schools and the implementation of an intensive summer foreign language program for professional development.

Spanish

Will expand Spanish language program to include grades 1-4 and provide curriculum content-based instruction from 75-90 minutes three to four times per week. Will develop a summer training institute for teachers, implement two-way language learning activities for lesson content and presentation, and explore major themes or topics relating to grade level content in the Spanish language.

New Mexico
New Mexico State Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Mary Jean Habermann Lopez
mhabermann@sde.state.nm.us
SEA Foreign Language Assistance Grant

Spanish and Native American Tribal languages, among others

Longitudinal study of two-way immersion model for 404-student pilot cohort. State bilingual education office collects data on proficiency and achievement with the annual application, and local school districts evaluate their projects as part of their program designs.

Nevada
Clark County School District
2832 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Elena Steele
(702)799-8401
Español Para Mi Kindergarten Video Program

Spanish

To expand an existing Spanish instructional video program to the kindergarten level, using the video to teach children basic Spanish language and culture through songs, games, visuals, life-sized puppets, and activities. (FLES)

New York
Community School District 18
755 East 100 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Shelley Leibson
Peskycat@aol.com
Adelante: An elementary school program promoting the sequential study of a foreign language.

Spanish

Will expand current curriculum (PreK-2) and create an articulated curriculum for students in grades 3-5 who have participated in the existing PreK-2 program. Also includes professional development in language, culture, and methods for teachers in grades 3-5 and provides for the creation of a series of videotapes that will encourage authentic communication in the target language and parental involvement.

East Islip School District
Craig B. Gariepy Ave.
Islip Terrace, NY 11752
Janet Hiller
eijhill@eastislip.k12.ny.us
Elementary Foreign Language Improvement Project

Will develop and improve existing 1-6 foreign language program through collaboration between teachers and the New York Institute of Technology, student use of laptop computers and the internet, professional development for teachers. Will target fourth graders in the first year, expanding to fifth and sixth graders in subsequent years.

Ohio
Worthington City Schools
752 High Street
Worthington, OH, 43085
Robert Robison
infasupt@worthington.k12
Project WOFLES: Worthington Foreign Languages in the Elementary School

Spanish and Japanese

Development and expansion of FLES programs in two elementary and one middle school. During the course of the three years, the Spanish program will grow from grades 4-6 until it includes Pre-K - 6, local homestay exchanges, and finally, an international homestay exchange. The Japanese program will grow from grades 4-6 until it includes 4-8 (using an extended-day format), local homestay exchanges, and finally, an international homestay exchange. Funds will also provide for professional development and research.

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Public Schools
P.O. Box 25428
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Gracy L. Taylor
taylgl@prof-dev.okcps.k12.ok.us
Border Crossings: A K-8 Foreign Language Project

Joint project with the Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma FLTA, University of Central Oklahoma, Putnam City Schools, and the National Core Knowledge Foundation that will proved professional development, resources and materials, and a summer language academy for the K-8 students of Oklahoma. Will utilize community resources to link students with heritage language speakers to promote two-way language learning.

Oregon
Eugene School District 4J
200 North Monroe
Eugene, OR 97402
Greta Salmi
Salmi@4J.Lane.Edu
Second Language Proficiency for All Children

Japanese, Spanish, French, English

Involves four existing programs that serve over 1,400 students: three elementary-secondary two-way immersion programs in Japanese, Spanish, and French; and one pilot FLES program in Spanish. Objectives are to: provide curriculum development, instructional materials development, and staff development; to expand second language teaching at the elementary level; and to involve heritage language speakers in the community to get involved in the schools' programs.

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Board of Education
Strategic Planning and Development Office
341 South Bellevield Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Thekla Fall
(412) 338-8029
Building a Standards-Based Foreign Language Program Beginning in the Elementary Grades

Will expand language program to elementary schools; provide staff development in the form of workshops, conference attendance, and demonstration teaching; develop a valid, reliable assessment system; select, purchase, and/or develop K-12 curricular materials; and compile a manual that can be used to disseminate project information to other districts.

Tennessee
Memphis City Schools

2597 Avery Ave.
Memphis, TN 38112
Maggie Lee
leem@memphis-schools.k12.tn.us
FOCUS Project (Foreign Language Opportunities for Cultural Understanding for Students)

Will hire foreign language teacher aides to work in elementary classrooms, cultural events and immersion weekends will provide additional language and cultural exposure for teachers, and a four-week summer cam will provide additional professional development and will give students increased language exposure.

Texas
Belton Independent School District
616 E. 6th Street
P.O. Box 269
Belton, TX 76513
Manuela F. Challis
mchallis@bisd.net
Project SEPAS: Special Enrichment Program for All Students at the Elementary Level

Spanish, English

SEPAS is designed to bridge Belton's successful elementary two-way immersion program and secondary foreign language classes.

Washington
Tacoma Public Schools
P.O Box 1357
Tacoma, WA 98401
Min-Anh Hodge
mhodge@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Elementary and Middle School Language Immersion Program

French, Japanese, Korean

Will create a dual-language immersion program at Sheridan Elementary School that articulates with the existing middle school programs. Students will have a choice of French or Japanese. Program will also implement Korean as a Second Language in sixth grade at Baker Middle School and link it with the existing KSL program in grades 7-8. Also provides for summer language camps to let students "try out" a language; recruitment of community volunteers; use of the internet as a second-language resource, peer tutoring; curriculum assessment and staff development; and content alignment with state and local standards.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI, 53707
Paul Sandrock
sandrsp@mail.state.wi.us
Partnerships for Quality: Developing Teachers and Schools for K-12 Language Programs

Focus on program and teacher development, and articulation of language instruction, K-12. Will increase the number of elementary FL programs; increase the number of teachers certified to teach FL in K-5; help districts document the impact of early language instruction on students' second language proficiency and academic achievement; and to increase the use of proficiency-oriented, standards-based methodology in K-12 language programs.

Appleton Area School District
10 College Ave. Suite 214
P.O. Box 2019
Appleton, WI 54911
Donna L. Clementi
clementi@athenet.net
Linking Spanish with Social Studies in the Elementary School

Spanish

Will launch a model language program in two elementary schools, beginning with first graders, and adding a grade level with each year of the grant period. Program will link Spanish language coursework with social studies, using Latin/Spanish culture as a bridge. Native speakers from the community will be invited into the school to work with students.

Menasha Joint School District
P.O. Box 360
Menasha, WI 54952
Lynn Sessler Schmaling
(920) 751-5085
The Menasha Joint School District K-5 Foreign Language Program Improvement Project

Spanish, Japanese, German

Will improve current K-8 language instruction by: developing state language standards and assessments; creating electronic student assessment portfolios; establishing strong curriculum for Spanish, Japanese, and German instruction that articulates from K-12; creating opportunities for students to interact with native speakers; and improving parental involvement opportunities.

Milwaukee Public Schools
5225 W. Vliet St.
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Antonia M. Rodriguez-Lopez
(414) 475-8732
Integrating Language Immersion and Technology in the 21st Century

Spanish, German, French

Will improve existing immersion programs by improving staff and student proficiency with computers, the internet, and technology. Goal is on using the internet to communicate within district and with native speakers around the world, and to disseminate model program through creation of a web page.

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