Language Opportunity Coalition (LOC) Biliteracy Award
Framingham Public Schools is offering students the opportunity to earn the Language Opportunity Coalition Biliteracy Awards to students in grades 5 and 8.
The Language Opportunity Coalition Biliteracy Award is a pathway award that celebrates students' individual language development trajectory, promotes multiliteracy as an asset and rewards students’ hard work and dedication to becoming multilingual and multiliterate world citizens.
It also:
honors the skills our students attain and encourages them to continue their study throughout their schooling (and beyond!)
strengthens intergroup relationships and honors the diverse cultures and languages in our community.
prepares students with vital skills that will benefit them in the labor market and the global society.
This award is not limited to languages taught at Framingham Public Schools.
All grade 5 and 8 students are welcome to participate.
Language Assessments will be administered at your child's school.
Eligible students will also need to:
demonstrate the required English literacy skills on the MCAS and/or ACCESS assessment.
demonstrate their literacy skills in the partner language by receiving the qualifying score on the STAMP test or portfolio assessment. Students who have literacy skills in a language not assessed on the STAMP test will complete a portfolio assessment.
Complete the participation form by March 15th!
All students in the DL program will automatically be registered for the STAMP (partner language) test in the program languages. Please complete the form for additional languages.
Framingham Public Schools: Department of Multilingual Education
The Multilingual Education Department offers research-based programs and exemplary instruction for multilingual learners in the Framingham Public Schools. FPS has a diverse student population and currently instructs students from over 70 countries who speak approximately 72 languages.
We are committed to offering the highest quality of educational experiences to all students through language development programs in Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, French, American Sign Language and English that foster social and academic language proficiency and mastery of grade level content-area standards, while simultaneously building on and celebrating students' cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds, practices, and experiences.
Email: ediamano@framingham.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/domain/67
Location: 19 Flagg Drive (Suite 204), Framingham, MA 01701
Phone: (508) 626-9171
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fpsbilingualed
