MINUTES
Two-Way Bilingual Study Committee
Sub-Committee on Program Model
October 23, 2009
Members present: Frida Adrian, Reme Bashi, Laura Carrasco, Eloisa Fernandez,
Becki Hendrick, Victoria Olenski, Polly Tripp, and Bill Curtis
1) Purpose/ Timeline Review:
 Bill attended charter school meeting in Milwaukee.
 We will have to adjust timeline. Before going to the Board of
Education, we will need to organize Focus Groups to build a
stronger base of interest.
 To prepare for Focus Groups (meetings in early January), we will
need to develop a short brochure and presentation.
 Action items: None for early November. We will discuss Focus
Groups at next sub-committee meeting for program models. Other
committee members are welcome to join this session.
2) Power Point-Center for Applied Linguistics:
 We discussed the major program models in large group.
 Then we divided into pairs to investigate strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats (SWOT diagram) to the individual
models. This work was not finished. We will begin with paired
groupings at next meeting. Again, all committee members are
welcome, just let me know so that I can prepare.
 Committee Members: Please add to the SWOT diagram. We
will take about 20-25 minutes to meet in pairs at the beginning
of the meeting on the 12th.
3) Models from Other Districts:
 Reviewed Green Bay Public Schools’ Dual Language Model
 See attached
 Green Bay uses a modified 90/10 Native Language First Model
4) Process of Selection:
 Focused on 4 primary models of delivering Dual Language
Programs.
 Partner Language First (usually in 90/10 or 80/20)
 Core attribute: Heavy focus on Partner Language (Spanish)
for both Native English-speakers and Native Spanishspeakers
 Both Languages for Everyone (usually 50/50)
 Core attribute: This is a simultaneous bi-literacy model.
Less research to support. May be difficult to coordinate.
 Native Language First in 50/50
 Core attribute: Works well for Spanish-speakers to reduce
achievement gap. No evidence to indicate that it negatively
impacts English development while promoting a second
language
 Native Language First in 90/10
 Core attribute: Students start out in their own language in
primary with some second language work. By fourth grade,
they receive 50/50.
5) Closing: New Timeline (tentative)
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Present Charter Proposal to Curriculum group (ACI)-Jan. 12
Focus groups with parents to build support-Jan.11-29
Send approved to Board for early review-Jan. 28
Present Charter Proposal to Programs & Services (Board subcommittee)-Feb. 5
 Charter Proposal to full BOE-Feb. 22
 Next meeting: Thursday, November 12, 4:00-6:00, Second floor
conference room at Morgan. Gina Grogan from Menasha
Schools will join us.