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VDOE officials outline new dual-language endorsement, ask board to consider Global Seal of Biliteracy
Summary
Department of Education coordinators presented the new preK–6 dual-language endorsement created by 2018 legislation, explained assessment and coursework requirements, and asked AvTel to consider recommending that the Board of Education accept the Global Seal of Biliteracy as an alternate language-proficiency pathway.
Department officials urged the advisory board to support broader pathways for teachers to document language proficiency as the state rolls out a dual-language endorsement.
Lisa Harris, coordinator of world languages and international education in VDOE’s office of instruction, said the 2018 law established a preK–6 dual-language endorsement with two pathways: a target-language endorsement for instruction primarily in a language other than English, and a dual-language English pathway for elementary programs that pair English instruction with another language. Harris said teachers applying for the endorsement…
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