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Policy committee advances bilingual-stipend policy with Rosetta Stone testing and retesting rules
Summary
Staff presented a new bilingual-stipend policy that sets proficiency standards, contracts Rosetta Stone for testing in Spanish and Mandarin, outlines a 90-day retesting grace period and leaves periodic recertification to the general manager’s discretion; estimated stipend costs were presented and the item will go to the board next week.
The Policy Committee on March 3 reviewed a proposed bilingual-stipend policy that would set explicit proficiency standards, require certification testing for Spanish and Mandarin and make stipend payments effective once the board approves the measure.
Staff member (S4) told the committee the district contracted with a vendor described as “immersion by Rosetta Stone” to administer both written and speaking tests and to certify proficiency levels. The proposal lays out the scores required for each level…
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