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San Mateo County Public Hearing Agenda
Mandarin Immersion JourneyThe Need for MMMM OverviewThe District’s Denial
Mandarin Immersion Journey
2012Winter 2013
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
February 2014
April 2014
Summer 2014
Research and Surveys
Meetings with Board, Superintendent
Strategic Planning Process Delayed
Strategic Planning Process DelaysContinue
Meeting with Superintendent, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and Board President
Parents Present Formal Proposal – No Action Parents Decide
to Start MM
San Mateo County Public Hearing Agenda
Mandarin Immersion JourneyThe Need for MMMM OverviewThe District’s Denial
District Immersion Program is Constrained
Equity and Neighborhood Schools Inherent Conflicts with Immersion Reluctance Towards Choice ProgramsSpanish Immersion Evaluation ResultsAlternative “Immersion” ModelsO’Connor Decision
Spanish Immersion Ends in 5th Grade
This Is Your Brain On Bilingualism
Improves critical thinking, reasoning, multi-tasking, problem solvingImproves achievement in all subjects, including EnglishImproves memoryBuilds connections between both hemispheres of the brain (Mandarin-specific)Language learned implicitly as young children
San Mateo County Public Hearing Agenda
Mandarin Immersion JourneyThe Need for MMMM OverviewThe District’s Denial
The Menlo Mandarin Vision
We will create a progressive learning environment for kindergarten through 8th grade students, preparing them to be lifelong learners and engaged global citizens
Solid Foundation for Success
Public School Administration Dr. Susan Charles | Former Public School Educator and Administrator (Palo Alto) Ching-Pei Hu | Principal - Meyerholz Elementary and CLIP (Cupertino) Gloria Lee | Former Bay Area Superintendent (Aspire Public Schools)
Charter School California Charter Schools Association Charter School Management Corporation Young, Minney & Corr Merry Kuo | Director - Foreign Language Program (Bullis Charter School) Gloria Lee | Founder and Board Chair (Yu Ming Charter School)
Curriculum and Instruction Merry Kuo | Former Teacher (CLIP and Ravenswood) Sarah Liu| Former Teacher (Georgia) Nancy Rankin | Retired Science Teacher (MPCSD) Helen Wong| Founder and Director (Cornerstone Learning Foundation)
The Menlo Mandarin Program
Project-Based Learning Incorporating STEAM Framework
Mandarin Immersion (One-Way)Project-Based Learning via STEAMSocial-Emotional Learning
Excerpted from Self-Science: Getting Started with Social Emotional Learning by McCown,K., Jensen, A., Freedman, J., & Rideout, M. (2010).
Social-Emotional Learning
A Day in the Life at Menlo MandarinMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:15-08:30 Pledge of Allegiance and Morning Exercise08:30-09:30 Mandarin Language Arts (MLA) and
Social Science (SS)Assembly
09:30-10:00 Self-Science10:00–10:20 Recess and Snack10:20-11:20 MLA & SS Mathematics (K) or
English (1)MLA & SS
11:20-12:20 Mathematics English (K) orMathematics (1)
Mathematics
12:20-01:00 Lunch01:00-01:40 Physical
EducationArt Drama/
DanceMusic Elective
Wheel
01:40-03:00 Science/STEAM Project-Based Learning03:00-03:15 Closing Time
Fiscally Conservative for Sustainability
2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
Total Fund Balance Including Reserves $142,650 $104,377 $105,795 $185,120 $1,170,267
Positive Cash FlowEvidence of Increasing ReservesPublic Charter Schools Grant Program ($375,000)Financing ($600,000)
San Mateo County Public Hearing Agenda
Mandarin Immersion JourneyThe Need for MMMM OverviewThe District’s Denial
Impermissible Denial
Staff Report FlawsMisinterpretationInaccurate/ErroneousIrrelevantConjectureExtends Beyond Law
District Rebuttal#1: Inadequate Resources, Experience, Readiness and Planning
Discredit Petitioners and PartnersDisregard for Critical Window
#2: ExclusionaryPrepared to Serve All (ELs, SPED, FRLP, Foster
Youth) Intentionally Designed For Inclusion
#3: Level of Community Support
Encourage OppositionUndermine MM
Closing
Educating speakers of other languages in English, and
encouraging mastery of multiple languages, has long
been important to America’s competitiveness — and will
be increasingly vital in the years to come. We challenge
our schools and communities to invest in our future
leaders with biliteracy and multiliteracy skills.
-Arne Duncan (US Secretary of Education) and Libia
Gil