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WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT POLICY
1. All current students with prior language experience who intend to begin or change their World Language courses will be responsible for taking a placement test during the previous school year in order to determine their level of competence in the language. Placement testing will happen during the Second Semester in Academic Lab. Location and dates will be communicated to students by the World Language and the counseling department.
2. Students who do not take the placement exam and have prior knowledge of the language will be placed in the first level of the language.
3. It is strongly recommended that all students in their first year of language at JCP not be placed above the third level of a language.
4. It is strongly recommended that students not switch languages before they have completed their two-year graduation requirement. If they would like to learn another language, they may enroll in the other language concurrently. Students must take two years of the same language to meet the CPS graduation requirement.
5. If a student fails a semester of a language, it is strongly recommended that they make up that semester in summer school or night school prior to moving on to the next level.
6. It is strongly recommended that students not be placed into an AP World Language Course without taking at least one year of language at Jones.
7. Students may be enrolled in multiple AP courses within the World Language Department; however, it is strongly recommended that AP Spanish students take AP Spanish Language the year before they take AP Spanish Literature when possible.
8. All discussion of placement and level changes should begin with the language teacher. Level changes will be not made without the permission of the student’s teacher.
9. It is strongly recommended that students take language courses consecutively (and avoid taking a year break between enrollment).
10. Students interested in taking a language course not offered at Jones need to find the outside the course on their own and provide the course information to their counselor to be approved by the Jones administration. Students are then responsible for managing the course on their own (counselor/teachers will not monitor course progress), paying for the course (if necessary) and providing a final transcript to their counselor so Jones can add the credit to the transcript. The outside language course will not be offered as one of the seven courses taken at Jones in a given year.
SpANISH HeritAGE Speakers
SpANISH HeritAGE Speakers
The World Languages Department is committed to supporting heritage Spanish-speakers in developing advanced literacy, academic language, and cultural competence. This policy exists to ensure that placement decisions are thoughtful, equitable, and aligned with students’ long-term success. Students are placed in world language courses based on language background, prior coursework, assessments, and teacher recommendation. Heritage Spanish language courses are designed to build upon students’ existing language skills and are the appropriate placement for heritage speakers.
Transfers from a heritage language course to a non-heritage (Honors-level) language course are strongly discouraged and will be considered only in limited circumstances. A student may not transfer from a heritage Spanish language course without a required placement conference that includes the student, parent/guardian, world language teacher, and school counselor and/or administrator. In addition, there must be space in the requested class. The conference will review the student’s proficiency, progress, and consider the academic, social, and emotional impact of a course change, as well as educational goals, to determine appropriate placement
No schedule changes will be made without a conference. Transfer requests must be made within the first 2 weeks of first semester and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
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