The New York State Education Department is currently seeking feedback on the draft of the New York State Learning Standards for Languages Other Than English (LOTE).
The proposed New York State World Languages Standards introduce four major changes on which we are seeking stakeholder feedback:
- a renaming of Languages Other Than English to World Languages in the Commissioner’s Part 100 Regulations;
- a revision of the New York State Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Learning Standards informed by the national standards;
- a redefinition of the three checkpoints in terms of expected performance indicators informed by the national standards;
- an adoption of overarching themes and updated topics that districts can use to frame instruction.
For more information on the standards revisions and for link to the public comment survey, visit:
http://www.nysed.gov/world-languages/languages-other-english-lote-standards-review