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