These standards-based resources were developed for K-12 World Language programs by the NCDPI World Languages Team Links to an external site. and other educators for use by department heads, building administrators, central office coordinators and administrators, community stakeholders, etc.

Please use the information below to access what you need or click on the icon in each section to go directly to the page where those materials and others are housed or linked.

The Administrator Guides for World Languages, or “Look-For” documents, for principals and other administrators are a K-12 Teacher Evaluation Support Tool for the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System Links to an external site. (NCEES) Standards 1-5.

Each Administrator Guide has an overview of a K-12 World Language program (Classical Languages, Dual & Heritage Languages, Modern Languages), followed by information about the structure and goals of the World Language Essential Standards as they apply to that program, and a compilation of model practices, aligned to NCEES and incorporating the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning Links to an external site. (TELL) materials that have been developed nationally for use by district language coordinators, department heads, mentor teachers, etc.

Note: By incorporating TELL with NCEES, the goal is to create a tool for principals to use in their work with teachers which integrates best practices in World Language instruction. The Administrator Guides do not take the place of the NCEES evaluation tool, but are designed to be used as a resource to support the evaluation tool and to deepen understanding about meaningful instruction in world language classrooms.

World Language programs sometimes incorporate other curricular components such as:

• Advanced Placement (AP) Program from College Board

• Cambridge International Education (CIE)

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme

These programs are an opportunity for high school students to pursue advanced courseworkLinks to an external site. or college level studies while in secondary schools and prepare for the examinations that accompany them.

Feel free to access a variety of resources, information, and materials about AP, CIE, and IB.

These crosswalk resources can inform your work with students as they progress through a K-12 World Language sequence and complete requirements for graduation, the World Languages portion of the GLE (NC's Seal of Biliteracy) Links to an external site., the Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) process Links to an external site., and so on.

• Alignment of World Language High School Courses with Community College Courses Links to an external site. - chart created from the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) to assist with sequencing of language courses and selecting appropriate PowerSchool course code, especially for students in early college programs
• NCDPI Approved External Assessments for the Global Languages Endorsement (GLE) Links to an external site. - list of proficiency-based exams and their corresponding proficiency levels to use for the external assessment option on the World Languages requirement of the GLE, as well as Phase 1 on the CDM process Links to an external site.
• World Language Course Codes for CDM Links to an external site. - list of high school credit World Language courses and their corresponding proficiency outcomes for use with the CDM process Links to an external site.