Maria Taravella. District Coordinator Blanca M. Guerra, Curriculum Supervisor

District Coordinator (s) World Languages Office Teachers School Coordinator Judges Student Volunteers Student Volunteers

 Disseminate Information to school coordinators  Coordinate Competition  Register schools for competition  Follow-up with important dates  Organize Student Volunteers  Set Coordinators’ orientation meeting in October  Order necessary materials to the World Languages Office  Be sure everything is organized and ready on competition day  Have a meeting the Thursday before competition

Arrive on time Assist Judges during competition Make sure that score sheets are paired correctly Make sure that when score sheets are filed, they are filed in the correct school #

 A Attend Orientation Coordinators’ Meeting in October  G Go to World Languages WIKI– Middle School Competition file and download all necessary forms  Send registration and all dated forms to Maria Taravella, District Coordinator on time  Send judges information for clearance to Blanca Guerra curriculum specialist via cab on time  Set a meeting with World Languages teachers (if you have any) at your school after the district meeting to explain the competition process

 Bring posters and projects to the competition site the Thursday before the competition scoring sheets for each student and category and that they are filled out completely.  The day before the competition, make sure that you have the correct out correctly  Visual art entries: posters, projects, new media: Attach identification form in the back of the project or poster 2 Score sheets per entry. DO NOT ATTACH TO THE BACK OF PROJECT OR POSTER Fill-out all forms correctly Before submitting Visual Arts entries please be sure that there are grammatical error nor offensive vocabulary Note: New Media needs to be sent to Maria Taravella 2 weeks before the competition (April 4, 2013) via CAB

 When the awards arrive at your school, check that everything is correct. If you are missing some awards, please contact Blanca Guerra via cab  The day of the competition pick up all projects and posters from the Media Center after the competition is done for those entries that have not been selected to be displayed at KCW  Make sure to bring the music and CD player for the talent presentation the day of the competition  Fill out the attendance sheet the day of the competition and give it to the person doing the registration  Arrive on time

Select students that are going to compete If students are doing declamation be sure that they have memorized the poem and they can act it up and have the appropriate props Students doing impromptu should be given the list of topics with ample time to prepare Talent category will be live. Be sure when you select students that they will be able to attend the competition on a Saturday Talent needs to reflect the culture of the target language with appropriate attire and props if necessary. Please follow school board dress code

Give artistic display: posters, projects and new media to the coordinator on time Fill out all score sheets for your students correctly and give them to the school coordinator on time Be sure that you check the grammar before submitting any poster, project, or new media

 Provide support to District coordinator in the organization of the competition  Be sure that all participating judges are cleared as mandated by the Jessica Lunsford Act state law and school district guidelines  Process all scores and send awards to schools  Maintain communication with judges  Send necessary materials to the District coordinator

 All poems must be acted out and with props when needed. Points will be taken off presentations not following these guidelines  Talent will be live in the auditorium using proper attire according to the target language  Change the # of talent presentation 2 per school  Skit will be live on the day of the competition no more CD submissions  No more vocabulary games  6 students may participate per language per level

REMEMBER THE SCHOOL # IN THE FORMS IS THE # THAT COMPETITION COORDINATOR ASSIGNED TO YOUR SCHOOL AND IT IS ASSIGN IN THE ORDER THE REGISTRATIONS ARE RECEIVED IT IS NOT YOUR REAL SCHOOL #