1. Federal funding to support French- language Program Initiatives (FI and FSL) Pending protocol approval and announcement by Canadian Heritage and related Alberta-Canada Agreement Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP), Alberta Education

2. General criteria Achieve significant advancement and improvement in French second language programs in Alberta Term: 5 years Share of funding Matching basis

3. Submission of proposals School jurisdictions Collaboration and partnerships among stakeholders are strongly encouraged Terms of proposals New or renewal and identify project under 2009-2013 Protocol

4. Projects’ criteria 1 ) Identify areas of intervention: Student Participation Provision of Programs Student Performance Enriched School Environment Support for educational staff and research 2) Identify the connection to Inspiring Education Learner focused Direct impact on learners by providing opportunities or indirect impact on learners via meaningful professional development Sharing of knowledge via collaboration and partnerships among stakeholders 3) Measurable outcomes If it is a renewal, identify one additional aspect to emphasize in light of the last 4 years results Demonstrating how the project is making a difference: targets, benchmarks and perspectives.

5. How to apply (in anticipation of Protocol and agreement approval) 1) Application templates and instructions available May 10 th at www.education.alberta.ca/admin.aspx www.education.alberta.ca/admin.aspx 2) Anticipated Timelines: Protocol approval: May-June 2013 Submission of completed proposals: June 28 th Alberta-Canada Agreement: July-September 2013 Funding Allocations: September-October 2013

6. Individual Teacher Bursary Program Planning to post applications in June 2013 Exceptions to be made due to the special circumstances

7. Contact Vivian Abboud Team Leader, Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP) 9 th Floor, 44 Capital Boulevard 10044-108 Street Edmonton AB T5J 5E6 Phone: 780-427-5538 Fax.: 780-422-1947 Email: vivian.abboud@gov.ab.ca