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Policy Positions
Parents for Bilingual Education (PFBE) furthers bilingualism by promoting and creating opportunities for students to learn and use French. The Parents for Bilingual Education Network position statements state the organization’s position on issues related to French as a second language education practice, policy, and/or professional development for which there are controversial or critical opinions.
Parents for Bilingual Education Stands For:
In Canada, all students have the opportunity to learn French and to access French as a second official language program that meets their needs and aspirations.
Universal-Access
Universal-Access
All students have access to a wide variety of effective, evidence-based French as a second language (FSL) programs from Grades one to 12 and at the Post-secondary level.
Effective-Programs
Effective-Programs
The proficiency levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), and French-language proficiency testing (such as the DELF) are used to provide language learners, parents, educators, post-secondary institutions and employers with a common understanding of each learner’s French-language skills and the expected outcomes of each respective FSL program.
Recognized-Proficiency-Levels
Recognized-Proficiency-Levels
Education leaders, school jurisdictions and provincial/territorial and federal governments are accountable for student achievement in French as a second language programs. Parents and community stakeholders are actively engaged with educational leaders in their decision making. Reporting is meaningful, timely and available publicly.
Position-Statement-4-Leadership-Accountability
Position-Statement-4-Leadership-Accountability
