PUBLIC NOTICE AND AGENDA
FOR THE
TRANSLATIONS ADVISORY GROUP (TAG)
(Meeting is open to the public.)
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(The meeting time may be extended at the discretion of the presiding officer.)
Principal Location
Executive Conference Room
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Fifth Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone Conference Call Locations:
TAG members located outside
of
Sacramento
will be calling from:
Chinese for Affirmative Action/Center for Asian American Advocacy
17 Walter U. Lum Place
San Francisco, CA 94108
Gratts Elementary
309 Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Parents for Unity
2658 South Arlington Ave.
Los Angeles, California
AGENDA
- Call to order
Deputy Superintendent Sue Stickel, Curriculum and Instruction Branch, California Department of Education (CDE) - Welcome, introductions, report by the Chair
- Approval of the agenda
Agenda items are based upon topics suggested by TAG members at the last meeting. - Approval of minutes from the meeting of June 2, 2006
- Public comment
This agenda item is included for the purpose of giving anyone in attendance an opportunity to ask questions or discuss non-agenda items with the advisory group. - Copyrights and Legal Language
Jim Long, Education Programs Assistant, Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, will apprise the TAG on copyright issues as well as draft language that could be used by local educational agencies in establishing contracts with translation providers - Update from CDE, including projected outreach for 2006-07
Tom Adams will provide an update on the translations contracts. Rod Atkinson will update the TAG on the Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents (CMD). Members of the TAG are welcome to suggest conferences and organizations for CMD outreach efforts. - Statistics for the Prioritization of Translations
CDE staff will provide information containing the most recent (2006) enrollment and language census data for those language groups that fall into the “15 percent threshold” in California public schools (California Education Code Section 48985). - Expenditure Estimate for Translations
Tom Adams will review with TAG members the estimated plan for expenditure of funds for translation of parental notifications templates. - Member Discussion
This agenda item is an opportunity for TAG members to raise and/or discuss issues not formally on the agenda but within the group's purview. Some issues may need to be deferred to future meetings. - Next meeting date and possible agenda topics
The presiding officer and TAG members will project date options for the next meeting and will brainstorm possible topics for future discussion or recommendation. - Adjournment
Break periods will be determined at the discretion of the presiding officer.
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Visitor parking is available in State Parking Lot #14, located at 1517 13th Street (between 13th and 14th streets). The entrance to the parking structure is on 13th Street. There are approximately 80 rooftop spaces that have been identified for visitors to use. The rate is $1.25 per half an hour. Parking hours are from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and a parking attendant is on site.
Los visitantes pueden estacionar su auto en el estacionamiento estatal número 14, situado en el 1517 de la Calle 13, (entre las calles 13 y 14). Se entra por la Calle 13. Hay aproximadamente 80 plazas de azotea reservadas para uso de los visitantes. La tarifa es $1.25 por cada media hora. Las horas de estacionamiento son de 6 de la mañana a 7 de la tarde y hay un un empleado en el estacionamiento.
The meetings of the Translations Advisory Group are staffed by the California Department of Education. For information regarding the meetings, please contact Sheila Bruton, Managing Editor, CDE Press, at 916-445-0736 or by e-mail at sbruton@cde.ca.gov; or Rod Atkinson, Consultant, CDE Press, at 916-445-6109 or by e-mail at ratkinso@cde.ca.gov.
La Junta Asesora de Traducciones (Translation Advisory Group, o TAG) está compuesta por personal del Departamento de Educación de California (conocido por las iniciales CDE). Para obtener información acerca de las reuniones de la Junta asesora de traducciones o de la función que desempeña, póngase en contacto con Sheila Bruton, Gerente, CDE Press, 916-445-0736, sbruton@cde.ca.gov, o Rod Atkinson, Consultante, CDE Press, 916-445-6109, ratkinso@cde.ca.gov.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY: Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Translations Advisory Group may request assistance by contacting Rod Atkinson, CDE Press, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814, at 916-445-6109, or by fax at 916-323-5713, or by e-mail at ratkinso@cde.ca.gov. For the purpose of the TAG’s October meeting, the CDE asks that the requests for reasonable accommodation be submitted no later than October 2, 2006.
ACOMODAMIENTO RAZONABLE PARA PERSONAS DISCAPACITADAS: Según el Decreto de rehabilitación (Rehabilitation Act) de 1973 y el Decreto de americanos con discapacidades (American with Disabilities) de 1990, cualquier individuo discapacitado que requiera acomodamiento razonable para asistir o participar en una reunión o función de la Junta Asesora de Traducciones (conocida por las iniciales TAG) puede solicitar asistencia poniéndose en contacto con el Departamento de Educación de California CDE Press, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814, teléfono 916-445-6109; fax 916-323-5713; e-mail ratkinso@cde.ca.gov. Para la reunión de la Junta Asesora de Traducciones de la fecha 11 de octubre de 2006, las solicitudes para facilitar acomodamiento razonable a personas con discapacidades deben presentarse en el Departamento de Educación de California antes de la siguiente fecha: 2 de octubre de 2006.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES: Any individual who requires the assistance of an interpreter to participate in a meeting or function of the Translations Advisory Group may request assistance by contacting Rod Atkinson, CDE Press, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814, by telephone at 916-445-6109, by fax at 916-323-5713, or by e-mail at ratkinso@cde.ca.gov. For the purpose of the TAG’s October meeting, the CDE asks that requests for interpreters be submitted no later than October 2, 2006.
SERVICIOS DE INTÉPRETE: Cualquier individuo que requiera la asistencia de un intérprete para participar en una reunión o función de la Junta Asesora de Traducciones (conocida por las iniciales TAG) puede solicitar asistencia poniéndose en contacto con el Departamento de Educación de California, CDE Press, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814, teléfono 91- 445-6109; fax 916-323-5713; e-mail ratkinso@cde.ca.gov. Para la reunión de la Junta Asesora de Traducciones de la fecha 11 de Octubre de 2006, las solicitudes de intérprete deben presentarse en el Departamento de Educación de California antes de la siguiente fecha: 2 de octubre de 2006.
