Kansas World Language Association

FY27 State Department Budget: Tell the Senate to restore funding for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchange! Click here to help! https://www.languagepolicy.org/take-action

We're so proud of Azul Barron and her Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish! Azul says "With my language, I plan to help others communicate with each other, and to work in graphic design. Ms. Werthmann and Ms. Valeasco, Thank you both in making me more confident in my language."

Shout out to Omar Hernandez on the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish! Omar plans on using his Spanish to communicate with others in his trade.

Join your Kansas colleagues for a PD just for World Language teachers!
July 9th and 10th
Emporia High School
Space is limited! Register today!

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Great job Kenia, on earning the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish! Kenia says "My first language was Spanish and I moved to U.S. and I needed to communicate with my classmates and teachers. I’m going to work at the high school as a translator."

Way to go, Jesus, on earning the Seal of Biliteracy. Jesus plans on attending college and will then start his own electrical business.

Congratulations, Lauren.
On earning the Seal of Biliteracy, Lauren says: "Being bilingual will help me in college and future careers by allowing me to connect with more people and opportunities. It also represents the hard work I have put into learning Spanish. I am going into nursing so it will be extremely useful being able to communicate with a wider range of patients and give them an even better level of care."

Check out the June Newsletter!
In this issue:
👉Letter from the President
👉2026 Conference
👉2026-27 Board Nominations
👉Teacher Spotlight
👉Seal of Biliteracy Spotlight
👉Advocacy Updates
👉AAT Updates
👉Upcoming PD

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KSWLA is proud to celebrate Pride Month!
ALL are welcome here! 🌈
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