Info sheet including Deadlines for 2009 Grand Concours

If new to the Concours, send email to wohlersj@mac.com with name of school, school phone and address and your name and phone contact number. Also include the grade levels to be enrolled. We will then begin the process of enrolling your school via our on-line Concours database.

FLES

Teachers: Send AATF Membership fees by January 1, 2009

(Click above link to see Enrollment incentives to new and current members.)

Grades 1 — 6 All about the 2009 FLES Contest

Note: All levels will include a speaking part for qualifying scores.

Level B includes reading and language structure questions

Level 1A Students in Grades 1-3 only.

Level 2A Grade 4. Also Grades 5 and 6, if students are beginning French study.

Level 2B Gr.5 + Gr.6 (1+ years. Exp). Recommended for most 6^th Graders.

Level 3A/B Native speakers, stds. in immersion programs, A=Grs. 1-3, B=Grs. 4-6

Dates February 16 - 26, 2009 Choose a date to note when registering on-line.

Due dates: Registration: December 15, 2008; Students enrolled: December 22, 2008

Test materials payment: checks, December 2, 2009; POs, March 31, 2009

Mail for March 6 Deadline for receipt of FLES answer sheets at

Correcting U of Kentucky. Neutral party mails answer sheets to

Ken Tindle, National Chair Scoring Center

312 Classroom Building

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506-0025

Speaking March 13 Preliminary FLES results of eligible speakers sent to

Tapes Contest Administrators and then forwarded to teachers.

Tape March 27 Send recordings of eligible FLES speakers to

Deadline

Jennifer Shaf

National Chair for FLES

PO Box 2694

Charleston, WV 25330

Notification Mid-April It is important to strictly adhere to all deadlines so as

of Results not to delay the local or national operation.

Prize Distribution End of April through June according to the dates on file

for each school's awards program.

Closure June 1 should conclude the 2009 Concours..