General Membership Meetings
(Open to members only)
New School Year Kick-Off – Friday, September 12 from 12PM to 3PM
Plainview-Old Bethpage School District
Virtual General Membership Meeting – Friday, January 30 from 12PM to 3PM
Stay tuned for Zoom link and registration.
2nd annual FLACS FAQs – Friday, March 27 from 12PM to 3PM
Stay tuned for Zoom link and registration.
End of Year Luncheon – Friday, June 5 from 12PM to 3PM
Stay tuned for location and registration.
FLACS Item-Writing Workshop
Join us for one of NYSAWLA’s most collaborative and rewarding events of the year! Our Item-Writing Workshop brings together world language educators from across New York State to learn, share, and create. Guided by the latest updates from NYSED’s Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages, participants dive into the structure and design of FLACS Checkpoint A and B exams.
This is a hands-on, interactive session where you’ll not only gain insight into best practices for assessment design, but also contribute your expertise by writing authentic, high-quality questions and prompts. The items created during this workshop help shape the very exams used statewide—making your voice and experience an essential part of the process.
Whether you’re new to FLACS or a returning contributor, you’ll leave with new ideas, deeper knowledge, and the satisfaction of knowing you’ve had a direct impact on assessments that support world language learning for thousands of students.
Chinese, French, German, and Italian Workshop: October 10 from 8-3
Location: Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, 50 Kennedy Drive, Plainview
Spanish Workshop: October 23 from 8-3
Location: Smithtown Central School District: Nesconset Elementary School, 29 Gibbs Pond Rd, Nesconset
Please click HERE to register.
American Sign Language Workshop: October 30 from 8-3
Location: Smithtown Central School District: Nesconset Elementary School, 29 Gibbs Pond Rd, Nesconset
Please click HERE to register.