CASIE FAQs

How do I use the online registration system?
• Click here for full instructions.

Where do the workshops take place?
• Most of the workshops take place at the Atlanta International School. Click here for directions to AIS.

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POLICY PLANNING

CASIE works with legislatures and government agencies to develop policies and budgets in support of International Baccalaureate and language programs.

Position Papers

Language Education in Georgia , Click Here

Recent Activity

Georgia Language Requirements, Click here to read Alex Horsley's letter to State Superintendent Kathy Cox

House Bill 467, which would have granted 24 semester hours of college credit to Georgia students who graduate with a full IB Diploma, passed both the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, but Governor declined to sign the bill on May 24.

Georgia's Elementary School Foreign Languages (ESFL) model challenge in which participating schools provide 30 minutes of daily instruction in French, German, Japanese or Spanish to all students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The program began in 1992 in 15 school systems across Georgia and has since expanded to many schools throughout the state. Governor Perdue used his line item veto power on May 30 to cut an estimated $130 million from the budget, including the ESFL program.

Read more about these issues:

Perdue cuts $130 million in spending, kills 41 bills, By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

International Education Advocacy Links

Georgia Coalition for Language Learning

Southern Conference on Language Teaching

Foreign Language Association of Georgia

To submit your organization's link, please email Bobbi Kay and we will review your request.

2008 International Year of Languages