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IWLA Initiative to Add World Languages to the Iowa Core Curriculum
IWLA's Position Paper
As a follow up to the letter-writing campaign, a position paper was approved by the Executive Board to be submitted to business and education partners in order to garner support for our initiative. You can read the position paper by clicking the link below or by downloading it.
Read Online | Download Position Paper[PDF] [DOC]
Sample Letters
The following are drafts of sample letters that can be used to contact any business or university personnel that we are willing to contact. The letters ask for support and request letters of support to be sent to our organization to be presented to the Iowa Department of Education.
Business [DOC]
University - Sample A [DOC]
University - Sample B [DOC]
Together we can all make a difference!
Pamela Wesely, Interim Advocacy Chair
pamela-wesely@uiowa.edu
Susan Sandholm-Petersen
petrsand@dwx.com
Carrie Morris, Secretary
cjmorris@dmacc.edu