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The Council of DEC Chairs (Anglophone Sector) support the Minister of Education in his plan to improve French Second Language instruction in New Brunswick.

The chairs are pleased that effective FSL instruction will be universal for all students in the Anglophone Sector. This will be particularly beneficial to students in rural communities, who have had to travel to larger centres to obtain French Immersion instruction. Now they can remain in their community schools and receive improved FSL instruction.

By beginning Intensive French instruction in Grade 5 for all students, time will be made available in the earlier grades to intensify the focus on literacy and numeracy instruction, which is so critical to student success. Time will also be available for enrichment of arts, music and physical education.

The DEC chairpersons believe that the negative impact of streaming can be lessened by the new elementary FSL programming.

Every child in New Brunswick schools will receive the same opportunity to learn a second language, to the best of his/her abilities, with provision of adequate resources and equitable class size and composition - every student will benefit.

The chairs believe that parents will continue to have a choice in FSL instruction – by choosing whether their children continue with Post-Intensive French Instruction or move into Late Immersion at Grade 6. Whatever their choice, it is believed that the level of French proficiency for all students will be greater than is currently being achieved.

And that is the bottom line – that all of our children learn to the best of their abilities and achieve all the skills necessary for a healthy, happy and productive life.