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For many years and many reasons, Lithuanian Heritage schools students were not getting Lithuanian language credits on their High school transcripts. Finally, the KFF's AKGP program celebrated victory as Southampton Public school (NY) granted 3 credits for one of their students who had been attending Alexandra Kazickas Lithuanian school of Aquebogue, NY for 9 years.
The Foundation sponsored writing and administering of B1 Lithuanian Proficiency exam according to the recommendations of NYSED Office of Billingual Education and Foreign Language Studies. The student, who successfully passed the test, was granted language credits as all the NYSED requirements were met. AKGP is working with other NYS Schools districts to have Lithuanian language credits granted to all the students who passed the B1 exam. Efforts will be made to work with schools in other states on the language credits issue.