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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, is there any word on whether the school will transition to mandatory immersion for all incoming K students in 2014? I know that was on the table, as well.[/quote]

No, the Powerpoint posted on the School Board website only discusses the change back to the traditional calendar.[/quote]

I think that is one of the ideas on the table, not one that I think is a good idea at all. Personally, I think the dual language program is part of the problem. If I had to pick a program to keep, I'd keep the modified calendar. It is different now, but when my DD started they were teaching math and science in Spanish, which I thought was a bad idea given that those two subjects have their own specialized vocabulary so we went the "traditional" route. I had friends whose DD did terribly once story problems were introduced because she was falling behind in Spanish and then because she was working so hard to translate the Spanish she was having a hard time with the actual math of the problem. We went the traditional route and since DC was in TAG she did fine, but still. Parents who think their child will be bilingual coming out of the program are also sadly mistaken, there is (or was not) any real language instructions, kids were just spoken to in Spanish, plus that was never the goal. The school had an unfortunate cycle of two not so great principals but the new one, Peter Balas is great, he just has a long road ahead of him. Teachers were sort of overwhelmed in DCs last year there, between curriculum changes, SFA and principal switches, it was getting tiring for them. That said, some of the most dedicated teachers I know are at that school. It has so much potential to be an amazing school, a very involved community of parents, a supportive neighborhood, dedicated teachers, and a super enthusiastic principal - it just has to get there .[/quote]

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