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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard that they might have a Japanese 3/4 combined class so that Japanese is available to 9th and 10th graders. They might do something similar with other languages or classes.

I would guess that the 10th grade class will grow as kids move into the area and will join the school. It is going to be a smaller class but I think it can work well with some creativity.[/quote]

Offering a niche language like Japanese when you have such a small population does not make sense. [b]The Japanese teacher would need to come to the school just to teach one class. [/b]
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Certainly can be more than one class:

Japanese 3/4 for kids who took J IB2 in 8th, J2 in 9th, or J3 in 9th
Japanese 2 for kids who took J 1AB in 7th/8th or J1 in 9th
Japanese 1 for 1st year WL students
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There would have to be 30+ kids interested in each level of the class. Seems unlikely?[/quote]

Only because kids split between schools for opting in purposes. The Japanese immersion classes are full at Carson and many of the students continue on in HS. If Fox Mill is moved to Skyview, there is good reason to expect 30 kids in the Japanese classes. As it is, I know more then 15 kids in the JI program at Carson opted into Skyview. The Teacher asked the kids in the class who was going where next year. Japanese is well attended at SLHS and, as I understand it, Westfield. If that group of kids are moved to Skyview, then yes, Japanese classes will have 30 or so kids in them. [/quote]

So they are expecting to lose many of the Japanese language students at Westfield and South Lakes?

Lovely.  Anything to make Skyview look good so Reid can brag about it to her next employer. [/quote]

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