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[quote=Anonymous]Sure, expand. Wherever they do they need a system that helps families north of Rockville make these programs more attainable. An hour+ bus ride makes for a brutal day for young kids just starting school in a new language. 
And we have plenty of neighbors who would love to attend these programs. It’s not just Silver Spring families who are interested in language immersion.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They need to find a way to redistribute the language immersion programs at the elementary level. Right now, a majority of these programs (and all 3 Spanish programs) are in silver spring/chevy chase and the farthest north (French) is in Rockville. Hopefully the regional model (eventually) helps with this.[/quote]

Redistribute or expand?  I realize there are challenges to expansion.  I know in French it seems like it would be hard to add more teachers to sustain another class at either school.  Is it more possible with Spanish?  I think few would complain if they were only able to add Spanish programs…. It seems like even adding 1-2 more classes in the county would go significantly further toward meeting the demand.

By class I mean kindergarten class that goes through the program, which of course is a lot of teachers.[/quote][/quote]

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