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Because the principal was awful. [/quote]

She was actually terrific, overall, I thought.  (I had two kids go through Key).  She had been there a long time, however, and I think the school will benefit by an injection of new leadership next year.

And while I agree tha Immersion may not be everyone's cup of tea, I think calling it a "niche program" is a little too dismissive.  The opportunity to learn a language as a young child is a unique opportunity that can never be replicated.  I think that is why many families choose immersion.  Its not good for some kids (which is why APS has never forced anyone to go through the immersion program), but I think it is very good for most kids.[/quote]

+1,000. 
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I will say this for Spanish immersion: 
It's very convenient for Spanish speaking families, especially those that have Spanish roots, but are NOT speaking mainly Spanish at home anymore (more families than you think fall into this category, and it is useless for the school board to guess where they might choose to live).   
I only WISH they would offer my parents' language as immersion, how wonderful would that be to keep the language alive for my kids, and how happy the grandparents would be!
For English speaking families my opinion is that being bilingual is fantastic, but you absolutely can be fluent in Spanish as an adult without ever having gone to an immersion school (and without FLES).
Spanish is THE easiest language to learn for native English speakers or speakers of other roman languages; pronunciation and grammar are so clear, grammar follows clear rules...
I used to be fluent in Spanish, and only started learning it at age 18.  You will loose the mastery of any language that you don't use very regularly.

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