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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could someone point me to the information about MVCS becoming all / mandatory dual immersion?  I searched and I can't find this information -- this thread is the first and only place I've seen it.  Where is this info coming from, and can we get details?  We are zoned for this school and our neighbors whose kids already attend insist that this is something you opt into.

Incidentally, of these folk all but one family DID opt for the dual immersion program, and one reason they cite is that because it's something parents have to pro-actively opt into, the families tend to be more involved / engaged in their kids education (regardless of race, ethnicity, or income level), and the dual-immersion program benefits from all the positives you would expect flow from that.  Their argument was, "Even if you don't care about Spanish immersion, this is why you should consider it at MVCS."  I'm not saying that's a valid argument, but that was their perception.  Of course, that argument would no longer apply if the whole school were dual immersion.

Also, if the whole school becomes mandatory dual immersion, what would happen to kids in upper elementary grades who had not opted for the dual immersion program previously?  Presumably it would not be possible to simply dump them in with kids who have been in immersion since K?

So I'd love it if someone could clue me in to where I can learn more about this.[/quote]

We learned this from the MVCS principal on the school tour, e.g., that right now it is proposed with the school board to make all Kindergarten classes mandatory dual language in 2014, with no opt out. If this is, in fact, true, and parents are opposed, I urge you to contact the school board. We certainly will be.[/quote]

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