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[quote=Anonymous]Wow.  NP here too, and I find this thread positively ridiculous.

For those interested in facts, I'm a Bethune PS-3 parent.  I just dropped our child off (first day!) and could not be happier with our experience at the school thus far (yes, it is only the first day, but I've invested a significant amount of time since May meeting teachers, administrators, other PS-3 parents and visiting the school's facilities).  The PS3 and PS4 classes are wonderfully diverse; the classrooms are bright and cheerful, and the faculty is warm and supportive.

Re: Spanish immersion past 3rd grade, Principal Lewis directly informed me in June that there are discussions on continuing language immersion IF THERE IS INTEREST on behalf of the current PS3, 4 and K students as they advance.

It is positively RIDICULOUS to assert that the firing of English teachers (black, white, pink, purple or whatever color for that matter) is the reason that there is no language immersion beyond 3rd grade.

It is, however, CORRECT that the school's focus is on English curriculum because CAS testing (which is in English) begins in 3rd grade and the school is very intent on bringing up their CAS scores and moving to Tier 1.  Moving to Tier 1 means more students in classrooms, and in turn, more $$$ to the school.  Classrooms for 3rd grade and up will not be at capacity until CAS scores go up, and the administration believes that scores will not go up as rapidly if students are receiving instruction on primary subjects in two languages.   It has NOTHING to do with the firing of teachers.
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