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[quote=calexander][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Attend the bruce monroe info meeting Oct 6 to voice your opinion about a test in middle school[/quote]

I was just informed that this meeting is ONLY in spanish.  So that tells me already what DCPS thinks about trying to attract diversity/high SES families to the school. The PTA person is asking the CIty to send a translator for English. Does not seem like a good start.[/quote]

Is this true? If so, that says to me that this lip service about "dual language" is really about providing a separate track for native Spanish speakers which basically has the benefit of letting Dcps off the hook in teaching those children English.  Someone please tell me my thinking process on this is wrong. [/quote]

It is interesting that you mentioned this.  In the meeting they mentioned that just because a child is ELL or grows up in a Spanish-speaking home doesn't mean they automatically qualify to be in a dual-language program.  The students need to be on grade-level in writing, reading and speaking Spanish. Participants cited examples of ELL students at their schools who are not in the dual-language program.[/quote]

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