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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, say that Carlin Springs became the new Claremont. Is it presumed that all those Carlin Springs kids will stay there and be part of the immersion program? Won't that fill up the school so that there won't be room for the balance of english speakers??? Same thing with Barcorft. And, where will all those neighborhood kids go? Barrett is already high FRL and full. Randolph is almost full and very high FRL. So, where will they go?[/quote]

I think it's assumed that many of the Spanish-speaking kids would stay. I think it's also assumed that the other kids who are ESL or first generation (the kids whose families are Asian or Middle Eastern or African) would go to whatever was the assigned neighborhood school. Not sure if this is an accurate assumption, but I think it is the assumption. I believe there is some concern for students whose families speak Spanish, but who have never written or read in Spanish, that they might be behind or not have adequate vocabulary to keep up with kids who've been in Immersion for years. And those parents wouldn't want to split up older and younger siblings between two elementary schools.  That's a fair concern, but every family has an oldest child. This could be their path, and families whose oldest have missed out on the Immersion program could opt for the neighborhood school.[/quote]

It will take a few years to transition a new student body into a relocated immersion program.  Existing students continue in the program; so it will simply be a matter of new applications for each kindergarten year like it is now.  It just might draw more people from different neighborhoods due based on its location and  the change in admissions policies that no longer guarantee admission based on geography.[/quote]

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