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Parent says Spanish‑immersion expansion left Myers‑Wilkins overcrowded and lacking promised district support
Summary
At a Sept. 16 ISD 709 listening session, a parent urged Duluth Public Schools to address overcrowded, windowless classrooms and deliver promised resources after the Spanish immersion program expanded to Myers‑Wilkins from Lowell.
At a Sept. 16 listening session of ISD 709 Duluth Public Schools, parent Sarah Keenan told the school board that the district’s expansion of the Spanish immersion program to Myers‑Wilkins has left students in more crowded, sometimes windowless classrooms and that promised district support has not yet been provided.
Keenan, a parent of three children enrolled in the Spanish immersion program, said the program’s split between Lowell and Myers‑Wilkins requires “intentional planning and additional support from the district” to preserve peer‑to‑peer learning opportunities. “With the program split across 2 schools, opportunities for cross school…
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