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Board hears expansion plan for bilingual programs; Doty set to pilot dual‑language incubator
Summary
Green Bay Public Schools presented a districtwide bilingual program update July 14, highlighting benefits, program structure, results, and a proposal to extend Doty Elementary into a two‑way dual‑language ‘incubator’ with bilingual specials and community partnerships.
Green Bay Board of Education members heard a multi‑part update on the district’s bilingual programming July 14 and were presented a proposal to expand Doty Elementary into a district “incubator” for two‑way dual language immersion that would add bilingual specials and deepen community partnerships.
The presentation, led by David Johns, associate superintendent for education services, laid out research on bilingualism, the district’s 50/50 language allocation model, and program options including one‑way and two‑way dual language immersion (DLI). Julie Seefeldt and Jennifer Tremblay summarized enrollment and placement outcomes; district staff said students who complete the program often place into higher‑level high‑school Spanish courses and, in some cases, earn advanced placement or early college credit.
Johns told the board bilingualism improves “divergent thinking, pattern…
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