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SAP 3 committee to recommend site for middle-school dual language; decision due March 20
Summary
A district SAP 3 committee of parents, educators and staff will recommend whether the district’s new dual-language middle school should begin at Chute or Nichols; the committee plans to deliver its recommendation to Superintendent Dr. Turner after a March 20 meeting.
The board received an update on the district’s SAP 3 dual-language process at the March 10 Committee of the Whole meeting. Committee members and staff said they held two of three scheduled meetings and will deliver a recommendation to Superintendent Dr. Turner after the committee’s March 20 meeting.
The committee was formed with outreach to K–5 families, sixth-grade dual-language families and educators; district communications promoted participation and the committee includes parents, caregivers, teachers and staff from all three schools under consideration. Presenters emphasized the committee’s commitment to using data and stated that no individual student data was included in the materials shared with the group.
"We are not picking one school over another school," the presenter said. "What we are picking in this committee is which one will start first." The immediate question for the committee is whether the dual-language middle school for fall 2026–27 should be located at Chute or Nichols; the plan anticipates the other site would begin the following year.
Meeting two used a scoring rubric informed by enrollment patterns and projections, the results of a K–5 parent/caregiver survey, the state 5Essentials school climate data, and a dual-language guiding-principles crosswalk. Committee members held table discussions and reflective exercises to interpret the data through an equity lens.
Board members asked about staffing availability and whether family interest at elementary grades would translate into middle-school enrollment. Presenters said the survey asked detailed questions about family intent and noted that enrollment follow-through remains an open variable; communications and a clear program continuum (including the seal of biliteracy as a longer-term outcome) were discussed as tools to support sustained enrollment.
What’s next: the SAP 3 committee will use a scoring rubric and vote at the March 20 meeting and provide its recommendation to Dr. Turner. The board will receive the committee report after that date.
