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District presents evaluation and next steps for Spanish immersion pathway
Summary
South Washington County Schools presented a program evaluation of its K–12 Spanish immersion pathway, highlighted strengths (bilingual identity, student engagement, biliteracy seals) and laid out a multi-year plan for leadership, assessments and professional development to strengthen vertical alignment.
Tyler Brookins, assistant superintendent, introduced a review of the district’s K–12 Spanish immersion pathway covering Nuevas Fronteras (elementary), Woodbury Middle School (grades 6–8) and Woodbury High School (9–12).
Dr. Mao Jenkinson, director of program research and evaluation, Carrie Lopez (principal, Woodbury Middle School), Sarah Swanson Wagner (principal, Woodbury High School) and Sandy Salcedo O’Falligan (principal, Nuevas Fronteras) presented the program background, enrollment and the district’s evaluation findings. Presenters described the district’s current model as a one-way foreign-language immersion pathway that begins with heavy Spanish instruction in the early elementary grades and transitions toward a roughly 50/50 language model by fifth grade; at middle and high school the pathway provides…
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