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Board reviews dual-language expansion at Eastgate and placement rules for kindergarten lottery
Summary
District staff updated the board on dual-language program growth (20 years old, 1,300+ K–8 students) and proposed adding roughly a dozen kindergarten lottery spots at Eastgate to reduce crowding at the Fuerza magnet program; staff described placement rules, models and next steps.
Kennewick School District staff briefed the board on the district—s dual-language program, its history, and current expansion and kinder-placement plans at Eastgate Elementary and Fuerza (a dual-language magnet).
Alyssa, a district staff member leading dual-language work, told the board the district—s dual-language program began in the 2005–06 school year with small kindergarten classes and has grown to more than 1,300 K–8 students. Program models include two-way classrooms (mixed native English and native Spanish speakers) and one-way classrooms (primarily Spanish-home students). Instructional models vary: a single bilingual teacher may deliver both languages in the same classroom (a 1-teacher model) or two teachers…
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