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Board authorizes staff to proceed with Spanish dual-immersion at Diamond Valley, with limits on busing and staffing
Summary
At a April 30 working session the Washington County School District board gave staff permission to move forward with offering Spanish dual-immersion at Diamond Valley, contingent on teacher availability, space-available transportation rules and boundary adjustments; the action was a board direction rather than a formal roll-call vote.
Washington County School District board members at a working session April 30 authorized staff to proceed with offering a Spanish dual-immersion strand at Diamond Valley Elementary, district staff told the board.
District staff said the program is being opened after updated enrollment and staffing information showed the district can accommodate students from nearby areas without creating new long-term staffing deficits. The board’s authorization was framed as permission to “move forward” and prepare the program, not as a formal adopted policy or roll‑call vote.
Brandon (staff member) reported the district originally worried there would not be enough students and teachers to sustain a new immersion site, but that recent outreach and availability of Spanish teachers from Dixie Sun have changed that assessment. Staff described a plan to offer two immersion strands (two classes per grade, about 25 students each, or roughly 50 students per grade…
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