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Norman Public Schools details Spanish Language Academy, plans August opening and advisory panel

2987273 · April 15, 2025
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District leaders presented an immersion‑style Spanish Language Academy to begin in August, giving entry pathways for preK–5, enrollment timelines, capacity limits, and an advisory panel including state and OU representatives.

Norman Public Schools on April 14 presented details of a new Spanish Language Academy that will open this August, offering early language immersion for preK through fifth grade with a phased model and an advisory panel to guide implementation.

District staff said the program aims to maintain grade‑level academic proficiency while developing communicative and academic Spanish and English through immersion instruction. "Students will be learning academic content areas through Spanish and also through English," Janet Horton said, explaining…

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