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Central SD 13J students demonstrate Independence Elementary two‑way immersion reading program
Summary
Independence Elementary students and staff presented the district board on a two‑way Spanish-English immersion program that begins with 90% Spanish instruction in kindergarten and shifts toward a 50/50 model by upper grades.
Independence Elementary Principal Dr. Nicole Smith and staff spoke to the Central SD 13J Board of Education on March 3 about the school's two‑way Spanish‑English immersion program and gave classroom demonstrations by kindergarten through second‑grade students.
The program, Dr. Nicole Smith said, begins with 90% of kindergarten instruction in Spanish and 10% in English and “that shifts every…
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