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District to expand Spanish immersion to Myers‑Wilkins to relieve Lowell overcrowding, keep hubs and transportation
Summary
District plans to add six Spanish immersion sections at Myers‑Wilkins and reassign feeders and hubs to reduce overenrollment at Lowell; staff cited transfer patterns, new housing in Lowell boundaries and Achievement & Integration requirements as drivers.
DULUTH, Minn. — District leaders proposed moving six sections of Spanish immersion from Lowell to Myers‑Wilkins beginning next school year to address overcrowding, shifting feeder patterns and a requirement under the Achievement & Integration (ANI) grant to reduce a racially identifiable concentration at Myers‑Wilkins.
Director Brenda Sparza and principals from both schools told the board on Jan. 14 that analysis showed Myers‑Wilkins sends the largest number of students into the district’s Lowell immersion program — 82 in the previous six years, with 60 still in the program — meaning many neighborhood students cross school boundaries to…
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