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Sioux Falls 49-5 proposes developmental bilingual model at Hayward Elementary
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Sioux Falls School District 49-5 staff proposed shifting Hayward Elementary's Spanish immersion program from a two‑way model to a developmental bilingual education model, starting with next fall's kindergarten, presenters said during a board work session.
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 staff proposed shifting Hayward Elementary's Spanish immersion program from a two‑way model to a developmental bilingual education model, starting with next fall's kindergarten, presenters said during a board work session.
District presenter Liz said the district currently has “about 2,000 students in the district who currently participate in Spanish immersion” across seven buildings and noted the system uses multiple models (one‑way, two‑way and DBE) to match school demographics.
The board heard that Hayward's enrollment has become…
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