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Parents, teachers and students urge board to preserve Lincoln Elementary’s Spanish immersion program
Summary
Several Lincoln Elementary teachers, parents and a fifth-grade student urged the Davis School District board to keep the school’s Spanish immersion program, saying it improves academic outcomes, cultural inclusion and student confidence and asking for more support staff rather than program cuts.
Dozens of community members spoke at the start of the Davis School District board meeting to urge officials not to end Lincoln Elementary’s Spanish immersion program.
Cynthia Minson, a Lincoln teacher, told the board the program follows an additive bilingual model that helps students learn English while retaining their home language and cited research showing benefits for literacy and cognitive flexibility. “Protecting it means protecting equity,…
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