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District unveils dual‑language redesign to concentrate programs into magnet sites; staff says kinder entry at four schools will be phased
Summary
District leaders presented a magnet‑based redesign of the dual‑language program intended to boost cohort sizes, reduce combination classes, and strengthen the pathway to the Seal of Biliteracy; staff said kindergarten enrollment at four sites would be phased beginning 2026-27 while students already in the program would continue.
District instructional leaders told the Coachella Valley Unified board on Feb. 12 that the dual‑language program will be redesigned as a set of magnet-style sites to concentrate cohorts, reduce combination classes and strengthen the pathway to biliteracy.
"We are not eliminating the dual language program, but rather we are redesigning it to put students first," Tara Hinchen, director of MTSS Academics Elementary, said during the presentation. Staff outlined a 90/10 instructional model starting in kindergarten that would gradually shift toward a 50/50 model by fourth grade and said admission would remain…
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