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Barksdale Elementary outlines Spanish-immersion program, limits kindergarten seats to 60
Summary
A presenter for Barksdale Elementary described the school’s Spanish-immersion program within the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, saying kindergarteners spend the full day in Spanish, instruction shifts to a 50-50 model by fifth grade, and the program accepts 60 new kindergarten students annually.
A presenter for Barksdale Elementary described the school’s Spanish-immersion program in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, saying the program is a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School and a school of choice that immerses kindergarteners fully in Spanish.
The presenter said that beginning in kindergarten “100% of students' day is in Spanish,” a model that continues through first and second grade. Teachers begin introducing English-specific skills in third grade and the curriculum transitions to a roughly 50-50 Spanish-English instruction model by…
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