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Faribault board hears update on Roosevelt Spanish immersion; kindergarten capped at 24, lottery set
Summary
Roosevelt principal and immersion teachers outlined the district's 90/10 kindergarten Spanish-immersion model, reported 18 kindergarten seats filled (12 Spanish L1), and described a capped next-year class of 24 with a lottery and family notifications by May 1.
Roosevelt Principal Ashley Benhart told the Faribault Public Schools Board on April 22 that the district's new Spanish dual-language immersion program follows a 90/10 model in kindergarten that moves toward a 50/50 split by fourth grade.
Benhart said the model places the majority of early academic instruction in Spanish (90% in kindergarten, with English-focused time increasing each year) and keeps math, science and social studies taught in Spanish while language arts is delivered in both languages as students progress.…
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