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Thompson School District principals, teachers and students showcase dual‑language program and test results
Summary
District principals and the world‑language TOSA presented an overview of the Thompson School District dual‑language immersion (DLI) model and recent assessment results; students performed bilingual presentations and staff described proficiency goals and extracurricular language opportunities.
At the March board meeting, principals from Cottonwood Plains and Trescot elementary schools described Thompson School District’s dual‑language immersion model and recent proficiency results for elementary students.
Eric Harding, principal at Cottonwood Plains Elementary School, said the district’s elementary model places students in English and Spanish instruction for roughly half the day in kindergarten through second grade, then shifts more content instruction in Spanish in grades three through five. "Our teacher that teaches in English handles language arts, social studies, science, and SEL," Harding said, describing how instructional…
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