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Gilroy Unified highlights TK–12 Spanish dual immersion pathway as students report fluency gains
Summary
Presenters and students at Gilroy Unified described a TK–12 Spanish dual immersion pathway, noting a 50/50 K–5 model, middle- and high-school Spanish content courses, and student reports of substantial language gains over four years.
Presenter told attendees that Gilroy Unified runs a TK–12 Spanish dual immersion program and said the district is one of only “about 20 programs in the state” offering a pathway from transitional kindergarten through high school.
The program matters because it creates a continuous bilingual pathway for students, district staff said, with elementary classrooms taught 50% in English and 50% in Spanish and middle- and high-school courses offered in Spanish to build toward advanced-placement–level work.
According to the presenter, the district’s K–5 model…
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