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Simi Valley Unified outlines plan to open two-way Spanish–English immersion at Arroyo Elementary
Summary
District leaders described a two-way dual-language immersion program at Arroyo Elementary that will open with two TK and two K classes, an 80/20 Spanish allocation for early grades and phased move to 50/50 instruction by upper elementary; the program includes targeted outreach, teacher training and a parent commitment agreement.
The Simi Valley Unified School District on Tuesday presented plans to open a two-way English–Spanish dual-language immersion program at Arroyo Elementary starting next school year, aiming to launch two transitional-kindergarten and two kindergarten classes and a waiting list.
District presenters said the program will use an 80/20 Spanish-first instructional model for TK–grade 1, with incremental increases in English instruction so that by grades 4–5 students receive roughly 50% instruction in each language. Principal Calcagno (introduced by the…
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