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Proposed cuts would remove middle-school Spanish immersion classes, drawing sharp objections from board and parents
Summary
District staff proposed eliminating sixth-grade immersion and removing immersion social-studies classes in grades 7–8 as part of staffing reductions; board members and parents warned the change would damage a magnet program that attracts families to the district.
PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS — In a contentious portion of the budget study session, district staff proposed eliminating sixth-grade Spanish immersion and cutting immersion social-studies classes in seventh and eighth grades, a move that several board members said would harm a magnet program and risk enrollment.
Administrators said the middle-school proposal was driven by low ratios in immersion at that level and larger districtwide pressure to maintain core-class averages. The district reported approximately 129 immersion students in grades 6–8 supported by…
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