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Board reviews Spanish immersion kindergarten proposal; administration to study community interest and DPI requirements
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Leslie Bergstrom presented a Mariposa proposal to pilot a Spanish immersion kindergarten at Mariposa; administrators will assess community interest, DPI requirements, budgetary impact and timelines before returning a recommendation to the board.
Superintendent Dr. Leslie Bergstrom introduced a proposal from Mariposa to start a Spanish immersion kindergarten as an Oregon School District pilot program and outlined the district’s next steps.
Dr. Bergstrom said administrators would assess community interest, review Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) requirements, analyze budgetary impacts and develop a timeline that allows for thoughtful planning. The administrative team will further explore the proposal and bring a recommendation to the board when those assessments and an inclusive committee process are complete.
The minutes record that the proposal is at an exploratory stage; no formal vote or commitment to implementation was taken at the April 27 meeting. The board’s direction was procedural: study and report back. Separately, Dr. Bergstrom provided a legislative update on special education funding in Wisconsin and shared district highlights available on the OSD website.
Next steps: administration will carry out community interest assessment, evaluate DPI requirements and present a recommendation to the board at a future meeting.
