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Parents urge board to pause phase‑out of Bancroft Spanish dual‑immersion; trustee says partial continuation possible
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and advocates urged the Mount Diablo Unified board to pause a plan to move the Bancroft Elementary two‑way Spanish dual‑immersion program to Woodside, arguing the program is high‑performing and central to families' school choice. Trustee Lawrence proposed keeping one kindergarten class at Bancroft for a year while staff evaluate.
Dozens of parents, students and community advocates told the Mount Diablo Unified School District board on May 13 that the planned phase‑out and relocation of Bancroft Elementary’s two‑way Spanish dual‑immersion (TWDI) program would harm families and disrupt a long‑standing, high‑performing program. Public commenters said the decision felt sudden and that the district’s stated rationale — school overcrowding or space constraints — did not match publicly shared enrollment data.
At the start of public comment, Natalie (last name on file Rodriguez) said her family moved into the Bancroft boundary specifically for the TWDI program and that splitting her children across schools would be “devastating.” Elizabeth Silva told the board she had moved to Walnut Creek for Bancroft’s TWDI program and called Bancroft “the…
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