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Board hears long‑term redesign ideas: TK‑6 schools, DLP academy and new specialty options
Summary
Staff outlined multi‑year redesign proposals including adding TK‑6 schools, consolidating dual‑language (DLP) offerings into dedicated campuses, and designing new specialty schools to capture families who are leaving the district. Staff said these are ideas requiring community engagement and facilities planning.
District staff presented a set of longer‑term options intended to reverse enrollment declines by offering new family choices: (1) adding TK‑6 options to keep 5th graders at elementary sites; (2) consolidating dual‑language (DLP) classes into one or more dedicated DLP campuses; and (3) designing additional specialty schools or replications of successful programs (but not exact clones) to expand desirable options across the district.
"Would having a school that's primary that's only focused on the DLP program, where everything in that school is immersed in the DLP program?" an agency official asked rhetorically as part of the presentation, and staff emphasized the need for community surveys and multi‑year planning. Staff noted that remaining facilities/bond funds may be available to support necessary classroom additions for some options, but that any decision would require community engagement and time for staffing and contractual negotiations.
