[lg policy] Wyoming:

[Harold Schiffman]

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District Trustees Pass Dual-Language Immersion Expansion Policy
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13, 2014 9:28 PM

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Natrona County School District trustees have unanimously passed a new
district policy that advocates the expansion of an optional dual-language
immersion pilot program that has, in recent months, gained popularity among
parents and state officials.

District trustee and policy committee chairperson Dana Howie says the new
board policy that was passed on second reading Monday night supports the
expansion of dual-language immersion throughout district elementary schools
as long as certain benchmarks are met.

Howie says those benchmarks focus on parental support, school staff
consensus, viable enrollment and budget.

“(This policy) will open the door for any interested K-5 school in the
district to explore the idea of dual-language immersion in that school,”
Howie said.

Howie says trustees will now further explore a possible Spanish immersion
program at Park Elementary.

“There’s probably going to be more demand for Spanish, so, I’m looking
forward to seeing how this is going to play out,” Howie said. “But I know
the parents that want this program are very passionate about it.”

A popular Mandarin immersion pilot program is already in place for
kindergarten students at Paradise Valley. It has garnered near-universal
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