Dual Language Immersion Programs (DLI)

Dual Language Immersion Programs (DLI) instruct students to speak, read, and write in two languages. Admittance in grades Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten is based upon a randomized lottery.  Admittance in grades 1st through 6th, requires space availability and successfully passing a Language Assessment Exam.

Transfer Requests are accepted throughout the year, however, requests received between September 1 and December 2, 2024 receive priority for lottery selection.  Transportation is not provided.     

All DLI schools listed below are filled via lottery selection. Site Based DLI Schools are first filled with residents, then filled with transfers if space is available. To check if your home school has a Site Based DLI Program, click here.  To request a Site Based DLI School, please write the name of the school under "Other School Transfers" on the application followed by "DLI";  for example: "Birney DLI".   

                                   

Elementary Schools 

Ewing, Leavenworth, Sunset, and Wawona Preschool-6

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program.

The ability to speak, read, and write in both English and Spanish!

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program fosters bilingualism, biliteracy, enhanced awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and develops strong cognitive, social, and emotional identity. Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program is a challenging academic program, which offers students the exciting opportunity of being bilingual and bi-literate and becoming academically successful in both English and Spanish. The Program brings together students from English and Spanish language backgrounds to learn academic content through instruction in both languages. All students are provided with a standards based curriculum that is focused on bilingual and bi-literate academic achievement.

To achieve the goal of bilingual literacy, long term parental commitment is necessary to ensure that students remain in the program from Preschool through Sixth grade.

Admittance in grades Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten is based upon a randomized lottery.                                                         

Admittance in grades 1st through 6th, requires space availability and successfully passing a Language Assessment Exam.

 

Middle Schools

Yosemite Dual Language Immersion Program 7-8

 Wawona Dual Language Immersion Program 7-8

 

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program.

The ability to speak, read, and write in both English and Spanish!

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program fosters bilingualism, biliteracy, enhanced awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and develops strong cognitive, social, and emotional identity. Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program is a challenging academic program, which offers students the exciting opportunity of being bilingual and bi-literate and becoming academically successful in both English and Spanish. The Program brings together students from English and Spanish language backgrounds to learn academic content through instruction in both languages. All students are provided with a standards based curriculum that is focused on bilingual and bi-literate academic achievement.

Admittance in grades 7th through 8th requires space availability and successfully passing a Language Assessment Exam.

High School

McLane Dual Language Immersion Program 9-12

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program.

The ability to speak, read, and write in both English and Spanish!

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program fosters bilingualism, biliteracy, enhanced awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and develops strong cognitive, social, and emotional identity. Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Program is a challenging academic program, which offers students the exciting opportunity of being bilingual and bi-literate and becoming academically successful in both English and Spanish. The Program brings together students from English and Spanish language backgrounds to learn academic content through instruction in both languages. All students are provided with a standards based curriculum that is focused on bilingual and bi-literate academic achievement.

Admittance in grades 9th through 12th requires space availability and successfully passing a Language Assessment Exam.