Application Process
Elementary Schools
Dual Language Immersion Programs are offered at two option schools. Both schools follow the same high standard of excellence in terms of curriculum, staff, and the immersion experience provided to students. Students may choose to apply to the Dual Immersion Program at:
Apply Online: Students entering elementary school in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app may apply to enter the program at Claremont Immersion or Escuela Key. Interested incoming students can apply through the elementary option school application and lottery process.
The elementary window is from November 4, 2024 to January 24, 2025.
All Applications Open: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 ?at 8 a.m.
Virtual Lottery Application Process Information Session:?Mon, Oct. 28, 2024, at 6 p.m.
OR THE Power Point¡
ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app Options and Transfer Lottery Process
All Applications Close:?Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at 4 p.m.
LIVE Lottery for ALL:?Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Seats Offered to Families (1st round):?Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Deadline to Accept a Seat (1st round):?Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
Spanish-English dual language programs aim to develop bilingualism, biliteracy, and cross-cultural understanding in students. These programs typically serve both native Spanish speakers and native English speakers, allowing each group to learn in their first language while gradually acquiring skills in the other.
In order to foster bilingualism and cross-cultural understanding, it is critical that native speakers from both language groups are represented in the program.
ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app asks the following questions to determine applicants¡¯ primary language:
Is Spanish the primary language your child speaks at your home?
Please consider: does your child think in Spanish? Does your child communicate with you and any siblings in Spanish? Is Spanish the language that your child uses most frequently to communicate?
Claremont start and end time: 7:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.? ? Early release: 12:20 p.m.
Escuela Key start and end time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.? ? Early release: 1:30 p.m.
Middle & High School
Dual Language Immersion Programs are offered at two option schools. Both schools follow the same high standard of excellence in terms of curriculum, staff, and the immersion experience provided to students. Students may choose to continue in the Dual Language Immersion Program at the secondary level at:
Current Students
To apply, current students must complete an Intent to Return Form.
- Students already enrolled in the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program at Claremont or Key Elementary, who would like to continue immersion at the secondary level, will need to complete an Intent to Return Form during the course selection period before transitioning to middle or high school.
New Students
Incoming new students must Apply and Complete a Proficiency Test.
- Students who are not already enrolled in the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program will need to show that they have participated in a comparable immersion program in another school division OR have lived/been raised in a Spanish-speaking country.
- Those applicants will need to apply?for admission to the program. If spots are available, students will need to complete and pass a proficiency test administered by the Office of English Learners.
- Students who pass and meet the required criteria will receive an acceptance letter.