I don't believe their actual proposal makes any claims that it would provide native language classrooms. (Neither does the article - it mentions an after-school program - optional and perhaps even for pay, is what that wording makes me thingk -- that would provide "instruction in students native languages", according to the Somerville Journal.) I have not read the proposal, but I am not sure that that "instruction" is acutally, you know, math lessons being taught in Spanish, rather offering enrichment classes in Spanish, French, and Portugu
The UNIDOS program in the SPS does in fact have two-way bilingual Spanish-English instruction, fwiw.
I don't believe they address how these particular most needy 500 students (iin a school that will only take 180 students ramping up to 425, btw) would get any preferential treatment in admissions or even be encouraged to apply, either. (They *can't* give them preferential treatment., in fact - charter schools have to run neutral lottery, in theory.)
In Somerville, students in need ofthe most English-language learning help are actually bused to whatever school building has the language program they need. The Charter won't provide that transportation.
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Re: Here's a litte more info for balanced reporting. :-)
Date: 2011-12-09 12:45 am (UTC)The UNIDOS program in the SPS does in fact have two-way bilingual Spanish-English instruction, fwiw.
I don't believe they address how these particular most needy 500 students (iin a school that will only take 180 students ramping up to 425, btw) would get any preferential treatment in admissions or even be encouraged to apply, either. (They *can't* give them preferential treatment., in fact - charter schools have to run neutral lottery, in theory.)
In Somerville, students in need ofthe most English-language learning help are actually bused to whatever school building has the language program they need. The Charter won't provide that transportation.
Bottom line: I don't see any reason why it would