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    Lent Dual Immersion

    Mission Statement

    The Dual Immersion student is a culturally competent world citizen capable of using, appreciating and developing academic and social language, both in Spanish and English, in a variety of settings.

    Nuestra Misión

    El estudiante de un programa de inmersión es un ciudadano del mundo culturalmente competente y con la capacidad de usar, apreciar y desarrollar los idiomas español e inglés tanto a nivel académico como social en situaciones variadas.

    Spanish Immersion Program

    Spanish Immersion is an exciting and challenging program that serves èßäÊÓƵ from all backgrounds throughout èßäÊÓƵ.

    Spanish Immersion èßäÊÓƵ experience the same curriculum as èßäÊÓƵ in English-only classes. The difference is that they spend part of their day learning in Spanish and part of the day learning in English.

    Generally, kindergartners spend 90% of their class time learning in Spanish, and by middle grades the ratio is 50% Spanish and 50% English.

    • Kindergarten: 90% Spanish, 10% English
    • First Grade: 80% Spanish, 20% English
    • Second Grade: 70% Spanish, 30% English
    • Third Grade: 60% Spanish, 40% English
    • Fourth Grade: 50% Spanish, 50% English
    • Fifth to Eighth: 50% Spanish, 50% English

    How to Apply

    More than 1,800 èßäÊÓƵ in grades K-12 are enrolled in 14 programs across the district. All èßäÊÓƵ must apply for entry through the annual PPS lottery. Each Spanish Immersion program is co-located with a neighborhood èßäÊÓƵ, and reserves some spaces for èßäÊÓƵ who live in that èßäÊÓƵ’s attendance zone.

    A list of spaces by grade, neighborhood and language is available during the lottery cycle at every program and through the Enrollment & Transfer Center. For grades 2 and above, space is open only to replace èßäÊÓƵ who have exited the program, and a language proficiency test is required.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    For additional information about the Immersion Program in èßäÊÓƵ, visit here or read their .

    Contact Information

    For more information on Spanish Immersion programs, contact Marisol Kreuzer, 503-916-2000 ext. 71055, or mkreuzer@pps.net or visit the website links above.

    For PPS lottery information and forms, contact the Enrollment & Transfer Center, 503-916-3205.