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LETTER: Supporting dual-language changes

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Staff

We are writing to voice our support for the proposed changes to the Spanish/English dual-language program. As parents of children already in the program at Carrboro Elementary, we do not have any particular individual stake in the outcome; we are confident that whether the program changes or stays as-is, our family will continue to benefit. We write instead as a reminder that the proposed changes would support a greater community good.

In particular, there are three primary benefits to the plan:

• It would open up Spanish/English dual-language education to a broader population, expanding a valuable service to families beyond the boundaries of the few schools that currently happen to offer the program.

• It would concentrate and thereby strengthen the program, allowing greater support and collaboration among dual-language teachers, greater “bang for the buck” in terms of resource allocation and more student-to-student learning (especially for those students in the “orphan” classes in the non-Carrboro Elementary schools).

• Finally, the plan would allow the district to plan ahead against future growth. In a district with growth as rapid as Chapel Hill-Carrboro, future redistricting is a certainty, and families that do not wish to leave their current schools now may soon find themselves in another school even if this particular plan does not pass. The opportunity to plan ahead – and not be caught by surprise – is valuable and prudent.

As we say, this letter is not about our family, which we expect to fare well in any scenario, but instead about the district’s opportunity to further strengthen an already-strong program and channel its rapid growth to the benefit of the larger community. We urge the school board to vote in favor of the plan as currently composed.

Joshua and Sharon Kolling-Perin
Carrboro

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