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Dual Language Program Application Process

Dual Language Kindergarten Enrollment Opens

March 31st for the 2025-26 School Year.

 

Entry to the EV Dual Language Program is based on the Dual Language Application & Lottery Process

 

Dual Language is the preferred general education program for our native Spanish Language Learner to learn English while additionally giving our native English Language Learners in the program an opportunity to learn Spanish. All students in the dual program gain the ability to become bilingual/biliterate in both languages with priority for program services given to our designated ELL learners.

 

The Dual Language Program is a district K-12 program. It is the district’s expectation for parents to make the commitment once their student enrolls into the dual program to remain in the program and support the student to continue along the K-12 dual program continuum.

 

To be considered for our East Valley Kindergarten Dual Language Program for the 2025-2026 school year, you must fill out the dual language application form and view our informational parent video.

 

As a reminder, students from ANYWHERE in our district are eligible to apply for our

Dual Language Program. Transportation from any address in our district will be provided to Moxee Elementary for any student enrolled in our Dual Language Program.

 

Section 1: Application Process

  • To be eligible for the program the student must reside in the district, be registered for the EV Kindergarten program at their home school, and have a Dual Language Program Application on file.
  • All interested parents must attend the District Kinder Registration Roundup Evening and/or review and sign off on the Dual Language Program Informational Video before May 31, 2025.
  • The student must have a dual application on file at Moxee Elementary School by May 31,2025.
  • The student must have completed the required dual screening process.
  • All students meeting the above requirements will have their name entered into the annual June Dual Lottery Drawing.
  • All dual language applicants will be notified before June 13, 2025 on their program status.
Section 2: Moxee Elementary Lottery Protocols
  • The dual language lottery will be hosted and supervised by the Moxee Administration team, the kinder dual language teachers, and the Director of Special Programs.
  • Once the number of available vacancies has been determined by Moxee school, any dual applicant that has registered for kindergarten, been screened, and meets the dual kinder requirements will be eligible and have their name entered into the dual lottery drawing.
  • It is the goal of the kinder dual program to keep the 2 dual kinder classrooms as equitable as possible. One name will be drawn out of each box of required expectations and continued until the open vacancies in both dual Kindergarten classrooms have been filled.
  • Parents will be notified of the lottery results on or before the last day of school.
  • Schools will be notified of the lottery results on or before the last day of school.
 
Section 3 Exceptions:
 
Designated ELL learners will be given priority for entry into the Dual Language Program if all requirements above are met.
 
A sibling of a currently enrolled Moxee K-5 dual language student has first preference for entry to the program but must be registered and enrolled in Kindergarten by 5/31//2025, the incoming kinder sibling  must have a required dual application on file and participate in the screening process. Siblings of 6-12 dual language students must follow the regular application process to be included in the lottery as stated in Section 1.
 
East Valley District School staff members residing within the EVSD boundaries must follow the regular application process stated in Section 1.
 
Non-resident East Valley K-5 Dual Language staff members are unable to apply for the Dual Language Program per Per RCW 28A.225.225 if (c) enrollment of a child under this section would displace a child who is a resident of the district, however, the child shall be permitted to remain enrolled at the employee’s school, or in that district's kindergarten through twelfth grade continuum, until he or she has completed his or her schooling.
 
East Valley K-5 Dual Language teachers residing in the EVSD school boundaries have the option to enroll their child in the Dual Language program.

 

K -12 Dual Language Language Acquisition

 

In grades K-3, students have a language allotted Spanish Language Arts and an English Language Arts literacy block each day. Their math, social studies and science blocks rotate languages. Grades K-3 will be a stand alone dual classroom with one teacher. Grades 4-5 will continue to be taught half of the day in English and half of the day in Spanish by respective teachers.

 

At East Valley Central, the 6th grade dual students receive one block of Spanish math along with one block of Spanish science instruction. In seventh and eighth grade dual students receive one Spanish math along with one block of Spanish social studies along with Spanish Language Arts offered as an elective. Dual time can account for up to 3 of their 7 periods each day. The remainders of their studies are conducted in English.

 

At East Valley High School, the dual language course offerings continue to grow with the program. Student have the opportunity to continue dual services through a variety of classes such as Spanish Biology and Spanish Language courses.