Madera Unified set to expand Dual Language Immersion program with new two-story building

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- More quadrate footage is being added connected astatine the location of the Mavericks.

A information of James Madison Elementary schoolhouse successful Madera Unified has been nether operation for the past six months.

"We are gathering a caller 2 communicative world gathering that consists of 11 classrooms, total," MUSD Director of Facilities Planning & Construction Management Rosalind Cox said.

Cox says the $13.5 cardinal task volition grow the Dual Language Immersion programme to service much than 250 students successful grades 6, 7, and 8.

"You know, close now, currently, immoderate of these students are successful portables, and truthful we decidedly privation to amusement our students and the assemblage however important, you know, 21st Century facilities are, and however important that is for learning," Cox said.

Director of Multilingual Educational Programs Mercedes Ochoa says Dual Language Immersion aims to supply bilingualism and biliteracy successful some Spanish and English.

The territory presently has much than 1,500 students enrolled successful DLI, 800 of which are astatine Madison Elementary.

"So with the enlargement of this facility, it ensures that our students don't suffer momentum successful their connection learning," Ochoa said.

Along with the classrooms, the gathering volition besides person further offices, positive STEM and creation spaces for hands-on learning.

"Those buildings volition assistance teachers and assistance students prosecute successful those antithetic activities," Ochoa said.

Ochoa says she hopes the assemblage sees the concern into the programme and to the students.

"It truly is simply a acquisition that astir of america that person children that are older than eighth graders did not get an opportunity, but present our newer families person that opportunity," Ochoa said.

Construction is expected to beryllium completed successful May of adjacent year, and students volition statesman utilizing the gathering successful autumn of 2026.

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