Mandarin Immersion Parents Council

Did you apply to a Mandarin immersion school in Round I and not get  in? Try again in Round II- here’s why.

As Mandarin immersion programs are dual immersion program, the  district reserved 50% of the slots for Mandarin speaking families.  Historically neither MI school has filled those Mandarin speaking slots, so the district leaves them open after Round I.

However, in Round 2 the computer checks for Mandarin speaking  students that have applied to Starr King or Jose Ortega first and those students get in.  Any available slots left then go to children who speak English or  other languages.  So there are in excess of 20 seats still open at both schools.

Because waitlist schools are run before the Round Two lists, families  who really want Starr King or Jose Ortega should make it their waitlist school, not just put it on their Round Two list.

If you have more questions, call the school or contact the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council miparentscouncil@gmail.com.