Mandarin Immersion Parents Council

(from the Clare County Review)

Farwell BOE told 27 sign up for kindergarten Chinese

The start of Monday night’s Farwell Area Schools Board of Education meeting was delayed so that Board members could attend the band concert that was scheduled at the same time as their usual 6:00 p.m. meeting.  Acting as Chair for the meeting, Treasurer Irene Hanner called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m.

The information/discussion agenda was relatively small, and the Board took just over an hour before they went into Closed Session to discuss negotiations.

Superintendent Dave Peterson reported, “We just finished up kindergarten round-up last week Friday, and we’re pretty much on track with other years; we’re in the mid-80s for kindergarteners enrolled.”

Of those 80-some, Peterson said that 27 had signed up for the new Chinese Immersion program.  “We will have a lottery,” Peterson said, “It’s the only fair way to do it.  Not all that’s signed up will get this program because you just can’t.”   Kindergarten classes usually have 20 to 25 students in them, and the sign-up period for the Chinese Immersion program extends until May 17^th.  Peterson also noted that a grant that is pending may also be used to expand the Chinese Immersion program to pre-schoolers.

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