District of Columbia § 38-192.03 Dual-language program feasibility study.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 38-192.03 — Dual-language program feasibility study.

District of Columbia § 38-192.03

Title 38Educational Institutions.

Ch. 1BDepartment of Education.

Subch. IGeneral

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D.C. Code § 38-192.03 (2026).

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(a)By January 1, 2026, the Deputy Mayor for Education ("DME") shall complete a feasibility study for the development and operation of a new dual-language education program or dual-language education school, located in Ward 6, 7, or 8, and serving grades 6 through 8.

(b)The study shall:

(1)Consider the feasibility of:

(A)Using the Winston Education Campus as a site for a dual-language education program or a school that hosts a dual-language education program;

(B)Embedding a dual-language education program into an existing middle school in Ward 6, 7, or 8, including Kelly Miller Middle School, Kramer Middle School, Sousa Middle School, and Jefferson Academy Middle School;

(C)Utilizing the Shirley Chisholm Elementary School modernization to establish a dual-language e

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(a) By January 1, 2026, the Deputy Mayor for Education ("DME") shall complete a feasibility study for the development and operation of a new dual-language education program or dual-language education school, located in Ward 6, 7, or 8, and serving grades 6 through 8.

(b) The study shall:

(1) Consider the feasibility of:

(A) Using the Winston Education Campus as a site for a dual-language education program or a school that hosts a dual-language education program;

(B) Embedding a dual-language education program into an existing middle school in Ward 6, 7, or 8, including Kelly Miller Middle School, Kramer Middle School, Sousa Middle School, and Jefferson Academy Middle School;

(C) Utilizing the Shirley Chisholm Elementary School modernization to establish a dual-language education campus at Shirley Chisholm Elementary School; and

(D) Incorporating Ward 6, 7, and 8 dual-language education public charter school elementary schools without an existing or nearby middle school feeder into a District of Columbia Public Schools dual-language education program or middle school feeder pattern;

(2) Assess the feasibility of each option in paragraph (1) of this subsection based on the following considerations:

(A) Capital and operational costs;

(B) Staffing requirements and models;

(C) The transportation time of the students and families likely to attend the new school or program;

(D) The impact on enrollment patterns of the elementary and middle schools in the proposed or existing feeder patterns; and

(E) Enrollment trends of English learners, by in-boundary and out-of-boundary status, to attend such a dual-language program or school;

(3) Analyze the demand in Wards 7 and 8 for a dual-language education middle-grade option, which shall include:

(A) The number of students living in Wards 7 and 8 who attend a dual-language elementary school in the District outside of those wards; and

(B) The number of families living in Wards 7 and 8 waitlisted at dual-language elementary schools in the District outside of those wards over the last 5 school years; and

(4) Propose timelines for implementing the 3 most feasible options for a dual-language education program or school located in Ward 6, 7, or 8, serving grades 6 through 8.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term "dual-language education" means a course of study where students study grade-level content in English and another language, including Spanish.