The dual language immersion program at Kelly Mill Elementary School, Cumming, has a limited number of openings for the 2019-20 school year for kindergartners enrolled in other Forsyth County schools.

Applications must be received by 4:59 p.m. Monday, July 8, according to a district announcement. They are available at: https://bit.ly/2J1v4f9 and should be emailed to mclaus-nix@forsyth.k12.ga.us or hand-delivered or mailed to: ATTN: Michaela Claus-Nix, Forsyth County Schools, 1120 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming GA 30040.

Notifications of acceptance will be made July 12. Accepted students will have to complete an out-of-district application by July 19. Bus transportation will not be provided to these students.

Dual-language immersion starts in kindergarten, with students taught 50 percent of the day in the target language, and 50 percent in English, according to a district web site. The goal is for them to graduate high school bilingual and biliterate in English and a second language. Information: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/dli

The program was introduced in the 2018-19 school year, with classes taught in English and Spanish at Brandywine, Cumming and Kelly Mill elementary schools. It is to be expanded in the 2020-21 school year to Mashburn Elementary School.

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