BILINGUAL AND ENGLISH-ONLY TEACHERS
It is extremely important to have key bilingual and English-only teachers from each site that will be implementing a dual language immersion (DLI) program on the D;I Leadership Team, as they are the ones that will provide the context and connection to the classroom when making decisions about the program.
- Although the English-only teachers may not be directly involved in the DLI program, we recommend that they are represented on the DLI Leadership Team so that they will better understand the program and have a voice in decisions that may affect them, as well.
- The bilingual teachers, along with their partner English-only teachers in certain program models, are also the ones who will be implementing the DLI program, so providing the opportunity for them to have a voice in the decisions that will shape the program will be critical to its success.
Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education: Strand 7, Support and Resources, Principle 1
