{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-192.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-192.03","heading":"Dual-language program feasibility study.","body":"(a)\nBy 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.\n\n(b)\nThe study shall:\n(1)\nConsider the feasibility of:\n(A)\nUsing the Winston Education Campus as a site for a dual-language education program or a school that hosts a dual-language education program;\n(B)\nEmbedding 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;\n(C)\nUtilizing the Shirley Chisholm Elementary School modernization to establish a dual-language education campus at Shirley Chisholm Elementary School; and\n(D)\nIncorporating 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;\n(2)\nAssess the feasibility of each option in paragraph (1) of this subsection based on the following considerations:\n(A)\nCapital and operational costs;\n(B)\nStaffing requirements and models;\n(C)\nThe transportation time of the students and families likely to attend the new school or program;\n(D)\nThe impact on enrollment patterns of the elementary and middle schools in the proposed or existing feeder patterns; and\n(E)\nEnrollment trends of English learners, by in-boundary and out-of-boundary status, to attend such a dual-language program or school;\n(3)\nAnalyze the demand in Wards 7 and 8 for a dual-language education middle-grade option, which shall include:\n(A)\nThe number of students living in Wards 7 and 8 who attend a dual-language elementary school in the District outside of those wards; and\n(B)\nThe 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\n(4)\nPropose 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.\n\n(c)\nFor 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.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 1B. Department of Education.","Subchapter I. General"],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-192.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"305c6ecfc72542cc585302661604d1753f87bfb271abd681b64b0b92bfbb0df5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-192.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-193"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}