Interns

Spanish Immersion

The mission of the Sioux Falls School District Spanish Immersion Program is to successfully educate each student while developing biliteracy and fostering global competency in an ever-changing world.

The High School Spanish Immersion program is the culmination of the Spanish Immersion program that begins in elementary at Sonia Sotomayor and progresses to Edison Middle School. Located at Lincoln High School, the high school Spanish Immersion program continues the process of ensuring that students are bi-literate in Spanish and English. Students take at least one Spanish Immersion course each year. Students may attend a different Sioux Falls high school and travel to Lincoln High School for Spanish Immersion courses as their schedule allows.

What is STAMP?

The STAMP test is administered to Immersion students to assess their language proficiency, with Spanish Immersion students taking the test in grades 2, 5, 8, and in high school to help determine their recommended learning pathway. In May of their 8th grade year, students take the STAMP assessment again, having already completed it in elementary school. If they score a 4 or higher, they earn Spanish 3 credit on their high school transcript. This assessment also contributes to qualifying for the Seal of Biliteracy.

Parent Advocates for Spanish Immersion (PASI)

What We Do and Why We Do It

We advocate for and support the Spanish Immersion Program in Sioux Falls Public Schools with a primary focus on interns who enhance the language and cultural experience in the classrooms and in the community. We also donate money through grants for teacher development and resources for the classrooms and libraries.

Mission
To support and advocate for students, teachers, and interns in the Sioux Falls Public Schools Spanish Immersion Program.

Our Interns

One of the main things PASI does is bring the world into your student's classrooms via supporting interns. In all grade levels, this gives the teacher an extra set of hands and allows students time to work on academic subjects with more attention from either the teacher or an intern.