Dual Immersion Academy

Our students graduate bilingual and biliterate, ready for the 21st-century
global economy. Students achieve high academic proficiency in reading,

writing, and oral communication in two languages; in addition, students build

an understanding and develop an appreciation for linguistic and cultural diversity. 

   

The MUSD program began as part of a federal Title                                         

VII Grant named Project Hope that was written during
the 1998-1999 school year. The federal government
issued this Foreign Language Acquisition Program
(FLAP) grant in February 1999 and the first program
was placed at La Merced Elementary School (LME). school year participated in a Two-Way 90/10 Program

Model. The program was named Dual Language
Immersion Program (DLIP). The following year, the
program expanded into Laguna Nueva and Winter
Gardens Elementary Schools. The cohorts continued to
develop through the intermediate schools; in 2005-
2006 at La Merced Intermediate and 2006-2007 at
Montebello Intermediate School. Through the
collaboration of teachers and administrators, as well as