Enrollment Procedures
For Partial Immersion Classes at Gavilan
Peak & Desert Sage
2015-2016
Enrollment opens on November 3, 2014.
Kindergarten- 52 students
Student requests will be accepted in
this order:
1. Students with an older sibling
already in the immersion program.
2. Students who live within the
attendance area of Gavilan Peak or
Diamond Canyon.
3. New open-enrollment students for
the 2015-2016 school year.
1st Grade
Partial Immersion Class – 54 Students
Student requests for open enrollment
and boundary will be accepted at this
time in this order:
1. Students with an older sibling already
in the immersion program.
2. Students currently in the
Kindergarten partial immersion class.
3. Students still on 2014-2015 waitlist for
KinderChoice that were enrolled at
Gavilan Peak, Desert Sage or
Diamond Canyon during the 20142015 school year.
4. Students who were enrolled at either
Gavilan Peak, Desert Sage or Diamond
Canyon in the 2014-2015 school.
5. New open-enrollment students for
the 2015-2016 school year.
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grades
Partial Immersion Class –
56 Students each classgrade partial
Student requests will be accepted in
this order:
2nd Grade:
Students enrolled in the 2014-2015 1st
Grade Partial Immersion Class.
3rd Grade:
Students enrolled in the 2014-2015 2nd
Grade Partial Immersion Class.
4th Grade:
Students enrolled in the 2014-2015 3rd
Grade Partial Immersion Class.
5th Grade:
Students enrolled in the 2014-2015 4th, 5th
and 6th Grade Partial Immersion Class
* After the 1st Grade Year, students can only
enter the Immersion classroom through
satisfactory completion of a Mandarin language
test and Parent Input Form Packet. Students will
be accepted on a case by case basis by
Administration.
Enrollment FAQ
Enrollment Priority – within each step of enrollment, students are
selected based on the date all completed enrollment forms are
turned in.
• Partial Immersion Enrollment Form
• Immersion Parent Commitment Form (1st – 6th
Grade immersion students only)
• Open enrollment form (open enrollment students only)
Siblings of Immersion Students - we give priority to students with
siblings who are already in the immersion program for several reasons
• It is best for students to have a sibling at home with which to practice their
Mandarin
• Parents have already shown a dedication to the program.
Girl and Boy Balance – It is important to maintain a reasonable ratio of boys to girls in
each of the immersion classrooms. Therefore, we take consideration of that fact when
placing students. Therefore, the Mandarin Project reserves the right to move students
on the enrollment and wait list based on gender.
Waitlist – in the event a program is filled, a waitlist will be maintained. The waitlist will
be maintained throughout the Kindergarten and 1st grade year. Students will be moved
into the classroom in the order they are on the waitlist. If an opening happens in the
middle of the school year, parents will need to give permission to move their student to
the Mandarin classroom before any movement is made.
After the 1st Grade year, students can only enter the Immersion classroom through
satisfactory completion of a Mandarin language test and Parent Input Form
Packet. Students will be accepted on a case by case basis by Administration.