Applications must be submitted by January 31, 2025
before the student enters 1st grade.

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Dual Language Immersion is a program that helps children learn to read, write, and speak fluently in two languages. In Utah, elementary students from 1st grade to 6th grade spend half of their school day learning in one language and the other half in English. They have two teachers: one for each language. This approach helps students become comfortable using both languages and prepares them to interact in a diverse world. The program continues up to 12th grade with University classes available in High School.

   The goal of the Jordan DLI program as defined by USBE is to create a K-12 language roadmap for Utah to address the needs for language skills in business, government, and education. Jordan School District supports this goal and works to create an environment where students can participate in the benefits of learning a second language.

In 2008, the Utah Senate passed the International Initiatives (Senate Bill 41), creating funding for Utah schools to begin Dual Language Immersion programs in Chinese, French, and Spanish.

Due to the early success and public demand, the DLI program, the Portuguese language was added in 2012.

In Elementary, the Jordan DLI program is required to implement the fifty-fifty model which includes two teachers.  One teacher instructs exclusively in the target language for half of the day and a second teacher teaches exclusively in English for the remainder of the day.  Bussing is not provided.