Adding a language immersion program to Jane Addams is a good idea whether you think the school is a flop or not.

I agree with zabelais that language immersion schools should be option schools. Jane Addams IS an option school.

McDonald could meet at John Marshall until the McDonald building is ready

The newest Montessori program is going into Old Hay. West Seattle could still use one. So could other parts of the north-end and south-end without access to such a program.

School success should not be measured by how well the school serves one segment of the population, nor should the interests of any one group even be foremost among the criteria for success. Rather, a successful school is one that sets and maintains high expectations for all students, adequately supports struggling students, appropriately challenges academic high performing students, and supports the safety and emotional development of ALL of its students. The community is a good judge of what they want in a school and their enrollment choices are the truest measure of their approval - or disapproval - of a program. Popular does equal success when the mission to is enroll and retain students with the approval of their families.