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Briarcrest Elementary School is the proud home of Shoreline School District's Dual Language program at the elementary level. There is a dual language classroom at each grade, Kindergarten - grade 5.
The program is a "two-way, 80/20 model."
Two-way means that each class is comprised of about 50% Spanish speakers and 50% non-Spanish speakers.
80/20 refers to the language allocation at the younger grades: 80% of the day in Spanish and 20% in English
The Dual Language program is an essential part of who we are at Briarcrest. We are proud that Spanish is all around our school: at recess, decorating our walls, in the library, and echoing in our hallways.
The three goals for all participating students are:
Applying for the Dual Language Program at Briarcrest
In addition to enrolling your child in Shoreline School District, those interested in the Dual Language Program must also submit a supplemental enrollment form.
By clicking "submit" at the end of the application form, you are entering your name into the Dual Language lottery. Priority is given to siblings of current Dual Language students and students who live in the Briarcrest neighborhood.
First preference for kindergarten enrollment in the Dual Language Program (DL) is given to students in the Briarcrest service area. The remaining spots will be offered to other Shoreline Schools students whose parent/guardian(s) expressed interest during enrollment. Once spots are filled, the remaining students will be added to the DL waitlist.
Students of siblings currently enrolled in DL have priority and may comprise up to 50% of the enrollment per language group.
If the number of applicants with siblings at the time of the lottery exceeds 50% of the available kindergarten spaces, a sibling lottery will be conducted.
Kindergarten students with siblings in the program who are not selected for admission via sibling lottery will be included in the non-sibling Briarcrest DL lottery.
If they are not chosen for a spot in the Dual Language Program through that process, they will then become a part of the general kindergarten registration and added to the DL waitlist.
Enrollment Steps and Timeline for Briarcrest Students
March: Students will be selected by lottery to fill 80% of seats in each language (Spanish and English)
Interested students not selected in the March lottery will be added to the May lottery
Student entry task will be required for verification of native Spanish language.
May: Students will be selected by lottery to fill remaining 20% of seats in each language (Spanish and English)
After February of 1st grade, DL no longer accepts students who are not native Spanish speakers*
After lottery has been conducted, new inquiries will be added to the waitlist
Important Information About the Supplemental Enrollment Form
Please choose the language that your child is strongest in when filling out the supplemental enrollment form for Dual Language.
A Spanish assessment will be completed prior to final admittance to the program. The assessment includes conversational Spanish and comprehension of a kindergarten read-aloud book in Spanish. It is important that families are aware that students who are not proficient in Spanish (i.e., who cannot both understand and speak in Spanish fluently) risk losing their placement in the Dual Language program and their placement at Briarcrest Elementary for kindergarten. Our model requires that we have strong language models in both Spanish and English. Please choose your student's primary language carefully.
Enrollment Timeline for Resident Transfer Students
February: Follow the kindergarten timeline and enrollment process at neighborhood school
A Spanish entry task may be given to students who are selected into the program after the first semester of 1st grade (successful participation required). Also at this time, DL spots are no longer available for students who are non-native Spanish speakers*
District waitlist by language will be created after May, including any new inquiries. Please note that Briarcrest students do have priority on the waitlist*
*English speakers may be admitted to the program on a case-by-case basis after February 1 of 1st grade, depending on the student’s ability to be successful in the Spanish portions of the day and the family’s ability to support Spanish language acquisition. Students who are on the waitlist will be selected once space is available and they have taken a language assessment
Middle and High School Dual Language Program Enrollment
6-9th Grade at Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School
Enrollment in the program at secondary schools is an option for bilingual students who are fluent in Spanish. For the 2025-26 school year, the dual language program is available for 6-9th grade students and will advance each year with this first cohort.
Transportation from outside of the Kellogg and Shorecrest school boundaries is not available at this time.
To learn more about the dual language program at Kellogg or Shorecrest, contact Maria Treviño, Dual Language Program Coordinator: maria.trevino@ssd412.org
