The district has established priorities for enrollment, in compliance with the California Education Code and the Rosemead School District Board policies. The following priorities are dependent upon space availability into the program:
- Siblings of current Dual Immersion students are given priority placement.
- Rosemead School District residents who speak the target language, Mandarin, as determined by the Home Language Survey.
- Rosemead School District residents who speak English, as determined by the Home Language Survey.
- Mandarin-speaking students who are non-residents with an approved interdistrict/DOC permit.
- English-speaking students who are non-residents with an approved interdistrict/DOC permit.
Available spaces are filled according to the above priorities. In the event that requests for enrollment exceed available space, personnel at the site will conduct a lottery. Based on the lottery, a prioritized list is established. Students are assigned to classes according to the order of the list until all spaces are filled. The remaining students are placed on a waiting list until Labor Day.
There are no entry requirements other than an assessment of students’ language proficiency for grades beyond Kindergarten. Students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) are considered on a case-by-case basis following a review of the program guidelines and a recommendation by the IEP team.