Please read all of the following information before applying at the bottom of the page.
Important Dates to Remember
November 15, 2025: Dual Immersion registration opens at 8:00 a.m. *Please return to this page for application on November 15th*
November to January: Parent registration information meetings held at the schools
February 16, 2026: Dual Immersion registration closes at 11:59 p.m.
February 27, 2026: Notification of selection in program (If you have not received notice by this date, please contact Selene Harrison at 385-646-4530)
March 16, 2026: Parent Commitment Forms due to Granite District Office by 4:00 p.m.
March 17, 2026: DLI Application will be removed from GSD website. Those interested should check the list of schools for availability and contact the school directly if space is available. List of schools
If your child will be in 1st grade for the 2026-2027 school year, the online application will open November 15, 2025 and close February 6, 2026. If the number of completed and qualifying applications submitted within the application window exceeds the number of available spots in a school, a lottery process will be used to determine placement. If the number of applications submitted is equal to or fewer than the available spots, all completed and qualifying applications will be accepted. A qualifying application includes submission of an Open Enrollment application for students who live outside the school boundaries.
Applications submitted between February 7th and March 16th may still be accepted if space remains available. If the program is full, late applicants will be placed on a waitlist according to the date of application. On March 17th, the DLI Application will be removed from the GSD website, those interested in still applying after this date will need to contact schools directly for availability.
Once accepted into the DLI program, parents will receive an email notifying of program acceptance on February 27th. Parents must complete the Parent Commitment Form by March 16th. If the school has a waitlist for their DLI program, students without Parent Commitment Forms turned in by the deadline will be removed and waitlist students will be invited to the program. Waitlist students will have two weeks to complete the Parent Commitment Form.
Please note that if you have a younger child with an older sibling already in the program, and you would like to enroll him/her in Dual Immersion, you must submit an application for that student by the deadline. Siblings may have priority at some schools in the lottery process if the application is submitted on time. (For William Penn, only students that live within the physical boundaries with siblings in grades 4-5 may have priority in the lottery process.) Keep in mind submitting an application does not guarantee placement.
Please note that if you do not live in the boundary of the school to which you apply when you receive your placement for the program, then you must also fill out the open enrollment form attached to the Parent Commitment Form in order for your application to be valid. Please also note that if your child is selected to attend a dual immersion school other than your home school and you are attending on special permit, any siblings not in the dual immersion program are not guaranteed acceptance of their special permit to the school. However, schools will attempt to accommodate families when space permits. Please visit this link for more information on the Open Enrollment Period.
All students enrolled at Dos Mundos Academy automatically participate in the Spanish Dual Immersion program, including kindergarteners. Registration for Dos Mundos Academy is open year-round. Families interested in having their child attend Dos Mundos Academy are encouraged to contact the school office for more information about the registration process. Since Dos Mundos Academy is a magnet school, an Open Enrollment application and a DLI application are not required. For more information please visit the Dos Mundos Academy website.
If your child will be entering grades 2 or higher for the 2026–2027 school year and already speaks the target language at a level comparable to their DLI peers, or has previously participated in a Dual Language Immersion program at another school, please contact the school directly to inquire about available spots for that year.
If you wish to have your child tested for the West Kearns Gifted Dual Immersion Program, please contact Jannette LaRose at 385-646-4620. Students from Gourley, Oquirrh Hills, South Kearns, Western Hills, Fox Hills and West Kearns Elementary will be tested in their neighborhood schools. Students who attend other schools must make arrangements to attend a testing session at the Granite Education Center, 2500 S. State Street, SLC, UT in the spring.
Participation in a dual language immersion program is considered to be a comprehensive educational experience. Beginning in kindergarten or first grade, paired English and target language teachers collaborate to support student mastery of both the core content standards and target language skills in a full day program. It is our expectation that students who participate in the language immersion experience participate fully in the school academic day and its prescribed instructional design.