Harris Bilingual Elementary School (3787)
501 EAST ELIZABETH
FORT COLLINS, CO 80524
320
Total Students Served
Pre-K - Grade 5
School District:
Poudre R-1 (1550)
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About Harris Bilingual Elementary School (3787)
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Harris Bilingual Elementary School
2025-2026
Dual Language Immersion education is grounded in the principles of additive bilingualism and cultural pluralism. This orientation views language and culture as an asset, and thus, being bilingual and bicultural as being asset-rich. The goals of dual language immersion education are: (1) High levels of academic achievement in 2 languages, (2) Bilingualism and biliteracy, (3) Encompass culturally responsive learning environments that value inclusivity, equity and the differences of all students an…
d the surrounding communities, (4) Develop students to be adaptive, open-minded, culturally competent and globally aware. Harris Bilingual Immersion School (HBIS) is home to 321 PreK-5 (16 PREK and 305 K-5) students and is located in central Fort Collins. Harris implements a dynamic Two-Way, Dual Language Immersion Model, where 50% of the students are Spanish language dominant and 50% of the students are English language dominant at each grade level. Our student demographics include: 52.8% Female, 47.2% Male, 72.9% Minority, 27.1 % non-minority. Approximately 59.3% of Harris students qualify for free/reduced lunch benefits and 45.1% are Emerging Bilingual students. Harris students receive direct instruction in both Spanish and English on a daily basis with higher percentages in the primary grades in L1. Our attendance rates remain consistently higher than the state average (92.6%) and our mobility rates remain low (2%) Our student population is almost 72.9% Minority (mostly Latino) and we have doubled our percentage of students with disabilities from 4% (2019) to 9.5% (2024). Students who qualify for a 504 Plan has decreased significantly this year. At Harris, we are dedicated to Dual Language development. In 2018, our Dual Language program celebrated 25 years and several years of state celebrations in regard to our growth data for our emerging bilingual students. Our program is based on the two-way immersion model which honors and supports both Spanish and English development for all learners. Students begin with a 60/40 program for Kindergarten through 2nd grade, and transition to a 50/50 program for 3rd through 5th grade. See the model below for the percentage breakdown. This model supports students as they develop literacy skills in their 1st language (mother tongue) and transition to literacy in both languages in 4th and 5th grade. In 2018, Harris Bilingual created a sustainable partnership with Boltz Middle School in order to continue the dual language program in middle school (6th grade through 8th grade). Also in 2018, Harris Bilingual also established criteria for our 5th graders to receive the Pathway Certificate of Biliteracy. This certificate supports the continuation of bilingual education by recognizing literacy skills in both languages as assessed through AAPPL, written/verbal samples, and teacher recommendations. Students are awarded ach spring during the 5th-grade Continuation Ceremony and this data is shared with Boltz Middle School Dual Language teachers, this certificate e as well as with other middle school language teachers around the district.
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