DLI Program Participation
DLI Program Application Process
DLI Program Admission is outlined in APS Board Regulation JBC-R(4): School Admissions - Dual Language Immersion Programs
Registering adults should complete the DLI online application from the link on the APS Student Online Enrollment form. The application does not guarantee a spot in the program.
Should interest in the DLI program exceed the number of available slots, parents will be notified and an internal lottery process conducted. After the first week of school, admission to fill any remaining seats will be allocated based on the waitlist results of the lottery. Priority admission is given to students zoned for the school and in the following order:
- Native speakers of the target (partner) language
- Current DLI program students from another DLI program school with the same target (partner) language (A DLI program school is one in which 50% or more of daily instruction is provided in the target (partner) language by the primary classroom teacher.)
- Siblings of students already in the APS DLI program. Twins will be treated as one applicant in a lottery process.
Participation: The APS DLI program serves only students who reside within the school's attendance zone, unless the school is designated as a Choice School.
Learn more about the APS student enrollment and access the online registration form.
Native English speakers may begin the DLI program only in Kindergarten or 1st grade, unless the student has prior participation in a Spanish Dual Language Immersion program or sufficient Spanish proficiency to meet the grade-level targets for that grade.
Native Spanish speakers who are new to the country may begin the DLI program at any grade level. Native/Heritage Spanish speakers who begin in grade 2 or higher and have been schooled only in English will need to complete a Spanish language assessment to demonstrate sufficient proficiency to meet the grade-level targets.
Students who enroll in a DLI program through the school choice process are not eligible to participate in the DLI Lottery in early June. A separate lottery process is held in late June, after the lottery for students residing within the attendance zone is completed.
After the first week of school, admission to fill any remaining seats will be based on the lottery's waitlist results and new applications.
DLI Program Application - 2026 - 2027
Locations
The DLI program is currently offered at the North Atlanta and Maynard Jackson Clusters. Each school offers a Spanish Dual Language Immersion program for students in their school zone at the listed grade levels. Students begin in Kindergarten and continue each year within the feeder pattern. Visit the DLI Articulation page to learn more about schools offering the DLI program.