DIAS Calendar 

August 12
First Day of School

September 19
First PTO Meeting
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

October 7-8
Staff Development Days
No School 

October 10
PTO Meeting
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

November 1
Dia de los Muertos 
Hosted by DIAS PTO

November 11
Veteran's Day (Observed)
No School

November 13-22
Parent Teacher Conferences
Minimum Days

November 14
PTO Meeting
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

November 20
Pumas Pledge Drive Ends

​November 25-29
Thanksgiving Recess
No School

December 16-January 3
Winter Recess
No School

February 8
Corazones Unidos Family Dance

April 7
Art Night


bell schedule

SmArt start preschool

8:15 - 11:15 a.m.

TK, ​KINDERGARTEN

August 12 - September 13
​8:10 - 11:25 a.m.
Lunch optional 11:25 - 11:50 a.m.

Starting September 16
8:10 - 1:35 p.m. 

first, second, third grade

8:10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
​8:10 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. (Thursday)

fourth grade

8:05 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
​8:05 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. (Thursday)

​DIAS NEWS

Pumas Pledge 
Donate and help support enrichment programs for students that makes their day special, educational and fun. 

  • The Pumas Pledge is a pledge drive to raise funds for enrichment programs for our students.
  • 100% of donations go directly to the school.
  • Donations are 100% tax-deductible. 
  • No cookie dough, wrapping paper or magazines to sell. These types of fundraisers typically receive less than 50% of funds raised for the school.
  • The Pumas Pledge is the most efficient and effective way to give to our school. Families can spend less time fundraising, and more time learning and having fun!

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GET INVOLVED

Help lead the DIAS Parent-Teacher Organization
We're currently accepting nominations for vice president, communications director and treasurer for the 2019-2021 school years. We will vote at the first PTO meeting, date TBD.

PRESCHOOL 

Smart Start Spanish 100% Immersion Preschool
​Designed to assist young children in becoming personally, socially, and physically competent, effective learners who are ready to transition to kindergarten. The Smart Start program is a Spanish immersion program for both Spanish learners and native Spanish speakers. Children who will be 3 or 4 years old by 8/9/19 are eligible.

ADMISSIONS

How to enroll your child
Dual Immersion Academy of Salinas is a public magnet school. You must transfer from your home school to enroll. Learn more about how to apply for an inter district or intra district transfer and the application process. 

PTO

All DIAS parents and teachers are part of our Parent-Teacher Organization!
We encourage all parents to attend our monthly meetings and get involved with our school! It's free and easy to get involved with your student's school. Can't make it to a PTO meeting?  Read our PTO notes and find out about upcoming events, fundraisers and more. 

FUNDRAISER

Pumas Pledge Drive begins in the fall
Our DIAS parents and community counts on your Pumas Pledges to help support enrichment programs for our students. 

Thanks to your generous donations, The Dual Immersion Academy of Salinas Parent-Teacher Organization (DIAS PTO) is able to support many of the school’s field trips, community-building events and learning experiences that make our students’ day special.

THE DUAL IMMERSION ACADEMY OF SALINAS (DIAS)

​A public magnet school, DIAS is the fourth school in Salinas City Elementary School District (SCESD) to offer a Spanish dual immersion language program and the first school to offer only dual immersion Spanish classes. ​DIAS is also the first and only school in the district to offer a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) curriculum. STEAM encourages unique solutions, inventive thinking and problem solving. 

​We invite you to search our website for information about our dual immersion program, admissions, academics, frequently asked questions, Parent-Teacher Organization and much more. ​

OUR SCHOOL

The Dual Immersion Academy of Salinas (DIAS) opened in fall 2015 to two kindergarten classes, a transitional kindergarten and Smart Start preschool! We're adding Spanish dual immersion classes every year through 2021-2022 to become a TK-6 elementary program. DIAS is dedicated to high academic achievement and creating a bilingual, bi-literate, and bicultural community. ​

OUR PROGRAM

DIAS integrates both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers for the entire school day. DIAS provides the 90:10 model in the first two grades (courses taught in 90% Spanish and 10% English) and incrementally increases the amount of English to a 50:50 model in the upper grades. All students learn to read, write, and speak fluently in English and Spanish.

GET INVOLVED

A positive learning environment at home has a powerful impact on how well students do in school. Our goal is to help give you the tools to help your child succeed and we encourage all of our families to get involved with our school. Whether you can join us in the classroom, volunteer for a committee, or participate in our PTO, every action, small or large, adds up to making a big difference.