New roles for underenrolled campuses

The Prince George's County (Md.) school board has endorsed a plan to convert five underenrolled schools into specialized academies so it can provide more space for its popular language immersion and Montessori programs. The plan would turn Columbia Park and Fort Washington Forest elementary schools into Spanish immersion schools, Thomas Claggett Elementary into a French immersion program, Matthew Henson Elementary into a Chinese immersion program and Benjamin D. Foulois Elementary into a performing and creative arts school.