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Bright Spots in Hispanic Education Fulfilling America's Future
Bright Spots in Hispanic Education Fulfilling America's Future
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
In commemoration of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Initiative's (Initiative) 25th anniversary, the Initiative made a national call for nominations for Bright Spots in Hispanic Education with the goal of highlighting the ongoing efforts that are taking place across the country, at the local, state and federal levels, to support Latino educational attainment and excellence. Bright Spots are programs, models, organizations, or initiatives that are helping close the achievement gap.
By highlighting and uplifting the work of these Bright Spots, the Initiative seeks to spur innovation and encourage collaboration between them and stakeholders focused on similar issues in sharing data-driven approaches, promising practices, peer advice and effective partnerships, resulting in increased support for the educational attainment of the Hispanic community.
You may find Bright Spots using our searchable database, through our google map or by clicking on one of our key Hispanic education priorities:
- Early Learning
- K-12 Education and College Access
- Postsecondary Completion
- STEM Education (Prek-20)
- Latino Teacher Recruitment
| Organization | Overview | State |
|---|---|---|
| Name: Roosevelt Unified Free School District URL: http://Rooseveltufsd.org Location: Roosevelt, NY Year Established: 2012 |
Focus Area: Latino Teacher Recruitment; STEM The Roosevelt Union Free School District Bilingual Program addresses the educational achievement gap for Hispanic students by an expansion of the Bilingual program, the hiring of more Hispanics and Spanish bilingual personnel, providing additional support afterschool and on Saturdays, providing professional development to all school personal and offering workshops specifically designed for the Hispanic families. In the Bilingual classes we use the EDL (Evaluación del Desarrollo de Lectura) and Estrellita Test for Spanish Native Language Literature. Ninety-five percent of the Bilingual students have achieved their target goal. The Bilingual Program started with one Kindergarten class in 2012. Now, the school district has three bilingual Kindergarten classes, two first grade classes, two second grade classes and one third grade class. The long-term plan is to increase a grade per year in every elementary school. |
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