Gus Balderas oral history transcript

Title

Gus Balderas oral history transcript

Description

A transcript of an oral history of Gus Balderas, Principal at Peter Boscow Elementary School, on Hispanics in the Hillsboro schools. Mr. Balderas is from Mexico and was an ESL student until 6th grade. He has been an ESL teacher at Poynter Middle School and a counseling coordinator at Glencoe High School. Balderas was also vice principal at Poynter Middle School. The office of Hispanic Outreach led by Olga Acuña helps parents connect to school. Currently Boscow has about 400 students, 65% Hispanic, 60% ESL. The migrant Summer School program is a model for Oregon. Mr. Balderas expresses being partial to the dual language program as students learn language better at a younger age. Hispanic drop-out rates most tied to poverty. Hillsboro School District Hispanic population is 24.6%. Minorities are needed on leadership teams to add their “voice”. Two organizations that focus on support and student achievement are Union America and Latino Administrators.

Creator

Balderas, Gus

Date

2004

Is Part Of

Century High School Project

Identifier

WCM_OH_51

Rights

In Copyright

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Spatial Coverage

Washington County (Or.)

Hillsboro (Or.)

Subject

Hispanic Americans -- History

Education

Language

English

Extent

1 vol.

Contributor

VanKommer, Kari

Type

Text

Source

Washington County Museum