Olga Acuna Castillo oral history transcript

Title

Olga Acuna Castillo oral history transcript

Description

A transcript of an oral history of Olga Acuña Castillo, Office of Hispanic Outreach (TOSA), on Hispanics in the Hillsboro schools. She is the Director of the Office of Hispanic Outreach in the Hillsboro School District. She works with all 32 schools in the district. There are 4600 Hispanic students in the Hillsboro School District. Ms. Castillo would like to have mentor program to help students advocate for themselves. She also explains during the interview that it would prove beneficial to empower parents. Having a grant from OEA or Oregon Education Association and NEA also known as the National Education Association would help with parental outreach programs. Century High School offers free English classes for parents. She would like to close the achievement gap from 9.8% to 4%. Ms. Castillo will be the principal for the Migrant Summer School this year. 75% Hispanic students receive free or reduced lunch. The district will be providing “Understanding Racism” classes for administrators, staff, and students. Students continue ESL to attain Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency or CALP, takes 7-10 years to reach this level. There is currently dual language immersion program at two elementary schools, W.L. Henry and Minter Bridge. Adelle Hughes has a similar position in the Portland school district. Ms. Castillo has chosen to attend international conference on child labor in Florence, Italy.

Creator

Acu

Date

2004

Is Part Of

Century High School Project

Identifier

WCM_OH_48

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

Dominguez, Abelid

Type

Text

Source

Washington County Museum