Hillsboro School District Weekly Hot News March 17, 2025 - HSD Celebrates Twenty-Two Years of Dual Language

HSD began its Spanish-English Dual Language program in the 2002-03 school year to engage and support the increasingly diverse community we were serving and continue to serve. In HSD’s Dual Language program (also referred to as two-way immersion), students learn content in Spanish and English simultaneously. Cultures are explored while students work and learn together, preparing them for a successful future in the multicultural world in which we live.Today, we have more than 3,600 PK-12 students participating in Dual Language Programs across our district. These are in place at eight elementary schools and to varying degrees at each of our middle and high schools. The programs at South Meadows Middle School and Hilhi are considered “robust” programs, with two or three of the four core classes offered in Spanish at each grade level. Our other middle and high schools offer one or two core classes in Spanish - one of them being Spanish Language Arts. This way, students are able to maintain and grow their biliteracy skills within their own communities. Read more on our website at: www.hsd.k12.or.us