Alicia R. Chacón International School
Public school in El Paso, Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alicia R. Chacón International School (Spanish: Escuela Internacional Alicia R. Chacón) is a K–8 school in El Paso, Texas. It is operated by the Ysleta Independent School District.
Alicia R. Chacón International School Escuela Internacional Alicia R. Chacón | |
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Location | |
221 Prado Road , 79907 | |
Coordinates | 31.705087°N 106.348571°W / 31.705087; -106.348571 |
Information | |
Type | Public school |
Principal | Ruben Cadena |
Faculty | 48 |
Grades | K–8 |
Enrollment | 792 (2014-2015) |
Website | www |
Chacón has a two way bilingual education program that is intended to teach Spanish-speaking students English and English-speaking students Spanish.[1] Students may also take a third language; available third languages are Chinese, German, Japanese,[2] French,[3] and Russian.[2] The bilingual education program was developed to encourage speakers of one language to retain their language and to also learn a second language at the same time. This differs from other bilingual programs in Texas, where non-English speaking students are expected to learn solely in English once they achieve a certain competency in English. As of 2009 Chacón has long waiting lists of students. Nate Blakeslee of Texas Monthly argued that other Texas school districts should use Chacón's bilingual program.[4]