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Racine Unified student credits district’s dual-language program for academic, cultural support
Summary
A student testified that Racine Unified School District’s dual-language program supported her academic success, cognitive development and family, saying the program helped her graduate high school and will support her upcoming college graduation.
Vanessa Reynoso, a student at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside and a 2021 graduate of Park High School, told meeting attendees that Racine Unified School District’s dual-language program helped her academic and cultural development.
Reynoso spoke in Spanish: "Hola, mi nombre es Vanessa Reynoso y yo soy un estudiante en la Universidad Parkside. Mi meta es ser doctora cirujana y me graduaré en mayo de este año. Siempre asistí el programa de RUSD y me gradué de la preparatoria Park en el año dos mil veintiuno. Los programas de RSD siempre me ayudaron, el programa de lenguaje dual siempre me apoyó a mí, y no solo me benefició a mí, sino también a mi familia. En RSD yo tuve éxito académico, desarrollo cognitivo, maestros excelentes que entendían mi lengua y mi cultura, y participación comunitaria que me ha ayudado a establecer conexiones sólidas con programas escolares." (Translation: "Hello, my name is Vanessa Reynoso and I am a student at Parkside University. My goal is to be a surgical doctor and I will graduate in May of this year. I always attended the RUSD program and I graduated from Park High School in 2021. RUSD programs always helped me; the dual-language program always supported me, and it did not only benefit me but also my family. At RUSD I had academic success, cognitive development, excellent teachers who understood my language and culture, and community participation that has helped me build strong connections with school programs.")
She added in Spanish, "Ser estudiante de RSD es un orgullo, porque sin el programa RUSB no estaría donde estoy hoy." (Translation: "Being an RUSD student is a source of pride, because without the RUSD program I would not be where I am today.")
Her remarks were a first-person account praising the district’s bilingual and dual-language offerings and describing personal academic outcomes and family benefits. The transcript shows testimony only; no policy proposals, formal motions, or board actions were recorded in the provided excerpt.
The transcript used alternate spellings ("RSD," "RUSB") that appear to be typographical; this article uses the official district name, Racine Unified School District, for clarity.
