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Presenter says PSJA dual-language career courses give students an edge in the workforce
Summary
A presenter said Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s dual-language career courses prepare students to enter the workforce bilingually, citing welding classes taught in Spanish and arguing that bilingual skills give PSJA students a hiring advantage in the Rio Grande Valley.
A presenter said Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s dual-language career courses prepare students to enter the workforce bilingually, giving them an advantage with local employers, according to the transcript.
The speaker described the program’s practical approach: “They’re being prepared for the workforce bilingually,” and said that vocational pathways are taught in the students’ language of instruction. “If their career choice is welding, then they’re going to take welding courses in Spanish,” the presenter said.
The presenter argued bilingual instruction is directly useful to hiring: “And so when they go out to the job force, they can automatically tell that business, hey, I’m bilingual. I can speak to your clients in Spanish. I can speak to your clients in English.” The presenter added that this creates “an advantage, that’s an edge that our dual language students here in PSJA have that no other district pretty much here in the Rio Grande Valley provides.”
The transcript contains only the brief exchange describing the program’s intent and examples; it does not record a vote, formal action, or further details about program scale or funding.
