Director for Multilingual Education for Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, FL
Joined September 2021
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Can’t wait for this great event !
Join HCPS for a FREE family event on Friday, Sept. 4, 4–6 p.m. at the Family Community Center, 5630 N. Lois Ave., Tampa.
📚 Free supplies
🍎 Snacks
🎮 Games
🤝 Community resources
Come connect, celebrate and get the resources your family needs for a successful start to the school year!
Supplies are limited.
YES!! We are excited to welcome Mrs Santiago to our Dual Language program family !! @HCPSWorld_Dual
We are excited to introduce Mrs. Santiago, who will be joining Woodbridge Elementary as a 1st grade dual language teacher! #WeBelieve # PotentialUnlocked #ThePremierSchool
ALT Mrs Santiago First Grade Dual
Our bilingual celebrity read aloud to celebrate biliteracy was the best ever! Thankful to the amazing community leaders who joined us! SS were thrilled to learn that their superintendent @VanAyresHCPS has Bilingual SUPER powers just like them! #HCPSStrong #BilingualBrilliance
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Throughout the week, HCPS board members, leadership, staff, and community partners participated in the Bilingual Read Aloud! These "celebrity readers" visited classrooms and read to students in English and Spanish. What a great way to connect and celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth! 📚
Thank you to our superintendent & board members for joining #DualLanguage Ss & teachers in celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth Your bilingual read-aloud inspired Ss to embrace the power of biliteracy. #ELLevatingExcellence #BilingualBrilliance @HCPSWorld_Dual @dodeagrants
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📚✨ What a fantastic Day 2 of our bilingual read-alouds! Huge thanks to all our guest readers and schools for showing students that bilingualism is a superpower that opens doors to endless opportunities. 🌟@HcpsWorld
Bravo!! HCPS is proud to celebrate the rich Hispanic culture, tradition and contributions represented by 41% of our student population! SI SE PUEDE! @HCPSWorld_Dual
Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎉 We celebrate our Spanish-speaking students, staff, and community at Hillsborough County Public Schools. Your heritage inspires us all! #HispanicHeritage
#HispanicHeritageMonth
Great planning session today. Our HCPS team is pumped up! READY, SET, GOOOO!!! #englishlanguagelearners #SiSePuede #hillsboroughstrong @VanAyresHCPS @HillsboroughSch @ImagineLearning
Catchy tune! 🎶🎶
🎶✨ Join us in singing the new HCPS Dual Language Anthem: One Brain, Two Words – Una mente, dos palabras! 🌍💡 Celebrate the power of learning in two languages—let’s raise our voices together! 🗣️❤️ #HCPSDualLanguage #OneBrainTwoWords @HcpsWorld
I am so proud of the work being done by the HCPS multilingual dept!!! #multilingual #multicultural #GlobalCitizens
Multilingual educators coming together to prepare for upcoming school year baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2…
Multilingualism is a SUPER POWER!! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Our Multilingual Learners team had a supercharged professional study day! 🦸♂️🦸♀️ From classroom strategies to unstoppable inspiration, our teacher-heroes are ready to make this year legendary! 💥📚 #MLLHeroes @HcpsWorld
Today we welcomed back our multilingual educator superheroes who will help students unlock their multilingual SUPER powers! #sisepuede #multilingual #bilingualism @JoseMedinaJr89 @HCPSWorld_Dual @VanAyresHCPS @HillsboroughSch
Such Incredible opportunities are being offered to our students!!! #hcpsstrong 💪🏼 @VanAyresHCPS @hcps_espanol @HillsboroughSch
Shiver me timbers! 🏴☠️ Our world language explorers are mastering American Sign Language 🤟 as part of their pirate adventure! From signing their pirate names to greeting their crew, they’re sailing through new ways to connect! 🌍 #ASL #WorldLanguages @HcpsWorld
So excited for the energy that permeated our 1st Summer Institute for ESOL resource teachers &bilingual paras. Our Keynote speaker Doris Linville was emPOWERing& inspiring! Amazing collaboration of passion & purpose! #hillsboroughstrong #TeamworkInAction
#EmpoweringEducators
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Congratulations to Héctor Rivera from Sumner High School—named Latinos in Action Teacher of the Year! Your leadership, dedication, and passion are inspiring the next generation of Latino leaders. ¡Felicidades y gracias por todo!
#LIA #TeacherOfTheYear #SumnerHigh @HcpsWorld
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Bilingualism is more than knowing more words or speaking two #languages.
It’s the ability to think in new ways, connect and interact with a greater variety of cultures, and even navigate the world through a broader spectrum.
It never ceases to amaze me how our #bilingual students and their families contribute to our communities.
Let’s continue to shine a spotlight on the beauty and gifts of #bilingualism.
#multilingualism #éducation #teaching #teachingideas
HCPS multilingual team, connects with families & staff to support the importance of language, culture and building community! #Sisepuede #JuntosPodemosMás @WoodbridgeElem #duallanguage #biliteracy #bilingualism @Florida_ALAS @VanAyresHCPS @HillsboroughSch
Big shoutout to the amazing Dual Language team at Woodbridge Elementary and the Multilingual Learner Department for powering the 2025 Race for Education! Your passion for language, equity, and student success keeps us all moving forward.#RaceForEducation2025 @HcpsWorld
Rockstar world language, teachers paving the path to buy literacy for students!! #sealofbiliteracy #bilingualism #
Shoutout to the amazing World Language team at Sumner High School—those in the photo and those who couldn’t be there! Your dedication to language learning and student growth doesn’t go unnoticed. Thank you for all you do! #SumnerHigh #WorldLanguages @HcpsWorld
Bilingual brilliance !!
Amazing second grade students from the Bridge to Biliteracy program at Dawson Elementary are thriving! Growing up bilingual, biliterate, and proud—these young learners are building a strong foundation for a bright future! #DawsonElementary @HcpsWorld #BilingualStar
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Shoutout to the amazing Dual Language program at Pierce Middle School! Students are growing as bilingual, biliterate, and multicultural leaders every day. Proud to see language and content learning go hand in hand! #DualLanguage #PiercePride @HcpsWorld
