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| Alcides Figueroa Bilingual School Escuela Especializada Bilingüe Alcides Figueroa | |
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Calle María Monagas Carreras , Añasco , 00610 Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates | 18°16′56″N 67°08′17″W / 18.282304°N 67.137946°W |
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| Former name | Escuela Especializada Regional Bilingüe Sergio Ramírez de Arrellano-Hostos |
| Type | Bilingual, magnet secondary school |
| Motto | La Bilingüe lo hace mejor (English: "The Bilingual does it better") |
| Established | August 1999 |
| Status | Currently operational |
| School district | Puerto Rico Department of Education |
| NCES District ID | 7200030 |
| School number | 40519 (Puerto Rico Department of Education Number) (formerly 40832)[1] |
| School code | 1602 (Use is limited to the PAA college-entry exams in Puerto Rico) (formerly 1061)[2] |
| CEEB code | 540010 (formerly 545008)[3] |
| NCES School ID | 720003000781 |
| Principal | Edna S. Rosa Ayala |
| Faculty | 23 |
| Grades | 6 – 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 348 (2019–2020) |
| • Grade 6 | 47 |
| • Grade 7 | 55 |
| • Grade 8 | 70 |
| • Grade 9 | 47 |
| • Grade 10 | 43 |
| • Grade 11 | 37 |
| • Grade 12 | 41 |
| Average class size | 25 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.13 : 1 |
| Education system | K–12 System |
| Language | English and Spanish |
| Schedule type | Traditional Scheduling |
| Schedule | 7:30 a.m – 2:30 p.m. |
| Hours in school day | Seven hours |
| Campus size | 45.48 km2 (11.24 acres) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Nickname | La Bilingüe Alcides |
| Rivals | CROEM
Luis Muñoz Marín High School (Añasco) |
| Accreditation | Puerto Rico Education Council |
| Feeder schools | Antonio Gonzalez Suarez Regional Bilingual Elementary School |
| Feeder to | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez |
| Website | Official page |
The Alcides Figueroa Bilingual School (formerly Sergio Ramírez de Arellano-Hostos Regional Bilingual Secondary School) is a bilingual, magnet secondary school located in Añasco, Puerto Rico. Alcides is run by the Puerto Rico Department of Education and falls under its Specialized Schools Unit (UnEE, for its initials in Spanish).[4]
All classes, with the exception of non-English language courses (such as French,[5] Italian and Spanish) and social studies, are instructed in English. The total student population sums to be approximately 348. It was the first public secondary bilingual school on the island, and, with the Antonio González Suárez Bilingual School (K–5), is part of the only fully bilingual K–12 system of a municipality of Puerto Rico.[6] It constantly ranks at or near the top on College Board-administered standardized tests in Puerto Rico.[7]
- ^ "40832 - Sergio Ramírez de Arellano (7 - 12) Perfil Escolar 2016-2017" [40832 - Sergio Ramírez de Arellano (7 - 12) School Profile 2016-2017] (PDF). Puerto Rico Department of Education (in Spanish). 2 December 2016. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Manual de Admisiones 2016" [Admissions Manual 2016] (PDF). University of Puerto Rico at Cayey (in Spanish). 2016. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Román Meléndez, Rafael (25 September 2015). "Convocatoria a todos los ayudantes especiales de distritos y a los directores escolares que adeudan evidencias o informes relacianados al caso Rosa Lydia Vélez" [Call to all district special assistants and school directors who owe evidence or reports related to the Rosa Lydia Vélez case] (PDF). Puerto Rico Department of Education (in Spanish). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Christian Herrero, María C. (15 November 2017). "Segunda reunión profesional para directores de escuelas especializadas" [Second Professional Meeting for Directors of Specialized Schools] (PDF). Puerto Rico Department of Education (in Spanish). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Vélez Ruíz, Diana (26 July 2019). "Convocatoria Reclutamiento Especial Escuelas Especializadas" [Call for Special Recruitment Specialized Schools] (PDF). Puerto Rico Department of Education (in Spanish). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Muñoz Marrero, Grisel (14 May 2012). "Recertificación en educación bilingüe para maestros del plan de trabajo "Student Empowerment for the 21st Century"" [Recertification in bilingual education for teachers of the work plan "Student Empowerment for the 21st Century"] (PDF). Puerto Rico Department of Education (in Spanish). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Ramírez-Ferrer, Julio Víctor (27 March 2018). "Estudiantes del Oeste se llevan 10 de las 20 puntuaciones más altas en el College Board" [Western students score 10 of the 20 highest scores on the College Board]. La Calle Revista (in Spanish). Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.