{"id":16882,"date":"2026-05-06T13:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/blog\/news\/ksol-educator-named-wiabe-bilingual-educator-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:42:01","slug":"ksol-educator-named-wiabe-bilingual-educator-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/news\/ksol-educator-named-wiabe-bilingual-educator-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"KSOL educator named WIABE Bilingual Educator of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to celebrate Melissa Chac\u00f3n-Hansler from the Kenosha School of Language for being named the WIABE Bilingual Educator of the Year!<\/p>\n<p>This prestigious recognition highlights her exceptional impact on students and the broader school community. As a math lead and outstanding bilingual educator, Melissa fosters strong academic achievement while building students\u2019 confidence in both Spanish and English.<\/p>\n<p>Her students consistently demonstrate measurable growth in academic language and mathematical discourse across both languages, a true reflection of her skillful instruction and dedication. Beyond the classroom, she leads by example, supports her colleagues, and is a passionate advocate for multilingual learners.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful for her commitment and proud to recognize this well-deserved honor. &#x1f44f;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16883,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[67],"class_list":["post-16882","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/16882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/ksol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}