Beeverso Podcast

In this episode of Beyond Translation, host Ruben Arias sits down with Jaime Gonzalez, Principal at Nestor Language Academy. Jaime shares how his personal journey growing up between the U.S. and Mexico shaped his leadership and commitment to building meaningful dual language experiences for students. From crossing the border daily as a child to now leading a TK–8 dual immersion school, Jaime refle...

In this episode of Beyond Translation, host Ruben Arias sits down with Cloris Paulette Rangel, Executive Director of Multilingual Education at Richardson Independent School District. Dr. Rangel brings a deeply personal and professional perspective shaped by her upbringing in a Spanish-speaking household near the U.S.-Mexico border and her extensive work supporting multilingual learners across dive...

In this episode of Beyond Translation, host Ruben Arias sits down with Kirk Stinson, Principal at Jim Maples Academy in the Burton School District. Kirk shares a transparent and practical look at what it takes to build a dual language program from scratch—and why it requires far more than simply adding Spanish into an existing system. Kirk walks through the structure of their 50/50 dual language m...

In the first episode of Beyond Translation, host Ruben Arias sits down with Sage Cavazos, Assistant Principal at Brook Avenue Elementary in Waco Independent School District. Sage shares a deeply personal journey shaped by family history, cultural identity, and a commitment to ensuring multilingual learners are seen, heard, and supported. From his grandmother’s experience of linguistic isolation to...