El programa bilingüe / ESL tiene personas que hablan español y podrán asistirle con sus preguntas, dudas y quejas en su idioma natal.
E-mail: esl [at] kalamazoo [dot] k12 [dot] mi [dot] us
Teléfono: 269-337-1579
Our program supports students and parents who speak a language other than English. Our students come from approximately fifty different language backgrounds.
Goals of the Bilingual/ESL Program
- To enable students to become proficient in English.
- To enable students to achieve at grade level in content area instruction.
- To help improve the self-concept of students.
- To increase parental involvement.
- To increase the effectiveness of all mainstream teachers and other staff when working with English Language Learners.
- To increase awareness and understanding of language acquisition and the strategies that support the learning of ELLs.
Teachers/Educators: Click here to access graphic organizers.
To email the Bilingual/ESL program, click here to access the contact form, or use the contact information to the right.
ESL/Bilingual Staff
Bilingual, Migrant, and World Languages Coordinator, Manuel Brenes
Teachers
Rebecca Barajas, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Rachel Baustert, Kalamazoo Central High School
Julie Devers, Bilingual / ESL Specialist
Steven Howell, Loy Norrix High School
Ryan LaBudda, Kalamazoo Central High School
Ann Marie Leising, Lincoln International Studies School
Amy Pachay-Kish, Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts
Glory Ward, Lincoln International Studies School
Support Staff
Holly Perkins, Bilingual Office Secretary
Tyler Bradley, Home-School Liaison
Paraprofessionals
Mary Brandao, Itinerant
Connie Brenes, Itinerant
Carmen Corbin, Lincoln International Studies School
Elizabeth Crane, Itinerant
Olga Gamboa, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Ilda Hernández, Edison and El Sol Elementary
Hania Hussein, Itinerant
Yazmin Ibarra Delgado, Loy Norrix High School
Bella Kamber, Itinerant
Mary Martin, Kalamazoo Central High School
Josie Medrano, Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts
