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Welcome to the Bilingual/ESL Program Website

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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

  1. To enable students to become proficient in English.
  2. To enable students to achieve at grade level in content area instruction.
  3. To help improve the self-concept of students.
  4. To increase parental involvement.
  5. To increase the effectiveness of all mainstream teachers and other staff when working with English Language Learners.
  6. To increase awareness and understanding of language acquisition and the strategies that support the learning of ELLs.

 

KPS Special Education Department Directory

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Director of Special Education

Cindy Green: 337-0161

Special Education Coordinator

Rikki Saunders: 337-0150

Administrative Support Staff

Pat Button: 337-0175
Jean DeWaters: 337-0170
Kristin Ghiringhelli: 337-0133
Mindi Miller: 337-0171
Terry Wilkerson-Kelley: 337-0176
Deb Willis: 337-0151

Contact KPS Special Education

1220 Howard Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Tele: 269-337-0161
Fax: 269-337-0169

Job Opportunities

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For information, please call the Bilingual Office at 269-337-1579 or Human Resources at 269-337-0177.


 Teachers


We are always interested in receiving resumes from highly qualified bilingual or ESL endorsed teachers. 


 Paraprofessionals


Call if you have at least two years of post-secondary education, speak a second language (Spanish preferred), and have a interest in working with young people.

Links for Educators and Parents of English Language Leaners

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Click on the following links to learn about the Michigan Association for Bilingual Education (MABE) and the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE). 

www.mabemi.org/

www.nabe.org

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Graphic Organizers

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TEACHERS/EDUCATORS


Download graphic organizers to use with your students.  We have many more available for all grade levels and all content areas.  If you are looking for a specific type of graphic organizer or have any questions, please call the bilingual office at 269-337-1579.


NOTE:  Some documents contain more than one graphic organizer.

Bilingual Itinerant Staff Meetings 2009-2010

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Day Date Location Time Notes
Friday October 9, 2009 Curriculum Lab, Admin. Bldg. 12pm - 3pm  
Friday November 13, 2009 Room 201, West Main 12pm - 3pm  
Friday December 11, 2009 Curriculum Lab, Admin. Bldg. 12pm - 3pm Canceled
Friday January 8, 2010 Library, West Main 12pm - 3pm Canceled
Friday February 12, 2010 Library, West Main 12pm - 3pm  
Friday March 12, 2010 Room 201, West Main 12pm - 3pm Half day for Middle School
Friday April 9, 2010 Room 201, West Main 12pm - 3pm  
Friday May 14, 2010 Room 201, West Main 12pm - 3pm  
Friday June 11, 2010 Room 201, West Main 12pm - 3pm  

Bilingual/ESL Staff Meetings 2010-2011

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To Be Announced


 

KPS Bilingual/ESL Staff

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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
Ryan LaBudda, Kalamazoo Central High School
Amy Pachay-Kish, Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts
Eduardo Reyna, Loy Norrix High School
Glory Ward, Lincoln International Studies School
Sarah Wiedyk, Loy Norrix High School
 


Support Staff


Holly Perkins, Bilingual Office Secretary
Josephine Hernández, Migrant 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
Josie Medrano, Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts

Special Education Documents and Forms

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Please find below frequently accessed documents and forms from the Kalamazoo Public Schools Special Education Department.

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