English Learners
Our population of English Learners continues to grow. In 2004, the number of students served by our program was 62. In 2012, we began the school year with 325 ELs. This year we are serving more than 965 active EL students and monitoring the progress of nearly 200 former ELs. These students attend school at all three of our campuses, from kindergarten through the 12th grade.
They come from many different countries throughout the world. These include: Benin, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Congo, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Many of the students were actually born in the United States but live in homes where languages other than English are spoken. About 67% speak Spanish and 4% speak Nepali, while the remainder speak over 30 different languages, including Awakatek, French, Twi, Fulani, Mam, Swahili and Pohnpeian. Some of them speak English with a high degree of proficiency; others are just beginning to learn the basics.
Research shows that it takes second language learners two to three years to learn basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS) and five to seven years to achieve cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) if the y have had two to three years of first language schooling in their native country (Jim Cummins, 1981). If the student has not had schooling in his/her first language, it can take seven to ten years or more to attain CALP (Virginia Collier, 1995).
Our mission is to provide English Learners of every background and proficiency level with high-quality instruction in the acquisition of English as a second language (ESL) and sheltered instruction in the mainstream classroom, with appropriate modifications and accommodations to ensure that they develop the English language skills necessary to succeed academically and socially in the United States.
For more information on the Winton Woods City Schools' Plan for English Language Learners, including entering and exiting the ESL program, click here.
The district employs 14 TESOL-endorsed/licensed teachers to teach ESL content following the Ohio English Language Proficiency Standards and 17 ESL tutors and assistants who work with the ESL teachers to support English Learners' development of English proficiency.
One of the teachers, Mr. Giblin, also serves as the District ESL Program Coordinator.
ESL TEACHERS
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Agnes Boateng
(North Campus, grades 9-12) boateng.agnes@wintonwoods.org
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Melinda Anderson
(South Campus, grades 1-2) anderson.melinda@wintonwoods.org
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| Brandon Booth (North Campus, grades 9-12) booth.brandon@wintonwoods.org |
Micki Hauer
(South Campus, grades 1-2) hauer.micki@wintonwoods.org
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Kristina Deal
(North Campus, grades 9-12; ESL Facilitator) deal.kristina@wintonwoods.org
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Heather Mack
(South Campus, grades 3-4; K-6 ESL Lead Teacher) |
| Gary Giblin (North Campus, grade 8) giblin.gary@wintonwoods.org |
Erica Salcedo
(South Campus, grades 3-4) salcedo.erica@wintonwoods.org
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Lisa Giblin
(North Campus, grades 7-8) |
Maggie Thaxton
(South Campus, grades 5-6) thaxton.margaret@wintonwoods.org
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John Miracle
(North Campus, grades 9-12) miracle.john@wintonwoods.org
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Serena Kaplan
(South Campus, grades 5-6) kaplan.serena@wintonwoods.org
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Rose Yang
(North Campus, grades 9-12) yang.rose@wintonwoods.org
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| Early Childhood Central Campus | |
| Kelly Kennedy (Central Campus, grade K) kennedy.kelly@wintonwoods.org |
Suzie Bonno (South Campus, grades 5-6)
Ramata Dia (North Campus, grades 9-12)
Jenny Hardy (South Campus, grades 3-4)
