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
Fernanda Carreño, Bilingual, Migrant, and World Languages Coordinator
Teachers
Rebecca Barajas, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Rachel Baustert, Lincoln International Studies School
Julie Devers, Bilingual / ESL Specialist
Steven Howell, Loy Norrix High School
Ryan LaBudda, Kalamazoo Central High School
Amy Pachay-Kish, Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts
Glory Ward, Edison Environmental Science Academy
Support Staff
Holly Perkins, Bilingual Office Secretary
Sasha Viches, Home-School Liaison
Paraprofessionals
Mary Brandao, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Connie Brenes, El Sol
Carmen Corbin, Lincoln International Studies School/Arcadia
Lindsey Crandle, Milwood Middle School
Elizabeth Crane, Spring Valley
Olga Gamboa, Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
Maria Garcia, Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts
Hania Hussein, Arcadia
Yazmin Ibarra Delgado, Loy Norrix High School
Bella Kamber, El Sol
Mary Martin, Kalamazoo Central High School
Program Overview
The Kalamazoo Public Schools Bilingual / English as a Second Language (ESL) Program provides Transitional Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language support. KPS also has a language immersion program (Spanish and English) located at El Sol Elementary School.
In order to maximize services, several bilingual centers with full-time staff have been established. Students who need bilingual services and support are encouraged to attend one of the centers. Services are provided at non-center schools on a limited as-needed basis.
Elementary Centers
Arcadia Elementary School
- Transitional Bilingual Education classes
- ESL Instruction
- Bilingual and ESL content support
Edison Environmental Science Academy
- Transitional Bilingual Education classes
- ESL Instruction
- Bilingual and ESL content support
El Sol Elementary
- Language Immersion program school-wide
- Instruction is in English and Spanish using a 50/50 Model
Lincoln International Studies School
- Transitional Bilingual Education classes
- ESL Instruction
- Bilingual and ESL content support
Spring Valley
- Transitional Bilingual Education classes
- ESL Instruction
- Bilingual and ESL content support
Woods Lake: A Magnet Center for the Arts
- ESL Instruction
- Bilingual and ESL content support
Middle Schools
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
- ESL classes
- Bilingual Skills classes
- Bilingual and ESL content support
Milwood Middle School
- Bilingual and ESL content support
High Schools
Kalamazoo Central High School
- ESL classes
- Communication Enrichment Classes
- Bilingual Academic Instructional Center
- Bilingual and ESL content support
Loy Norrix High School
- ESL classes
- Communication Enrichment Classes
- Bilingual Academic Instructional Center
- Bilingual and ESL content support
