The ESL Office assists students from
other cultures and their families to become integrated
into our community. ESL Office serves as the information
center for their questions and concerns regarding
school life. We have information about enrollment,
English language instruction (ESL or ENL), tutoring
and homework help, relations with peers and staff,
financial issues and counseling services that address
the newcomers’ needs during their time in the
school system. Additionally, ESL Office coordinates
resources on issues of diversity, providing information
to MCCSC staff on fostering a respectful learning
environment, implementing curriculum modifications,
celebrating individual and cultural differences, and
promoting cultural sensitivity in the education community.
ESL
Office collaborates with other MCCSC departments on
issues involving financial assistance, child protection,
truancy, special education, parent conferences and
outreach to the non-English-speaking community. ESL
Office staff members speak several languages and for
any that we cannot translate ourselves for you, we
can find others who can. We translate documents, assist
with correspondence and communication with the families
and provide cultural perspectives when necessary in
order to understand differences that affect the students’
ability to function successfully and happily in the
MCCSC system.
