Cobb County School District

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Dr. Gregory Ewing
Supervisor
ESOL & FL Program
Email

Iride Gonzalez
Secretary
770-426-3410
Email

Please visit the
Cobb County ESOL Blog

Vision:
Ensuring that all English Language Learners receive the respect, encouragement and opportunities they need to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be successful, contributing members of a global society.

Mission:
The mission of the CCSD ESOL Program is to develop the English proficiency of students while advancing their academic achievement, and to support them in becoming productive, contributing citizens in the United States and an ever-changing global society.

ESOL Staff

Margaret McKenzie ESOL Consultant Email	Sean Bagley District ESOL Lead High Schools Email
Gregory Clark District ESOL Lead Middle Schools & Intensive English Program Email	Catherine Porch District ESOL Lead Elementary Schools (Areas 1, 2, 6) Email
Damaris Cortes District ESOL Lead Elementary Schools (Areas 3, 4, 5) Email

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ESOL Program Goals:

• Value and build upon students' academic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Create a supportive learning environment.
• Assist students in reaching their full academic potential.
• Build connections between ESOL and school wide instructional programs.
• Encourage participation of students and their families within the school and the community.
• Foster understanding and appreciation of diverse populations within the school and the community.

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Parent Tool Kit (No Child Left Behind)

• English / Spanish
• Consulado de Mexico en Atlanta
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Colorin Colorado

Powerpoint Presentations

• Diversity Awareness
• On Diversity (No Child Left Behind)
• I Will Be a Better Multicultural Educator

Other Links

• WIDA
• Education Trust
• OELA (Office of English Language Acquisition)
• NCELA (Nat. Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition)
• NCLE (National Center for ESL Literacy Education)
• CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics)
• NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education)
• GADOE (Georgia Department of Education)
• NEA (National Education Association)
• US Department of Education
• TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Lang.)
• GA TESOL (GA Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Lang.)
• CREDE
• SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol)
• TELL (Teach English Language Learners)
• ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)
• GA Department of Education Offices & Program Areas.
• Pew Hispanic Center
• GA Standards
• NCLRC (National Capital Language Resource Center)
• National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center

Transact Registration

• Transact Library Registration Procedure
• Log In Instructions
• www.transact.com

New Publication!

• The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants

University of Georgia Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education

• CLASE/UGA