Estrella Pomares, Interpreter

Anne Street ES - Atkinson ES - Cowan Road ES - Jackson Road ES - Jordan Hill ES - Moore ES

Cowan Road MS - Kennedy Road MS

Griffin HS

Vanessa Stark, Interpreter

Beaverbrook ES - Crescent ES - Futral Road ES - Moreland Road ES - Orrs ES

Carver Road MS - Rehoboth Road MS

Spalding HS

Colerín Colorado

Colerín Colorado

Georgia DOE - Title III

Elementary

• BrainPOP ESL

• Starfall

Middle School

High School

The Griffin-Spalding County School System offers English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services to students with limited English proficiency whose home language is not English. Upon registration, the student's parent or guardian completes the state's Home Language Survey (HLS) which is embedded in the district’s registration form. If the HLS responses indicate a primary language other than English, students are considered "potential English Learners" and must be screened for English language proficiency using the WIDA Screener. The WIDA Screener is administered by an ESOL teacher who has been trained to administer the assessment.

The Griffin-Spalding County School System notifies parents of the student’s eligibility for language assistance services through the ESOL language program. The ESOL teachers have studied teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and are endorsed or certified by the State of Georgia to do this important work for students.

The ESOL language program provides English language development instruction and language support services to identified K-12 English Learners for the purpose of increasing their English language proficiency and academic achievement. Instruction is designed to focus on the academic English needed to meet Georgia's content standards, as well as language needed for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.

The Griffin-Spalding County School System's ESOL program works to empower students to graduate college and career ready by providing effective instruction to improve language proficiency and academic achievement. We want all students to fulfill their potential and find a place in the larger community where they can be contributing members of society.