THIS IS THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) WEBPAGE FOR GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  IT CONTAINS DEPARTMENT INFORMATION, TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS, RESOURCES, AND LINKS FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS. 

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 144 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLs) IN OUR FIVE SCHOOLS. 

THE FOLLOWING 15 LANGUAGES ARE REPRESENTED IN OUR DISTRICT:  ARABIC, CHINESE, GREEK, GUJARATI, HINDI, ITALIAN, MALAYALAM, PERSIAN, POLISH, SPANISH, TAGALOG, TAMIL, TURKISH, URDU, AND VIETNAMESE.

THE ESL LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS: LEVEL 1 = ENTERING;  LEVEL 2 = BEGINNING; LEVEL 3 = DEVELOPING; LEVEL 4 = EXPANDING; LEVEL 5 = BRIDGING (1ST & 2ND YEAR); LEVEL 6 = REACHING (1ST & 2ND YEAR).  

DR. JENNIFER RICHTER jrichter@greenecountyschools.com IS THE ESL SUPERVISOR AND IS LOCATED AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING. SHE CAN BE REACHED AT 434-985-1429.

EMILY ELLIOTT eelliott@greenecountyschools.com IS THE ESL COORDINATOR AND TEACHES ELLs IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. SHE IS AT GREENE COUNTY PRIMARY (434-985-5279) AND NATHANAEL GREENE ELEMENTARY (434-985-5275) MONDAYS-TUESDAYS. SHE IS AT RUCKERSVILLE ELEMENTARY (434-985-1472) WEDNESDAYS-FRIDAYS.

PATSY CHILD pchild@greenecountyschools.com IS THE ESL TEACHER FOR WILLIAM MONROE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. SHE IS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON TUESDAYS-WEDNESDAYS, AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ON MONDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. SHE CAN BE REACHED AT 434-985-1311.

THE GREENE COUNTY SPANISH-SPEAKERS' HOTLINE can be reached at 434-985-1356.