ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM

LUDLOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS

205 FULLER STREET  |   LUDLOW, MA  01056  Phone  413-583-8372  Ext 1206   |   FAX 413-589-0773

Dr. Erica Faginski-Stark

Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Phone: (413) 583-8372 Ext. 1203

Fax: (413) 583-5666

e_faginski-stark@ludlowps.org

Jessica Gonzalez

EL Coordinator/SEI Instructor

Phone: (413) 583-8372 Ext. 1207

Fax: (413) 583-5666

j_gonzalez@ludlowps.org

Elise Ramos

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Curriculum & Instruction/Substitute Coordinator/Aesop Manager 

Phone 413 583-8372 Ext. 1206

Email e_ramos@ludlowps.org

English Language Education Overview

Ludlow Public Schools support students and families from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that students who are not proficient in English gain the mastery necessary to be successful in an academic environment while meeting state and federal program requirements. We are a mid-incidence district intent on providing quality Sheltered English Immersion programming for English Language Learners that consists of Sheltered subject matter instruction and English language instruction. Sheltered English Instruction services are available in all seven of our schools with a certified EL teacher in each building supporting students.

Our experienced, educated, and creative staff not only actively support student assimilation of the WIDA language standards, Common Core curriculum, and cultural norms, but they also act as an invaluable resource to other faculty and administration on matters relevant to the education and acculturation of Limited English Proficient Students.

In response to the mission of the Ludlow Public Schools and to fulfill the requirements of the Massachusetts State Law for Limited English Proficient Students, the Ludlow ELE Program establishes relationships which act both collaboratively and supportively to address the needs of the Limited English Proficient students in grades K-12.