English Learners
WELCOME
The Department of Special Projects provides ongoing support to our district's programs designed for students with non-English language backgrounds who arrive in our schools without a full command of the English language.
Guided by the Master Plan for English Learners and committed to student, teacher and parent success, we support a powerful instructional program for English Learners, Grades TK-12.
Department of Special Projects:
- Annual Parental Notification of English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPAC) Results
- Annual Placement Notification
- District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)
- English Language Development (ELD)
- English Learner Coordinator Meetings
- English Learner Red Folders
- English Learner Task Force
- ELD Curriculum Committee Meetings
- Master Plan for English Learners
- Monitoring of English Learners
- Monitoring of Reclassified Fluent English Proficient Students
- Parental Exception Waivers
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Reclassification
- Support for Classroom Strategies: SDAIE
In Partnership with Student Services, support for:
- Parent Education Programs/Services for families of English Learner Students
- Referrals to Community Support Services
- School Community Facilitators (SCFs)
- Translation and Interpretation
- Welcome Center ELPAC Initial Assessment and Parent Conferences
In Partnership with the Data and Assessment Office, support for:
- Analysis of English Learner Data
- English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPAC) Annual Assessment
Contact Us
Vanessa Galey
Director, Special Projects
vgaley@nmusd.us
714-424-8983
Laura Dale-Pash
Coordinator English Learner Programs
ldalepash@nmusd.us
714-424-7582
Clare Warner
Administrative Assistant II
cwarner@nmusd.us
714-424-8984
Jackeline Gaitan
Community Facilitator
jgaitanalarcon@nmusd.us
714-424-8986