Providing Newcomer Services

A compilation of materials to support and assist educators as they endeavor to create an overlay of services on top of their existing ESL (ELD/ENL/ESOL) / Bilingual (One-Way) / Dual (TWI) programs to address the needs of the newcomers in their schools. The emphasis on relationship building and cultivating experiential background permeates the materials in this compilation to help educators build a foundation that sets newcomers and their families on the best possible trajectory for language acquisition, academic growth, healthy bi-cultural identity, and community engagement.

Initially, as we were experiencing an influx of newcomers...

This website was designed with administrators at the district and building level in mind. Having a variety of useful resources at your fingertips can reduce your stress and anxiety while supporting your efforts as an instructional leader in your building, your program, or your district. Feel free to use these resources in a variety of ways...

• insert in a newsletter or bulletin, 

• use in a faculty, leadership, or cabinet meeting, 

• share with leadership teams or grade level PLCs, or 

• spark conversation and reflection with individual administrators or teachers.

Then, abruptly, everything changed and we were confronted with mass deportation.

So, this website shifted to meet the need. That's why you will find a mix of resources related to newcomers and the very real possibility of deportation among students and their families.