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Multi Lingual Learners (MLL) Program Goals and Objectives

Fairview currently has families who speak 8 other languages: Spanish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Hindi, Russian, Romanian, German and Arabic.

Program Goal

BCS works to foster an educational environment where all students can maintain pride in their own cultural and linguistic heritages while developing the knowledge and skills necessary for becoming positive, productive members of society. All students have the same access to content, facilities and the full range of programs BCS offers.

The MLL Program's ultimate goal is that each LEP student in our system eventually reaches grade-level English proficiency in all domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing, as measured by the ACCESS Test and state academic assessments.

Program Objectives

• To identify all students whose native or home language is one other than English and to assess the English language proficiency of all identified students.

• To place students in appropriate educational programs that foster maximum English and content acquisition.

• To regularly assess the English proficiency and academic progress of students served by the program and adjust services according to specific needs.

• To provide on-going monitoring and support for students who have exited.

• To support the curriculum and instruction of the mainstream classroom when appropriate for the developmental stages of students.

• To solicit MLL parent involvement in the program and in their children's educational experiences.