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𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐋 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒, 𝐍𝐉 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐌𝐋𝐬) 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Linden High School 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬.

According to 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, the event aimed to equip parents and guardians with the knowledge they need to confidently navigate the upcoming ACCESS for ELLs (English Language Learners) assessment and understand its critical role in supporting their children’s academic growth.

The one-hour presentation, led by ESL Coach Harjot Kaur and Stephanie Ross, Elementary Supervisor of ESL/Bilingual and World Languages, provided attendees with comprehensive insights into the testing process and its benefits for student success.

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
During the workshop, district leaders shared a detailed overview of the ACCESS for ELLs assessment, which evaluates English language proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Parents had the opportunity to ask essential questions, such as:

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐬?
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬?
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭?

“Parents gained valuable insights into how the district uses ACCESS results to monitor student progress and make informed decisions about their education,” said Ross.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐋 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
Attendees also had the chance to connect with key members of the ML executive team, including Orelien, Ross, and Tania Miguelez, Secondary Supervisor of ESL/Bilingual and World Languages. Adding to the meaningful engagement, parents met ESL Coaches Harjot Kaur and Magady Valere, who shared practical strategies to support Multilingual Learners at home and school.

The session’s value was further enhanced by the presence of ESL and World Language teachers, including Anna Pelesz (School No. 6), Kevin Ross (School No. 4), Mijieanne Etienne (School No. 9), and Anna Zolotucha-Skiba and Daphne Alexandre (both from Linden High School). Their perspectives offered additional depth to the discussions.

To ensure the event was accessible to all attendees, Florencia Skorput-Lazur, ML Department Secretary, and Vanessa Granados, Welcome Center Secretary, provided Spanish translations, enabling Spanish-speaking families to fully engage with the information shared.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬
Parents learned how ACCESS for ELLs results serve as a vital tool for shaping their children’s academic success. The assessment results are used for:

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬.
𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
“This workshop is a testament to the power of collaboration,” Orelien said. “When families and educators work together, our students can achieve remarkable success.”

By delivering essential information, creating a space for dialogue, and connecting families with critical resources, the Department of Multilingual Learners demonstrated its commitment to ensuring every ML student thrives academically.

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
With ACCESS testing set to begin in February, Linden Public Schools continues to empower parents as active partners in their children’s education. Events like the ACCESS Parent Information Night underscore the district’s unwavering dedication to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for all Multilingual Learners.

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