North Providence School Department
2240 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island 02911
Phone: (401) 233-1100 | Fax: (401) 233-1106 |TDD: (800) 745-6575

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English Language Learners

NPSD’s English Language Learner program supports students who speak other languages, are learning English, and who may have recently moved to the United States.

Federal regulations mandate that schools assess English language learners each year in grades K-12.
Rhode Island is a member of WIDA, a multi-state partnership that has created an English language proficiency test called: ACCESS for ELs (Assessing Comprehension and Communication State to State for English Learners).
ACCESS for ELs is administered each year to any student who is receiving EL support and/or any ELL student who has been waived from EL programming. The ACCESS scores are used to determine the ELL students’ proficiency levels and progress in English language acquisition.
Scores are used to drive instruction and services for the next school year and provide important data that enhances instruction and learning in supports for ELs.
When an EL student reaches English proficiency determined by the ACCESS score and other exit criteria, he/she will exit the ELL program and be monitored for two years by an ELL specialist.

Please review our ELL program brochure (see below).

For further questions, please contact:

Enid Jackson, ELL Administrator, by email at enid.jackson@npsd.k12.ri.us or by phone at 401.233.1 100.

ELL Contact List 2019 – 2020

Assistant Superintendent/ ELL Director

Louise Seitsinger

North Providence School Department

louise.seitsinger@npsd.k12.ri.us

2240 Mineral Spring Avenue

(401) 233-1100 Ext. 11106

North Providence, RI 02911

Fax: (401) 233-1106

NPHS

Anke Steinweh

anke.steinweh@npsd.k12.ri.us

S: 233-1150 ext.14240

Birchwood Middle School/ Coordinator

Enid M. Jackson ( ELL Specialist/ Coordinator)

enid.jackson@npsd.k12.us

S: 233-1120

Greystone/Whelan School

Alexandra Puleo (ELL Specialist) alexandra.puleo@npsd.k12.ri.us

S: 233- 1130 / 233-1180

McGuire/ Greystone Schools

Mary Cooney (ELL Specialist) mary.cooney@npsd.k12.ri.us

S: 233-1160/233-1130

Centredale/ Stephen Olney Schools

Beata DeConti (ELL Specialist) beata.deconti@npsd.k12.ri.us

S: 233-1145/ 233-1160

Ricci Middle School / District

Lori Drolet (ELL Specialist)

S: 233-1170 ext. 15545

North Providence School Department

2240 Mineral Spring Avenue
North Providence, Rhode Island 02911
(401) 233-1100