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ELL teacher outlines family outreach, translation support and academic services
Summary
Mike Nolan, North Canaan Elementary School’s ELL teacher, presented an overview of services including academic support, translation of communications, help accessing healthcare and dental insurance, community potlucks linking families with Latino professionals, and encouragement of extracurricular participation.
Mike Nolan, the English Language Learner teacher at North Canaan Elementary School, presented the board with an overview of the ELL program's services and family outreach on April 7. Nolan described academic support for ELL students, translation assistance between families and the school, and efforts to connect families to healthcare and dental insurance.
Nolan said he organizes community potluck dinners that connect immigrant and Latino families with local professionals and services, and he encourages student participation in sports and extracurricular activities as part of broader engagement efforts. He also described providing direct academic assistance to help students access and engage with the district curriculum.
Beth Johnson, the school's principal, was listed among others present; the minutes record no board questions about the ELL presentation.
