ADSB schools aim to provide environments that welcome students of all cultures and languages
Algoma District School Board currently has over 300 Multilingual Language Learners enrolled in our schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Megan Turner McMillan, the Board’s K-12 MLL Coordinator, recently explained the shift in supports that are in place for these students. Three teachers also shared some of their own learning as they have taken on the new role of MLL Lead teachers in their schools - Karen Christenson from Isabel Fletcher PS, Monica Tessier from Queen Elizabeth PS and Lauri Monto from Kiwedin PS.
New this year, we have identified six elementary schools that have a significant number of MLL students and each of those schools have identified a teacher to be their MLL Lead. All the Leads are classroom teachers, with a portion of their day being assigned to MLL work. This new model allows the Board to build capacity within schools and emphasizes the shared responsibility that educators have for the well-being and achievement of Multilingual Language Learners.
One young MLL student was very excited to have made her school’s cross country team and would be competing at the annual event at Hiawatha Highlands. She shared that she was excited to “run through the trees” and staff took a little time to ensure that she understood that she would be running on a designated trail, not just running “across the country and through the trees”.
Over time ADSB has registered 300+ students from countries including Ukraine, Syria, the Philippines, India, Mexico, Afghanistan, Japan, Colombia, Honduras, Russia and the United States. MLL students are arriving for a variety of reasons including accompanying parents who are studying at Sault College or Algoma University, parents who are here with work permits, and/or resettlement of families from war torn regions of the world.
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