ESOL: English to Speakers of Other Languages

WARE COUNTY ESOL - ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES

General Information

English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is a state-funded instructional program for eligible English Learners (ELs) in grades K-12 (Georgia School Law Code 1981, 20-2-156, enacted in 1985). The ESOL program is a standards based curriculum emphasizing academic and social language development. ESOL coursework is based upon the WIDA Consortium English Language Development (ELD) standards. Classroom teachers integrate the ELD standards with the Georgia Standards of Excellence to enable ELs to both communicate in English and demonstrate their academic, social and cultural proficiency. Instructional approaches, both in ESOL and general education classes, ensure that the needs of Georgia’s ELs are accommodated. To the extent practicable, it is appropriate to use the EL’s home language as a means of  providing parents with school-related information.

Since 2006, Georgia has been part of the WIDA Consortium. Together with our colleague-states, we work in close collaboration with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), the Center for Applied Linguistics and MetriTech to ensure that our English Language Proficiency assessment (ACCESS for ELs) and our ESOL teaching standards remain viable and valid across administration years.

District

Rebekah Griffis
ESOL/Title III Facilitator
(912) 283-8656, ext. 1173
rebekah.griffis@ware.k12.ga.us

Lisa Durrence
(912) 283-8656, ext. 1139
lisa.durrence@ware.k12.ga.us

Schools

Elementary Schools

Center Elementary School
Dinah Myrick
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2366
dinah.myrick@ware.k12.ga.us

Wacona Elementary School
Susan Shepard
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2362
susan.shepard@ware.k12.ga.us

Memorial Drive Elementary School
Mirjana Obradovic
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2327
mirjana.obradovic@ware.k12.ga.us

Waresboro Elementary School
Carol Reed
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2393
carol.reed@ware.k12.ga.us

Ruskin Elementary School
Sarah Tatum
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2325
sarah.tatum@ware.k12.ga.us

Williams Heights Elementary School
Marcy Chancey
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2393
marcy.chancey@ware.k12.ga.us

Middle Schools

Ware County Middle School
Mirjana Obradovic
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2327
mirjana.obradovic@ware.k12.ga.us

Waycross Middle School
Rebekah Griffis
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2333
rebekah.griffis@ware.k12.ga.us

High School

Ware County High School
April Perritt
ESOL Coordinator/Teacher
(912) 287-2351

april.perritt@ware.k12.ga.us