I was very impressed with Ms. Montenegro and all that she does for her students. Her passion and willingness to go above and beyond for her families and meet them where they are at is highly evident in her presentation.
I was amazed at how many services CPS has for the ELL population. Often times I think CPS gets a bad reputation as a school district, leaving students behind, etc. It is obvious that this is not the case at all.
I was struck by the number of indigenous languages that are spoken and the diversity of our immigrant population, especially those of refugee families.
That was my impression too, what an amazing human being with a huge heart. It's a shame that there are no funds at this time to hire more personnel.
ReplyDeleteI also had the same impression. CPS does a lot with a little! Our ESL program at Withrow is really organized and allows the ELL to come in at whatever stage they are and get help immediately.
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