Mission: to prepare and provide English Learners with the necessary social and academic language skills to become independent, productive, and successful members of society.

The EL program provides EL students with instruction in the English language by emphasizing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through the use of a structured English language approach. EL students are provided services in models that best fit the linguistic level of each student while not compromising the grade-level content and rigor.  Likewise, SERVICE MODELS are differentiated to best meet individual student needs in the most inclusive environment.  A blend of age-appropriate, research-based instructional strategies, such as Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), instruction in the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards, and Project-Based Learning and Assessment allows ELs to access the content of the general education classroom.    

The Rock Ridge EL Department welcomes all the students and families to the 2023-24 school year!

Goal: to help students who are “limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, acquire English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet” (ESEA 'English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act’ Sec. 3102).

EL Department Teachers

• TBD
  (EL English 1, EL Science Concepts)

  
  

• Margareta Cernev - Department Chair
  (EL Literacy 2)

  
  

• Amaia Diaz Zubillaga
  (EL Math, EL English 2)

  
  

• Jaclyn Elder-Johnson
  (EL Literacy 1, EL Social Studies Concepts)