English Learner Education
Contact: Margaret Serpa
Position: Director
Location: Salemwood School
Phone: 781-388-0682
Fax: 781-388-0645
Email: mserpa@malden.mec.edu
Question 2, which the voters approved November 5, 2002 changed the Transitional Bilingual Education law. It requires school districts to place limited English speakers into “sheltered English immersion” (SEI) classes in which nearly all classroom instruction is in English but with the curriculum and presentation designed for children who are learning the English language. Books and instructional materials are in English and all reading, writing, and subject matter are taught in English by specially trained teachers. Students receive content instruction while also developing their listening, speaking, reading, and writing English language skills.

Full time self-contained sheltered English immersion classes (SEI) are available at the following schools:

Beebe School – grades 1 & 2

Linden School – grades 3, 4, 5

Salemwood School – grades 6, 7, 8

Malden High School – grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Parents not desiring the self-contained sheltered English immersion (SEI) program have the right to apply for a waiver or to decline to enroll their child(ren) in the program. Students whose parents opt out of the self-contained SEI classes will receive English as a Second Language (ESL) pull-out instruction with specially trained teachers.

English As A Second Language (ESL) pull-out instruction is available at the following schools and grades:

Beebe – grades K-8

Ferryway School – grades K-8

Forestdale School – grades K-8

Linden School – grades K-2, 6-8

Salemwood School – K-8

The SEI and ESL teachers are located at the following schools:

Malden High School:

Ms. Judy Abdeen, SEI

Ms. Josephine Altovino, SEI

Ms. Sally Bunch, SEI

Dr. Adalino Cabral, SEI

Ms. Kin Chan, SEI

Mr. Jean Cherry, SEI

Ms. Carol Cheung, SEI

Ms Marilyn Domoretsky, SEI

BEEBE SCHOOL:

Ms. Wendy Yaakov, SEI grades 1-2

Ms. Maggie Xu, ESL K-4

Ms. Maria Di Benedetto, ESL 5-8

FERRYWAY SCHOOL:

Mr. Thong Nguyen, ESL K–4

Mr. Paul Teixeira, ESL 5-8

LINDEN SCHOOL:

Ms. Elizabeth Benedikt. SEI grade 3

Mr. Donald Cummings, SEI grade 4

Ms. Constance Egan, SEI grade 5

Ms. Susan Berman, ESL K-2, 6-8

FORESTDALE SCHOOL:

Ms. Donna Guidara, ESL

SALEMWOOD SCHOOL:

Ms. Laura Shanahan, ESL K-4

Ms. Lucinda Hastings, ESL 5-8

Ms. Gloria Oswald, SEI grade 6

Ms. Christina Terranova, SEI grade 7

Ms. Charlotte Dumont, SEI grade 8

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