Bilingual / ESL

Vision Statement:

To continually develop and promote bilingual and biliterate academically successful students through effective Bilingual/ESL programs

Mission Statement:

We will ensure student achievement through rigorous academic opportunities by providing research based best practices for ELLs that value their linguistic, academic, and cultural experiences.

• Language Placement Center Map (LPC) / Mapa del Centro de Evaluación de Lenguaje (CEL)
• Directions to LPC / Guía para llegar al CEL
• Wiki for Parents of Bilingual/ESL students - todo sobre el programa Bilingüe Dual y ESL para los padres

Magda Schenck.................................................. (972) 237-4014
Director of Bilingual/ESL Programs

Ana Loera............................................................. (972)237-4015
Bilingual/ESL Programs Administrative Assistant

Language Placement Center Staff

Main Number……………………………..…..…..(972) 522 - 3180
Fax...........……………………………………..…...(972) 522 - 3181

Bonnie Jones …………………………………...…(972) 522-3173
Bilingual/ESL Data and Language Placement Facilitator

Sandy Salmeron……………………………….....(972) 522-3174
Bilingual/ESL Data Entry Retrieval Clerk

Janett Salmeron……………………………...…..(972) 522-3175
Bilingual/ESL Tester/ Instructional Aide

Lilia Acosta...............................................................(972) 522-3176
Bilingual/ESL Tester/ Instructional Aide

Cecilia Lopez...........................................................(972) 522-3192
Bilingual/ESL Pre-K Data Clerk

Instructional Staff 

Alicia Salinas………………………………......…(972) 522-3177
Bilingual/ESL Dual Language Facilitator

Claudia Rodriguez…………………………….…...(972) 522-3178
Bilingual/ESL Dual Language Strategist

Rod Segovia...........................................................(972) 522-3179
Bilingual/ESL Dual Language Strategist

Sugey Villareal.......................................................(972) 237-5573
Elementary Bilingual Lead Literacy Strategist

Tabatha Sustaita………………….……………..(972) 522-3182
Secondary ESL Facilitator

Ginger Cole-Leffel................................................(972) 522-3183
Secondary ESL Strategist

Niki Branch…………………………...……….….(972) 522-3194
American Indian Education Specialist

Cynthia Milbers..................................................... (972) 522-3184
Bilingual/ESL Facilitator Clerk                                

Cesar Paez........................................................... (972) 237-5389
Title I District Translator                                                                      

Linda Hinojos....................................................... (972)237-4020
Title I Schools Translator                                                
 

Bilingual/ESL Online Resources
*** Teachers, please use your GPISD email address to request access to our wikis.  Parents, please identify yourself as a parent to request access.  Thank you.

• Dual Language GPISD Wiki - online support for Bilingual Education
   
• ESL Wiki - online support for ESL
   
• LPAC Wiki - online support for Language Placement Assessment Committee questions