Powell County Schools

Debbi Rose

Migrant/ESL Program Coordinator SPED District Resource Teacher

Debbi Rose
ESL/LEP Coordinator

Lola Faulkner
ESL Assistant/Translator

The Powell County School District is committed to meeting the needs of every student. The primary goal of the district's English as a Second Language Program (ESL) is to help students to become English proficient in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the English language as quickly as possible.

The ESL program is designed to assist students with limited or no English proficiency by providing special resources, appropriate strategies and outlined educational plan so students can have every opportunity to be socially and academically successful. This program is not at all intended to replace a student's culture or language. Usually, if the classroom teacher is agreeable, and time permits, our ESL assistant will teach the class about the language that ESL student speaks so that it is a pleasant cultural learning experience for everyone. The ESL student becomes a valued asset to the classroom.

Our ESL program tries to make sure that parents and guardians get involved with their children's education by making home visits as needed to explain new programs being implemented in the school system and to see if the parents have any concerns. Our ESL assistant attends Parent/Teacher conferences to interpret, ARC meetings, PSP meetings, etc.

Classroom newsletters and notes from the teacher are translated into the students native language so that parents can have knowledge of activites in the classroom and how to assist their children in the educational process.

Also, our program provides translation to doctor visits; offices and other local community agencies as needed for the children and parents of our ESL students.

For more information regarding ESL, please contact Debbi Rose, ESL/LEP Coordinator or Lola Faulkner, ESL Assistant/District Translator at 663-3330.