Winooski High School ML Programs
WHS Newcomer Program
- A sheltered classroom for newcomer MLs entering high school
- This class is open to students who have entered the US within the last year and have had interrupted or limited schooling. Students are assessed with the WIDA Screener and a local English language screener to be considered for placement in this class.
- These students learn basic social and academic language, including the language and content of reading, math, social studies and science. They receive 2 blocks of language and literacy instruction a day and their math and science classes are co-taught by an ML teacher a content area teacher. Additionally, these students focus on specific school readiness skills in a sheltered environment to support their English language skills and their socio-emotional needs as they acclimate to US public schools.
- They participate in mainstream advisory and elective classes
ML Language Classes
- High School MLs are placed in an ML language class based on their language proficiency level. This placement is determined by their proficiency on the WIDA ACCESS test, local assessments and performance on class proficiencies.
Content Area Classes Support
- High School MLs are placed in a variety of content area classes. Some of these classes are co-taught by an ML and a content area teacher to better support students’ language learning needs.
WSD ML Staff Directory
Mohamed Diop (Director of Multilingual Learner Programs)
(802) 556 – 2243
mdiop@wsdvt.org
Kelley Freeman (ML Department Administrative Assistant)
(802) 383-6148
kfreeman@wsdvt.org
Larkin Brown – ML Intake & Family Engagement
lbrown@wsdvt.org
JFK Elementary
Meghan Dieterle – ML Teacher: Grade 4
mdieterle@wsdvt.org
Erin Hurley – ML Teacher: Grade 1 & 2
ehurley@wsdvt.org
Elizabeth Wood – ML Teacher: Grade 2 & 3
ewood@wsdvt.org
Nayeon Maas – ML Teacher: Grade 5
nmaas@wsdvt.org
Sarah Forbes – ML Teacher: Grade K & 1
sforbes@wsdvt.org
Daviah Lawrence – ML Teacher: JFK Newcomer Program
dlawrence@wsdvt.org
Winooski Middle School
Jean Plasse – Science/Reading Intervention ML Teacher
jplasse@wsdvt.org
Rafeef Faour – ELA ML Teacher (Long-Term Sub)
rfaour@wsdvt.org
Sona Iyengar – ML Teacher – ELA On leave
siyengar@wsdvt.org
Andrea Wheeland – Math ML Teacher
awheeland@wsdvt.org
Aftaba Mezetovic – WMHS Multilingual Liaison Program Assistant
amezetovic@wsdvt.org
Winooski High School
Bill Clark
bclark@wsdvt.org
Savage Rebecca – ML Teacher
rsavage@wsdvt.org
Nellie Maley – Newcomer ML Teacher
nmaley@wsdvt.org
Aftaba Mezetovic – WMHS Multilingual Liaison Program Assistant
amezetovic@wsdvt.org
Annie Schneider – Work Based Learning ML Teacher
aschneider@wsdvt.org
Multilingual Liaisons
Mukhtar Abdullahi – Somali, Mai Mai
mabdullahi@wsdvt.org
Abeer Al Zubaidy – Arabic
aalzubaidy@wsdvt.org
Larkin Brown – ML Family Support – Spanish
lbrown@wsdvt.org
Dalib Bulle – Somali, Mai Mai
dbulle@wsdvt.org
Monica John – Swahili, Kirundi
mjohn@wsdvt.org
Faridar Ko – Burmese, Karen
fko@wsdvt.org
Baudouin Mulolo Mandaba – French, Swahili, Lingala
bmulolomandaba@wsdvt.org
Tul Niroula – Nepali, Hindi
tniroula@wsdvt.org
Padam Thapa – Nepali
pthapa@wsdvt.org
Lan Nguyen – On Call Interpreter – Vietnamese
lnguyen@wsdvt.org
Yam Basnet – On Call Interpreter – Nepali
ybasnet@wsdvt.org
802-999-5966