Winooski Middle School ML Programs
WMS Newcomer Academy
- A sheltered classroom for newcomer MLs in grades 6-8
- 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. 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 arts rotation classes and may be mainstreamed for more content classes based on content area skill
Co-teaching and Pull Out Team ML Services
- ML students in grades 6-8 who are not placed in the Newcomer Academy receive small group support on team to help develop their English language skills and content area knowledge. They may also receive co-teaching instruction in math, science or literacy from an ML and content area teacher depending on their needs.
WSD ML Staff Directory
Mohamed Diop (Director of Multilingual Learner Programs)
(802) 556 – 2243
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Kelley Freeman (ML Department Administrative Assistant)
(802) 383-6148
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Larkin Brown – ML Intake & Family Engagement
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JFK Elementary
Meghan Dieterle – ML Teacher: Grade 4
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Erin Hurley – ML Teacher: Grade 1 & 2
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Elizabeth Wood – ML Teacher: Grade 2 & 3
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Nayeon Maas – ML Teacher: Grade 5
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Sarah Forbes – ML Teacher: Grade K & 1
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Daviah Lawrence – ML Teacher: JFK Newcomer Program
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Winooski Middle School
Jean Plasse – Science/Reading Intervention ML Teacher
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Rafeef Faour – ELA ML Teacher (Long-Term Sub)
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Sona Iyengar – ML Teacher – ELA On leave
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Andrea Wheeland – Math ML Teacher
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Aftaba Mezetovic – WMHS Multilingual Liaison Program Assistant
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Winooski High School
Bill Clark
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Savage Rebecca – ML Teacher
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Nellie Maley – Newcomer ML Teacher
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Aftaba Mezetovic – WMHS Multilingual Liaison Program Assistant
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Annie Schneider – Work Based Learning ML Teacher
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Multilingual Liaisons
Mukhtar Abdullahi – Somali, Mai Mai
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Abeer Al Zubaidy – Arabic
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Larkin Brown – ML Family Support – Spanish
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Dalib Bulle – Somali, Mai Mai
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Monica John – Swahili, Kirundi
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Faridar Ko – Burmese, Karen
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Baudouin Mulolo Mandaba – French, Swahili, Lingala
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Tul Niroula – Nepali, Hindi
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Padam Thapa – Nepali
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Lan Nguyen – On Call Interpreter – Vietnamese
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Yam Basnet – On Call Interpreter – Nepali
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802-999-5966