Welcome to the English Language Learner (ELL) Education Department

The ELL Education Department is dedicated to assuring that our English language learners throughout the district receive the best education possible.  The ELL and general education teachers are working hard to create the same learning opportunities for our ELLs that are afforded all students in the district. 

We currently have more than 1350 ELLs throughout the district who speak a total of 30 languages and come from 38 countries.  If you consider all the students in the district (ELLs and others) we speak a total of 57 languages and come from 87 countries.  We are certainly a richly diverse and multi-cultural district!

If you are a new family in Norwalk and your children are English language learners, please contact Annette Esposito, Bilingual Parent Coordinator at 203-854-4091.  She will orient you to our schools and help you with the registration process.  Annette will then direct you to visit our ELL Welcome Center located at Brookside Elementary School.  At the Welcome Center, prospective ELLs are assessed for their language proficiency so that they can receive appropriate services on their way to becoming fluent in English.

Thanks for visiting our website.  We are in the process of posting valuable resources for teachers, students, parents and administrators, so please check back often for updates and new information. 

Helene Becker

Instructional Specialist

beckerh@norwalkps.org