English language learner
and bilingual resources

 

Michigan Department of Education resources  

Resources for schools and for parents are posted at MDE home page for ELL and Bilingual Services. 

 

A one-page MDE reference document lists resources. 

 

MDE flow chart explaining the process to support ELL students, beginning with admission screening 

 

ELPA Primer

 

Michigan English Language Proficiency Standards: 

English Language Proficiency Standards

 

RESA and ISD ELL resources 

Macomb ISD website connecting to bilingual services.

 

Teaching strategies for ELL students  

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Foreign Languages and ESL resources
 

 

Twenty simple strategies for addressing the needs of English Language Learners can be found in this article:
Teaching in the Middle: Emancipating the English Language Learner by Rick Wormeli

Local district contacts

St. Clair County RESA and its local districts provide services to English language learners and bilingual students. Each district has a designated ELL coordinator:

  • Algonac
    Alan Latosz
    (810) 794-9364
  • Capac
    Jerry Jennex
    (810) 395-3700
  • East China
    Doug Montgomery
    (810) 676-1633
  • Marysville
    Sue Jacobs
    (810) 455-6210
  • Memphis
    Nancy Thomson
    (810) 392-2125
  • Port Huron
    Jennifer Allen
    (810) 984-3101
  • Yale
    Kenneth Nicholl
    (810) 387-3231
  • RESA
    Joanne Hopper
    (810) 364-8990