With
English Language Learner students and families in attendance
representing 23 different nations and 17 different languages, Islip’s
annual ELL Parent Orientation on Sept. 26 provided parents with
information on the programs and services their children are entitled to,
based on New York State Department of Education regulations.
This year’s event, which kicked off in the school’s auditorium with a
welcome from Priscilla Zarate, Islip’s coordinator of ENL and world
languages, also gave the parents an opportunity to meet with their
corresponding English as a New Language teachers and ask questions.
Meanwhile, the students gathered in the cafeteria for an enjoyable
session of board games, books, and arts and crafts, and all who attended
left with backpacks filled with school supplies, books and other
goodies donated by the Town of Islip Youth Bureau, Book Fairies, Panera
Bread and Kid to Kid.