• Welcome to the Bilingual, ENL, and World Languages Department 

    Maple Hill Annex at Truman Moon
    53 Bedford Avenue
    Middletown, NY 10940 

    Middletown recognizes that the education of English Language Learners (ELLs) includes not only the acquisition of a new language and culture, but also requires special consideration and attention.

    Middletown offers a variety of language programs for our scholars, such as Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE), Two-Way Immersion (Dual Language), English as a New Language (ENL), and Languages Other Than English (LOTE in French and Spanish). We also offer a Newcomer Program in partnership with OU-BOCES for Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE).


Programs

  • ⊛ English as a New Language (ENL)

  • ⊛ Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)

  • ⊛ Home Language Arts/Spanish Language Arts (HLA/SLA)

  • ⊛ Dual Language

  • ⊛ Newcomer

  • ⊛ Language Other Than English (LOTE)

  • ⊛ Programas de idiomas

News from the Bilingual, ENL, and World Languages Department

  • Dual Language Parent Meeting K-6

    Posted by Veronica Layag on 2/9/2023

    Date: February 9, 2023

    Location: Maple Hill Elementary School

    Meeting Agenda: Explain upcoming local and state assessments

    Answer questions about the Dual Language program

    Read the meeting document

     

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  • NYSELAT 2023 Virtual Meeting Presentation

    Posted by Veronica Layag on 2/7/2023

    A meeting explaining New York State English as a Second Language Test to parents was held on February 7, 2023. 

    Read the NYSELAT presentation

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  • Parent Orientation

    Posted by Veronica Layag on 9/14/2022

    Director Linda Rivera Bradt and her team present to English Language Learner (ELL) and Multilingual Learner (MLL) parents and guardians about the department's programs, services and support, parents' rights and communication services.

    Read or download the Parent Orientation presentation

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  • NYS Seal of Biliteracy 2021 Recipients

    Posted by Veronica Layag on 6/30/2021

    Congratulations to the 36 recipients of the NYSSB seal. Since the program's inception in 2019, the number of winners has increased. In 2020 there were 27 and in 2019 nine.

    Read or download the Class of 2021 NYSSB presentation.

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  • Mrs. Rivera Bradt Receives the Dr. Mary Barter Scholarship for Women and Minorities

    Posted by Veronica Layag on 4/8/2020

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