Overview of ESL

The ESL program provides English language instruction multilingual Learners (MLs). Federal guidelines state that upon school enrollment, a Home Language Survery is part of the enrollment packet.

Any language minority student is given a placement test, provided by WIDA Consortium (WIDA Screeners). If a student is identified as limited English proficient, the student will qualify for ESL services and receive assistance in English learning and take the ACCESS test (Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State).

Specialists collaborate with regular education teachers to provide assistance to these students.

My name is Aileen Hernandez Batton. 've been in the education field for 10 years. I began working with Brunswick County Schools since 2022 as an ESL Teacher. I've worked in childcare centers with infants to school-age students, the NC Pre-K program in New Hanover county, CIS after school program in Brunswick County, and now as an ESL teacher for Leland Middle. 

I attended Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC) for a few years and then finished my degree at North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC) with a bachelor's in Early Childhood Education.

I was born in NC. My parents came from Mexico. I am bilingual; I speak both Spanish and English.