The Bilingual Services Department supports the Corporation’s mission in assuring equal educational access for English learners, immigrant, refugee, migrant, and bilingual students, and their families. We strive to ensure that all students are provided with the opportunity to participate in academically challenging programs that respect and build upon the unique cultural and linguistic attributes they bring to the learning community.

The following beliefs guide the work of the Bilingual Services Department:

• Embrace, respect, and build upon the unique cultural and linguistic characteristics students and families bring to the learning community.

• Educate English learners, immigrant, refugee, and bilingual students to the same standard of excellence as all other students.

• Comply with state and federal laws.

• Function in unison with all other educational endeavors; they do not function in isolation.

• Outreach to the community in order to benefit students, improve instruction, and strengthen collaboration.

• Ensure that all stakeholders are well-informed about effective pedagogy, and research on which these programs are based.

• Make genuine efforts to communicate with families in a language they understand. Adapted from Champaign Unit 4 Schools, Champaign, Illinois

The Bilingual Services Department provides support for all English learners, bilingual students, and their families. We direct the Dual Language Immersion programs at McKinley, Harrison, and Clay International. We support migrant students across 22 counties in Northern Indiana through the administration of the Migrant Regional Service Center, Region 1.

Julia Cordova-Gurulé, Director of Bilingual Services and Migrant Regional Service Center - Region 1

Mayra Miranda, Program Coordinator

Edoarda Pérez, EL Literacy and Professional Learning Specialist

Claudia Rubio, Interpreter and Translator

Federico Rodriguez, Family Engagement Specialist

Glorinela Aguilera, Budget Supervisor

Stephen Jamrog, Placement Specialist

Adrian Martinez, Migrant IT, Fiscal, and Data

Edward Marshall, Migrant Family Outreach

Savino Rivera, Migrant ID/Recruitment Specialist

Sergio Martín del Campo, Migrant ID/Recruitment Specialist

EL Teaching Staff

Certified EL Teachers

EL Teachers of Record