Mission Statement and Goals

Multilingual Learner Program Mission Statement

Seymour Public Schools is committed to empowering English learners (ELs) / Multilingual learners (MLs) from Kindergarten through 12th grade by fostering language acquisition and proficiency as a foundation for academic success across all subjects. We honor and celebrate the rich cultural and linguistic diversity our students and families bring, promoting an inclusive learning environment where every student feels valued and respected. Through evidence-based instruction, social-emotional support, and strong partnerships with families and communities, we strive to nurture confident, capable, and compassionate learners prepared to thrive in a diverse and interconnected world. 

Our multilingual graduates will emerge as confident, biliterate or multilingual individuals who excel academically. Students will be well-prepared global citizens for success in college, career, and life, displaying the following attributes: effective communication, self-direction, problem-solving, empathy, and critical thinking. 

Multilingual Learner Program Goals

Seymour’s EL/ML program incorporates all ten CELP standards. Classroom teachers collaborate with EL/ML staff to integrate these standards, ensuring the support and development of English language skills for EL/ML students.

• Construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading and viewing.

• Participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions. 

• Speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics. 

• Construct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems. 

• Conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions to solve problems. 

• Analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing. 

• Adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing. 

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text. 

• Create clear and coherent grade-appropriate speech and text. 

• Make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade-appropriate speech and writing.