Muskegon Public Schools
Offices Of Elementary and Secondary Education
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
Main Phone Number – 720-2918
Please phone this number for ESL Services, including interpretation services for student enrollment and family contact if your assigned ESL staff member is not available.
ESL Office
This office is responsible for assistance with enrollment, for keeping accurate data regarding ESL students, and for sending required communication for the ESL program to families. Requests for interpretation services at parent conferences and IEP Meetings also go to this office. Christina Diaz-Flores is in this office two days per week; Elvira Rodriguez is available or retrieves messages for this office three days per week. Reach this office at 720-2411. If the phone is not answered, please leave a detailed message. The office is physically located at Muskegon High School, Room E121, and the external greeting for this phone number is also in Spanish.
Instructional Services
Certified Teachers and paraprofessionals instruct groups of students who are acquiring English as a Second Language in pullout situations and within classrooms, as appropriate to student needs. These individuals also administer the ELPA and assist with MEAP and MME as needed. Our English Language Learners are mostly native speakers of Spanish, and some native speakers of Middle Eastern languages.
Muskegon High School:
Jackie Nunez, ESL Teacher, Coordinator 720-2432 jnunez@mpsk12.net
Christina Diaz-Flores, ESL Paraprofessional 720-2411 cdiaz@mpsk12.net
Bunker Middle School:
Melissa Koziak, ESL Teacher 720-2324 mkoziak1@mpsk12.net
Elvira Rodriguez, ESL Paraprofessional 720-3063 erodrigu@mpsk12.net
Steele Middle School:
Inna Klein, ESL Teacher 720-3066
iklein@mpsk12.net
Elvira Rodriguez, ESL Paraprofessional 720-3063 erodrigu@mpsk12.net
Marquette School:
Nancy Raad, ESL Teacher 720-2602
nraad@mpsk12.net
TBA, ESL Paraprofessional 720-2602
McLaughlin School:
Nancy Raad, ESL Teacher 720-2602
nraad@mpsk12.net
Moon School:
Carol Bretz, ESL Teacher 720-2673
cbretz@mpsk12.net
Nelson School:
Nancy Raad, ESL Teacher 720-2602
nraad@mpsk12.net
TBA, ESL Paraprofessional 720-2602
Nims School:
Carol Bretz, ESL Teacher 720-2673
cbretz@mpsk12.net
Oakview School:
Nancy Raad, ESL Teacher 720-2602
nraad@mpsk12.net
TBA, ESL Paraprofessional 720-2602
ESL Translation Services
Several Muskegon Public Schools’ forms have already been translated into Spanish. These forms are available through the Print Shop by going to Start, Applications, Printed Forms Request. For assistance finding these documents, phone Sue Noling at 720-2016 or email snoling@mpsk12.net.
For copies of the Student Code of Conduct in Spanish, phone Kit Koziak at 720-2006 or email kkoziak@mpsk12.net.
To request translation of a district or school document not yet translated, please phone Linda Wierenga at 720-2015 or email lwiereng@mpsk12.net.
The Two-Way Language Immersion Program
This program, at Moon School, includes native English speakers and native Spanish speakers together. For native Spanish speakers, this programming provides a unique opportunity to acquire English and maintain Spanish language and culture. Program staff are listed below.
Kristina Martinez-Precious, Principal of Moon School
720-2701 kpreciou@mpsk12.net
Mary Yack, Kindergarten Teacher, TWLI 720-2713
myack@mpsk12.net
Erin Studer, 1st Grade Teacher, TWLI 720-2714
estuder@mpsk12.net
Angela Perez, 2nd Grade Teacher, TWLI 720-2723
aperez@mpsk12.net
Amado Perez-Chavez, 3rd Grade Teacher, TWLI 720-2729
aperez1@mpsk12.net
