English Learners
Annually the ELL staff works with approximately 7% of the student body to facilitate their classroom language skills and acclimation.
English Language Development (ELD) services provides students (K-12) with linguistic development accessing grade level academic content as they acquire English language proficiency. Multilingual students who qualify for ELD services receive appropriately differentiated levels of direct services based on their language proficiency and grade level.
Annual English Language Assessments
The State of Washington requires that students who are eligible for ELD services take an assessment yearly to measure students’ continuing progress in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in English. Multilingual students who qualify for services in Northshore will take the annual WIDA Access English Language Proficiency Assessment or the WIDA Alternate Access Assessment for students that qualify based on their IEP. This includes students who are eligible but whose parents have refused services.
WIDA testing will take place in-person and at school between January 27, 2025 and March 21, 2025. By fall of the following school year you will receive your student’s score report.
NMS ELL Staff
Mrs. Cassie Smith
ELL English teacher
Paraeducators:
Anitha Ravindran
Nikole Thomas