Piscataway teachers earn certifications to teach English as a Second Language
At the end of the school day each Wednesday, Randolphville Elementary’s 500 students head out the door while about two dozen teachers from across the district make their way to the school’s media center.
Advertisement The 26 prekindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade teachers are taking classes to earn their certifications in teaching English as a Second Language.
The program is a district initiative being offered through the College of New Jersey at no cost to the teachers.
“Between 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, our ESL (English as a Second Language) population went up 15 percent,” said Carolyn Keck, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. “So we were saying, “How are we going to be serving these students, and shouldn’t we be building an infrastructure to serve them?” ‘
At the time, ESL teachers either pulled non-English speakers out of the classroom for special instruction, or “pushed in” to the classroom to offer assistance to the students during regular instruction times.
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