SENTINEL — Fairmont Elementary School is offering its young English Language Learners the opportunity to get some extra help over the summer.
This is the first year the school has offered a summer language immersion program, led by a group of teachers working toward getting their ELL licenses.
There are 25 students in grade 3 and under in the program. They meet four days per week for three weeks in June, three weeks in July and three weeks in August, for a total of 36 days.
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In 2017, there were 61 ELL students at the elementary school, with just one full-time ELL teacher. In order to better meet the needs of the students, several elementary teachers are working to obtain their ELL licensure though St. Cloud State University. The district is paying for the cost of the program.
The teachers began taking classes last summer and are expected to obtain licensure at the end of the 2019-20 school year. They are: Sara Warmka, Krysten Walters, Chelsey Haase, Ashley Olson, Camille Driscoll, Jennifer Freese and Cierra Thiesse.
