Contact:
Amanda Hobbs, Director of Accountability and Reporting, serves as the ESL Coordinator for Pender County Schools. amanda_hobbs@pender.k12.nc.us
910-259-0131 ext. 710225

ESL STAFF
Pender County School district has 6 ESL Teachers and two part-time translators who serve approximately 310 students who are currently learning the English language. The native language for most students is either Mixteco or Spanish.

Laura Gutierez (663-3547) translates all documents, calls, and conferences into Spanish for Title I schools. Michael Ivey (663-3552) translates for non-Title I schools. They are based at the Board of Education.
 Laura Bloodworth- Burgaw Elementary, Burgaw Middle, and Rocky Point Primary
Monika Demics- ½ time at Heide Trask High Schoool
 Elizabeth Donnelly- ½ time at Pender High School
 Natalie Picazo- Penderlea Elementary and Malpass Corner Elementary
Tracey Podolinsky- Cape Fear Elementary
 Gordan Stanisic- Cape Fear Middle, North Topsail Elementary, Topsail Elementary, South Topsail Elementary
 Maria Stanisic- Rocky Point Primary 


                                                      

Rocky Point Primary students learned about math, reading, writing, science, and geography during a unit on chickens!  Students journaled daily about the three types of eggs in their classroom incubator.  On the map, they found the original locations of the Dominiques (United Kingdom), Silkies (Asia), and Ameraucanas (South America).  They used a calendar to keep track of the number of days left until the eggs would hatch.  They created word problems about the different types of eggs, read stories about chickens, and researched online about the development of the chicks in the eggs.  When the eggs hatched, each student's parents could come to the school to pick up a chick to bring home. 


                    

Hispanic Educational Summit at NC State University
Students from Cape Fear Middle, Burgaw Middle, West Pender Middle, Heide Trask High, Pender High, and Pender Early College fill a bus every year to travel to Raleigh for the Hispanic Educational Summit.  Students enjoy presentations by national speakers, colleges and universities, and Latino professionals who encouraged youth to pursue formal and higher education.  Pender County Schools wants all students to be successful in post-secondary education and to find a career that matches their interests and unique talents. 

CLASSES
Free ESL classes for adults are offered at the following locations:  

DAYTIME BURGAW:
El Puente office
107 Courthouse Avenue, Burgaw
Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am-12pm
Please contact Irene Silva Edwards at 512-6006 or 300-6389.

EVENING BURGAW:
Cape Fear Community College Burgaw Campus, Room B-206
100 East Industrial Drive, Burgaw
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Please contact Cindy or Aidene at 362-7184.

EVENING HAMPSTEAD:
South Topsail Elementary School library
997 Hoover Road, Hampstead
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 530-8:30 p.
Please contact Cindy or Aidene at 362-7184.