Migrant English Language Learners (MELL)
The Missouri Migrant Education and English Language Learning (MELL) program, funded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is a statewide resource serving those who educate English language learners and migrant students in Missouri. MELL encompasses the mission, goals, and services of the Title 1.C and Title III programs in Missouri, which were reorganized in response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. MELL is designed to prevent the duplication of services and to allow a direct route for Title 1.C and Title III funds to reach the districts and the students they serve. The St. Louis Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) primarily serves the Missouri counties of St. Charles, St. Louis, and the City of St. Louis. Due to its affiliation with Cooperating School Districts (CSD), districts in Gasconade, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike, Washington, North St. Francois are also eligible to participate in workshops. The MELL office is staffed with a Migrant Recruiter, who is responsible for identifying students who qualify for migrant services and working with schools to enroll them, and two Instructional Specialists, who assist schools with ESOL programming and provide professional development for staff, teachers and administrators.
Contacts
Marlow Barton
MELL Instructional Coordinator
314-692-1247
mbarton@csd.org
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Debra Cole
MELL Instructional Coordinator
314-692-1238
dcole@csd.org
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Pendy Trujillo
Migrant Recruiter
314-692-1216
ptrujillo@csd.org
Tiffiny Creech
Program Facilitator
314-692-1256
tcreech@csd.org
Links to Multilingual Booklets and Forms
Immunization Action Coalition - Vaccination Information Statements in Other Languages
Multilingual Health Information Booklet
USDA Free and Reduced Lunch Forms
Links to Information on Countries and Cultures
Cambio De Colores - Latinos in Missouri
MELL Resources
About.com: English as 2nd Language
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
Center for Research in Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE)
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) Database
Mid-America Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MIDTESOL)
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
National Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
TESOL Parents Guide to the ESL Standards
TESOL School Administrators Guide to the ESL Standards
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement
