OELA-ELI projects

District ESOL Coordinators

The OELA-ELI Project is most fortunate to be working with five dedicated ESOL Coordinators. Each of them brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the project. If you have questions about what’s happening in one of our five participating districts, here are the email addresses of the ESOL Coordinators for each district.

Corvallis: Dr. Marianne Clausing-Lee

Dr. Marianne Clausing-Lee has worked for the Corvallis School District for 30 years. She has been an Instructional Facilitator and classroom teacher in addition to her work as the ESOL Coordinator. Marianne holds an administrative license with a principal and superintendent endorsement. The coordination of the ESOL program includes overseeing 22 licensed and classified staff and 478 ELLs representing 50 different languages and dialects. Besides developing staff development opportunities for all ESL staff and regular classroom teachers, she has developed a district-wide database to help track ELLs and their progress. Her passion for serving this special population of students is greatly appreciated by staff and administrators. You can reach Marianne at marianne_clausing-lee@corvallis.k12.or.us

Springfield: Nancy Bray

Nancy Bray works as the Coordinator of the ELL Program half time and teaches ELLs at Maple Elementary School half time. Nancy has been with the Springfield School District since 1977. She worked as Resource Room and Title I Learning Specialist until 1999 when the district granted her a sabbatical to get her ESOL endorsement and write the district ELL Plan. As ELL Specialist, she serves as a resource to 10 ELL teachers, 18 bilingual educational assistants, and regular classroom teachers who serve 550 ELLs in the district. She also serves on the district Diversity Committee and Early Leavers Committee. Nancy is full of energy and enthusiasm for her work. Nancy can be reached at Nbray@sps.lane.edu

Lincoln County: Susan Roebber

2002 marks the third year for Susan Roebber as the ESL and Migrant Program Coordinator for the Lincoln County School District (LCSD). She also manages LCSD’s Title VII Bilingual Program Planning and Implementation Grant. Susan holds a California Certificate of Bilingual Competence and worked in bilingual classrooms in California for ten years before moving to Newport ten years ago. While with the LCSD, she has taught in a Spanish Immersion classroom, in the Reading Recovery program through Title I, and has been involved in the development of the district’s program for ELLs. Susan collaborates with other district programs and community agencies to provide a variety of services to ELLs and their families including two Spanish language preschool projects, parenting classes, informational meetings for parents, support and staff development for bilingual tutors, classroom teachers, and ESOL teachers. Susan also teaches ESOL endorsement classes in the district. Susan can be reached at Susan_Roebber@lincoln.k12.or.us

Albany: Ellen Carlson

Ellen Carlson is the principal at Lafayette Elementary School in addition to her job as ELL Program Coordinator for Albany Schools. She works with regular classroom teachers as well as nine fulltime and part-time staff members who are serving 220 identified ELLs. Ellen has been in the Albany School district for three years. Previously she worked in other districts in Oregon and in Canada as a principal, special education director, resource teacher, speech and language specialist, teacher of the hearing impaired, counselor and regular classroom teacher during her almost 30 years in the field of education. A current professional and personal goal for Ellen is to become more proficient in Spanish. You can reach Ellen at Ellen_Carlson@albany.k12.or.us

Lebanon: Chris Boatwright

Chris Boatwright is the new ELL Teacher/Coordinator for the Lebanon Community Schools this year. She comes to the district with 20 years of teaching experience from kindergarten through 12^th grade in both public education and private business. In addition to regular classroom teaching, she has taught ESL, music and Spanish. Her move to Oregon was prompted by a desire to be closer to family and to the ocean! Chris has lived abroad for extensive periods. Her experiences living among other cultures and other languages inspired her to further her education in ESL. Chris can be reached at Chris_Boatwright@lebanon.k12.or.us