The Greece Central School District's Department of Multilingual Education (DOME) will send out a quarterly newsletter to families. We will use this newsletter to share information about events in Greece Central School District and things of importance for our multilingual learners and their families.

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Our ENL Family Program will be on Wednesday evenings this year from 6-8pm. All are welcome and interpreters will be present. Parents will be attending a presentation on various topics, while children are doing enrichment activities in a classroom with their peers and a teacher. Childcare is provided for parents in attendance for programming.

Program Dates: November 13- Dec 18th. There will be no program on Wednesdays when there is not school.

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming CTE, College & Career Family Information Night on Thursday, November 14th, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Greece Central Performing Arts Center on the Athena Campus. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore various career pathways available in Greece, connect with industry professionals, and discover programs designed to help students succeed. From 6:00 to 7:00 PM, families will engage in a Meet & Greet session with CTE teachers, college representatives, and industry partners, where they can learn about postsecondary programming and have conversations about career options and Pathways. Following this, from 7:00 to 7:30 PM, they will attend an informative presentation on Preparing for College & Careers, covering topics such as the AVID Program, Dual Enrollment Opportunities, Advanced Placement (AP) Courses, and the advantages of Career Pathways and GEWEP.

Saturday November 16th 11am-1:30pm

Arcadia Middle School: 130 Island Cottage Road

All all are welcome for family fun activities, the Zoomobile, and community information.

Free lunch is provided.

Registration is required: https://bit.ly/24FallFamilyFest

On December 10, Greece Central residents will vote on the Level Up Capital Improvement Project. The proposal has two key components – Upkeep and Update. This week, we take a closer look at the proposed maintenance and improvement projects proposed for every school in the “Upkeep” portion of the project. Linked is an information sheet that includes a school-by-school list of proposed “Upkeep” projects.

We encourage all registered voters to mark their calendars and make time to vote on December 10! Polls will be open at the district’s Transportation and Support Services Facility, located at 1790 Latta Road, from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Visit the district website for more information.

Here are some ways they can assist our school community:

• Provide outreach to parents and families of specific language groups

• Answer questions or provide assistance to multilingual families

• Serve as liaison between multilingual families and the school district

• Connect multilingual families to Community Schools staff and resources

Contact our coordinators:

Arabic: Samira Aburmeileh, 585-305-0835 or email at samira.aburmeileh@greececsd.org

Russian and Ukrainian: Elena.bolshikhina@greececsd.org

Spanish: Elysandra Torres, elysanda.torres@greececsd.org

Vietnamese: Kimthao To, Kimthao.to@greececsd.org

New arrival parent coordinator:

Brenda Ortolaza-Caraballo, Brenda.Ortolaza-caraballo@greececsd.org

Use this link to see the curriculum overview resources shared by the ELA department:

We have many opportunities for adults to learn English in our community. There are options for in person classes in Greece Central taught by BOCES teachers or other classes offered in the Rochester area. Please see the flyer below for various classes that are offered for adults.

November 27-29: No School for Thanksgiving Recess

December 23-31: Winter Recess-No School

Jan 1-3: New Year's Day No School

January 20: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day No School

Shawnna Sweet, Director of Multilingual Education

Shawnna.Sweet@greececsd.org

@ShawnnaSweet

Ashley Dame-Marino, Assistant Director of ENL

Ashley Dame-Marino@greececsd.org

@AshleyMDame

Tracie Fishman, ENL TOSA

Tracie.Fishman@greececsd.org

Rachel Hakes, TOSA for WL

Rachel.Hakes@greececsd.org