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Starting school year 2024-2025, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's English Language Learner (ELL) Program will be known as Multilingual Learner (ML) Program to recognize the cultural and linguistic assets our students and families bring to our district and community.

The ML Program supports schools in delivering an equal educational opportunity to students who speak a language or languages other than English, who speak another language in addition to English, or who have a language other than English spoken in their home, and who are academically achieving below grade level. The program focuses on helping students gain basic interpersonal communication skills and academic language proficiency in English, while developing and maintaining a healthy cross-cultural perspective. 

FNSBSD English Learner Plan of Service 2023-2028

ELL Program Information (link to above slideshow on Google Drive)

ELL Program Brochure

Do you have a question? Use this form to submit a question regarding ML Program and the services we provide to our students.

English Learner Family Toolkit from the U.S. Department of Education/Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) provides important information about public schools in the United States. The following translations are available: Descargue los capítulos 1 y 2 del juego de herramientas para la familia de aprendices de inglés, 下载英语学习者家庭工具包的第1章和第2章, م بتنزيل الفصول 1 و 2 من مجموعة الادوات الاسرية لمتعلمي اللغة الانكليزية.

Starting School in the United States - A Guide for Newcomer Students' Families from REL Northwest, answers many questions newcomer families typically have about the U.S. school system. The guide offers guidance on the registration process, how families can get involved in their children's education, the rights every student has under U.S. law, and more. The guide is available in four languages (English, Spanish, Somali, and Arabic).