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he mission of the Stamford Public Schools' English Language Learners Program, with a commitment to equity and excellence, is to educate all English Language Learners through effective teaching for learning. Stamford Public Schools provide equal access to all areas of the school curriculum, accelerating English language acquisition with an emphasis on content area instruction at appropriate age and grade level in order for English Language Learners to achieve district and state standards in an environment of collaboration and high expectations.

The vision of the English Language Learners Department is to ensure that all English Language Learners and their families become active participants in school life, respecting their culture and diversity while providing research-based academic programs to assist English Language Learners become citizens of the twenty first century.