Vision

• The vision of the Office of Multilingual Learners is to ensure that Multilingual Learners have meaningful access to rigorous instruction, materials, and academic choices within the Providence Public Schools. We will ensure equity for Multilingual Learners while honoring their cultural and linguistic identity.

Mission

• Our mission is to collaborate with stakeholders to empower and support our growing and diverse multilingual learner (MLL) population to thrive in postsecondary education, career, and life. We work to ensure that all MLLs receive language acquisition services and access to grade-level core content instruction in the target languages of instruction. We are dedicated to advancing educators’ instructional expertise and capacity to provide quality learning opportunities that honor the linguistic and cultural assets of all MLLs. We are committed to continuously monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of our programs.