RESOURCES
English Language Learners
English Learner (EL) Program and Resources
Notification of Language Assistance Services
Do you need an interpreter? A free, professional live interpreter may be requested at any time by contacting the school directly at 419.482.0948.
All parents and guardians of Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) students may request free language translation services at any time. Parents and guardians may request information about Academy programs and activities in a language they can understand.
English as a Second Language (ESL)/English Learners (EL)
OHVA offers supportive services to students whose primary language isn't English. If you have or know of a child of limited English proficiency, please contact your assigned OHVA teacher for support and information, or contact the program administrator at the contact information listed below.
Language Assistance Plan
The Language Assistance Plan at OHVA includes policies, procedural guidance, and supporting documents to ensure appropriate and timely language assistance to national origin minority, Limited English Proficient parents/guardians (LEP parents) that ensures they are notified in a language they understand of school activities, including activities related to and associated with their role as learning coaches, and other information and matters that are called to the attention of other parents. LEP parents may or may not have children who qualify for EL services; LEP parents must receive language assistance in a language they understand regardless of the EL eligibility of their children enrolled in OHVA. Click here to learn more about OHVA's Language Assistance Plan and policies.
Identification process
Click here to learn more about our process for identification of English Language Learners.
EL Resource for Families
Click to learn more about your rights regarding immigration: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards.
EL Program Staff and Contact Information
EL Program Administrator:
Andrea Zawisza
azawisza@k12.com
419.482.0948
Extension 5078
EL Teachers:
Jill Brown, grades K–6
jibrown@ohva.org
419.482.0948
Extension 3018
Denise Scott, grades 6–9
denscott@ohva.org
419.482.0948
Lesley Demagall, grades 10–12
ldemagall@ohva.org
419.482.0948
Extension 2137
