English as a Second Language
1307 Hillsboro St.
Fayetteville, NC  28301
Phone: 910-484-1176
Fax:  910-483-6865 

Deborah Wilkes
ESL Coordinator

• Meet the Team

• Multilingual Learners

• ESL Program

• Grade Retention

The purpose of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program is to ensure that "Multilingual Learners (MLs), including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English" and "assist all Multilingual Learners, including immigrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels in academic subjects so that all Multilingual Learners can meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet (English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act, SEC. 3102. [20 U.S.C. 6812] of the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2015).

For further information on the English as a Second Language program for Cumberland County Schools, please contact the ESL Office at 910- 484-1176.