ML Student Support Services
What We Do:
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ML Student Support Services provides support to ML students on their journey towards developing academic success and attaining a high school diploma.
The team consists of counselors and social workers who partner with teachers, staff, parents, and students in a variety of ways.
ML Counselors
- Monitor and advise ML students who are at risk of not graduating with their 9th grade cohort.
- Collaborate with school counselors, ML teachers, social workers, students, and their families to support graduation plans.
- Evaluate international transcripts and provide grade level placement recommendations.
ML Bilingual Social Workers
- Focus on ML/EL students, providing dropout prevention/intervention support.
- Meet 1:1 with students at school or during home visits, depending on the level of need to address attendance, academics, barriers to their education, etc.
- Reach out to a parent/guardian to address any of these concerns via calls to the home, home visits, or school meetings
- Collaborate with school counselors and social workers to address the needs of ML students, ensuring a team approach to student support.
- Empower students during individual meetings by reviewing their academic and attendance data, educating them on graduation requirements and school attendance policies, and providing them with contact information for school support.
- Partner with ML & general ed teachers for newcomer grading accommodation questions and any additional needs expressed by the students with their assignments, etc.
Who We Are:
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Mariah Cruz
ML Counselor
Supports the following schools:
- Central Piedmont Early College
- Charlotte Engineering Early College-UNCC
- Charlotte Teacher Early College
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School
- Cochrane Collegiate Academy
- E E Waddell High School
- Garinger High School
- Harding University High School
- Harper Middle College High
- Hopewell High School
- JT Williams Secondary Montessori
- Levine Middle College High
- Northwest School Of The Arts
Parents/Guardians can reach Ms. Cruz at miriam.cruz@cms.k12.nc.us
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Candice Farrington
ML Counselor
Supports the following schools:
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy
- Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
- Independence High School
- Merancas Middle College High
- Metro School
- Military and Global Leadership Academy
- Myers Park High School
- Rocky River High School
- West Charlotte High School
Parents/Guardians can reach Ms. Farrington at candice.farrington@cms.k12.nc.us
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Michael Nazer
ML Counselor
Supports the following schools:
- Cato Middle College High School
- David W. Butler High School
- East Mecklenburg High School
- Julius L. Chambers High School
- Olympic High School
- Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology
- Turning Point Academy
- West Mecklenburg High School
Parents/Guardians can reach Mr. Nazer at michaelj.nazer@cms.k12.nc.us
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Mercedes Nuñez
ML Bilingual Social Worker
Parents/Guardians can reach Ms. Nuñez at mercedes1.nunez@cms.k12.nc.us
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Aileen Will
ML Counselor
Supports the following schools:
- Ardrey Kell High School
- Ballantyne Ridge High School
- Mallard Creek High School
- North Mecklenburg High School
- Palisades High School
- Providence High School
- South Mecklenburg High School
- William Amos Hough High School
Parents/Guardians can reach Ms. Will at aileenm.will@cms.k12.nc.us
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Learning and Language Acquisition
4421 Stuart Andrew Blvd, Suite 350
Charlotte, NC 28217
Ph: 980-343-0432 | Courier # 835A
Charlotte "Nadja" Trez
Executive DirectorMelanie Bower
ML Services CoordinatorTina Chewning
ML Senior Administrative AssistantKristy Marler-Weiner, Director
ElementarySusan Lynch, Director
Middle School & TSI/CSILindsey Fults, Director
High School & Student SupportGilmara Johnson, Director
Community & Family EngagementDavid Flores, Director
Data & ComplianceDarlene Espinoza, Director
Testing & Language Access