Meet the Department
The ESL/Bilingual Department works with districts to ensure that English Language Learners (ELLs) and immigrant students are provided equitable educational opportunities to succeed academically in compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This is achieved by providing high quality language instruction programs that enable students to meet both state academic standards and develop English language proficiency.
Olga Figol
ESL Teacher
- ESL Grade 10 (Tier 1)
- ESL Grade 10 (Tier 2)
Rutgers: Sociology
Minor in Business Administration with a K-12 Certification
Montclair State University:
Master of Applied Linguistics
ESL certification
NJCU: Supervisor Certification
Olga Figol believes that at East Side High School everyone is family. She enjoys playing volleyball, skiing, spending time with her family and traveling every chance she gets. She has had the opportunity to teach ESL elementary, high school and university level both in the United States and in Ukraine. As a Ukrainian-American, she can speak, read and write in her native language-Ukrainian.
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