Welcome Laurens County teachers. My name is Ashlyn Williamson and I have been an ESOL teacher/program coordinator in Laurens County for the past five school terms. Twenty years ago, I began my teaching career as a Special Education teacher with an emphasis in Learning Disabilities and after ten years in the Special Education and Early Childhood Education worlds, became certified to teach English learners. Over the next ten years, I would grow in my knowledge of world languages and cultures. In 2015, I came to Laurens County schools and have enjoyed watching our English learner population bloom from 35 students with two ESOL teachers to over 130 students served by 8 amazing ESOL teachers.I am currently pursuing an Ed.S degree in Reading through Georgia Southern University (Triple Eagle degree coming May 2020). Our students are my priority. Our program goal is to get each student proficient in English within 4 years of entering our schools. We focus our instruction on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It is my intent to equip content teachers and English language learner teachers with tools that are useful in the classroom to improve the language proficiency of our students. Come join in the journey of providing excellent educational opportunities to our English learners.
English Learners in Laurens County 