Our responsibility is to assist all Cincinnati Public Schools in meeting the needs of students who are English Learners (EL) to assure their continued academic success.

Vision  

We envision a school community that welcomes and nurtures culturally and linguistically diverse students and families. Our students will be successful in their education and will develop proficient English language skills while maintaining their cultural identity in order to become valuable contributors to the society at large.

Mission

The mission of our office is to help English Learners achieve high academic standards in English while fostering their native cultural identity.

The Office of Second Language Acquisition is located by the Student Services Department in Cincinnati Public Schools' Education Center, 2651 Burnet Ave., 45219 (Corryville).
Open: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Office of Second Language Acquisition assists all Cincinnati Public Schools in meeting the needs of students who are EL to assure their continued academic success. For all incoming students, please watch our orientation video below in either English, Spanish, Arabic or French to learn about school procedures at Cincinnati Public Schools.