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PARENT NOTIFICATION / TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
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PARENT NOTIFICATION / TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 Prohibits discrimination based on race,
color or national origin in programs receiving federal assistance.
IDENTIFICATION OF DISCRIMINATION AND DENIAL OF SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN
Exclusion from effective participation in schools because of inability to speak or understand English
Assignment to Special Education for lack of English skills
Programs for English acquisition do not teach English or are dead-end
Parents do not receive communication in a language they can understand
SCHOOL - PARENT COMMUNICATION
Written translations Phone communication REMEMBER LANGUAGE! Translation services: http://
www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1643
Handbook information Grade cards
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Provision of translators Avoid using children FERPA considerations Translation services:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1643
PARENT NOTIFICATION OF ESOL SERVICES
Placement Assessment and meaning of results Services Notice of exit criteria Right to decline services Development of ILP Coordination with Special Education
PARENT MEETINGS
Help parents help students master English
Help parents help students learn reading and mathematics
Capacity building KPIRC: Kansas Parent Information
Resource Center www.kpirc.org
QUESTIONS?
