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WORKING WITH FAMILIES
KELLI DEHR, COORDINATOR OF ELL PROGRAMS
GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS
A DISTRICT’S TESTIMONIAL FOR PARENT INVOLVEMENT WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS
WHY IS SCHOOL INTIMIDATING FOR ELL PARENTS?
DO ELL PARENTS CARE? HOW DO THEY CARE?
DO THEY CARE DIFFERENTLY?
PARTNERSHIP WITH IUS NEW NEIGHBORSELL FAMILY NIGHTS (ELEMENTARY)
• BACK TO SCHOOL QUESTIONS/INFORMATION
• FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM
• BILINGUAL READ ALOUD TRAINING
• TECHNOLOGY NIGHT
• WORLD FEST
YOUTH COMPONENT (MIDDLE/HIGH)
• MENTORING PROGRAM
• TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH/HIGH TO COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS
*INVITATIONS ARE SENT TO NON-PROGRAM SCHOOLS
*ELL FAMILIES THAT DO NOT QUALIFY/EXITED SERVICES ARE STILL INVITED
IUS NNC Video
DOCUMENTS: TRANSLATIONS
• AS MANY BUILDING LEVEL DOCUMENTS AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN NATIVE LANGUAGE OF STUDENTS
• TRANSLATORS/TUTORS SHOULD HAVE TIME BUILT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE TO HELP WITH PHONE CALLS/DOCUMENTS/PARENT COMMUNICATION
• **GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS A LAST RESORT**
• ROTATION BETWEEN SCHOOL PERSONNEL FOR DOCUMENTS SENT FROM ADMINISTRATION
• DOCUMENTS FROM ADMINISTRATION WILL BE SHARED IN ENGLISH LEARNERS GOOGLE DRIVE FOR ALL TO VIEW/PRINT/USE
• MULTILINGUAL STAFF/CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR OTHER LANGUAGES
CONFERENCES/MEETINGS
• MULTILINGUAL STAFF LIST (SPANISH, ARABIC, FRENCH, LAOS, CHINESE, THAI, JAPANESE)
• INTERPRETERS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE WHENEVER POSSIBLE• DO NOT USE/RELY ON THE CHILDREN OR OTHER SIBLINGS
• CONTRACT WITH CTS LANGUAGE LINK: MULTILINGUAL PHONE SERVICE
• OTHER LANGUAGES ARE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE THROUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES
VIDEO ON IMPORTANCE OF INTERPRETERS
INCREASE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION:
ADAPTATIONS FOR ELL FAMILIES
• CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES
• HOW THIS WOULD NEED TO BE ADAPTED FOR ELLS?
• HOW COULD LANGUAGE AND/OR CULTURAL BARRIERS BE OVERCOME?
• WHAT OTHER CHALLENGES MAY ARISE?
Family Involvement Strategies27 Ways to increase Family Involvement in Education
http://anethicalisland.wordpress.com
IDOE FAMILY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS PROGRAM
HTTP://WWW.DOE.IN.GOV/OUTREACH/FAMILYFRIENDLY-SCHOOLS-PROGRAM
SCHOOL BUILDING LEADERSHIP SURVEY
• INDIVIDUALLY RANK YOUR BUILDING ON EACH OF THE 18 STATEMENTS
• WHAT ARE WE DOING WELL AS A DISTRICT?
• HOW CAN WE IMPROVE?
• WHAT ARE OTHER BUILDINGS DOING THAT MY BUILDING CAN ADAPT?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
• TOOLKIT FOR EDUCATIONS: REACHING OUT TO HISPANIC PARENTS OF ELLS
• HTTP://WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/COLORIN_COLORADO_TOOLKIT_2012_0.PDF
• WIDA FOCUS ON FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
• HTTPS://WWW.WIDA.US/GET.ASPX?ID=1861
• A GUIDE FOR ENGAGING ELL FAMILIES: TWENTY STRATEGIES FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
• HTTP://WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG/GUIDE/GUIDE-ENGAGING-ELL-FAMILIES-TWENTY-STRATEGIES-SCHOOL-LEADERS
QUESTIONS?
