Support Every Student. Connect with Every Family.
Curated Publicly Available Resources
2015 Dear Colleague Letter detailing schools' legal obligations regarding multilingual family communications. Refer to Section J: Ensuring Meaningful Communication with Limited English Proficient Parents
Notice to multilingual parents and caregivers of their rights, issued in partnership by the U.S. Dept. of Justice and U.S. Dept. of Education.
Your Right to an Interpreter Poster in 30 languages.
Organization preparing educational interpreters; sometimes offer free training opportunities.
This 21-minute documentary, Translators (available for free on Youtube) provides a window into families' and children's experiences moving through society (including schools and elsewhere). Note that Youtube may automatically turn on subtitles on your view. You do NOT want Youtube's subtitles, as they will interfere with the subtitles created by the documentary. Watch this 1-minute video for help fixing the Youtube settings on this documentary if you have that issue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OteJ4HNt9vZUh2bmo9Etj7YFMb-0vRtc/view?usp=sharing
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Resources Created by Together, LanguageLegal Compliance Checklist
Checklist created in alignment with the 2015 Dear Colleague Letter, to give you clarity.
Multilingual Communication Troubleshooting Guide
How to Pronounce Students' Names Correctly: Free Virtual Training
Comprehensive Book and Workbook
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