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KnowledgeBases > The English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators > Element 1 > Activity 3 > Task 3: Inform the Community

Guideline:

Together, developing an understanding within the community of the rights of English language learner students and the school's responsibilities towards them are important to the success of the ELL program. This task offers school administrators resources for explaining the requirements to their community.

Tools Toolkit for Hispanic Families _EXTERNAL_LINK

As noted at the U.S. Department of Education's website, "This U.S. Department of Education toolkit will show Hispanic families what to expect from their schools, their teachers, and their child at all ages and grade levels. It will tell them how to help their child through school, what resources are available, and what they, their family, and their community can do to help their child learn."

Alternate version in Spanish

References Develop a Communications Strategey

Informing the community involves many aspects depending on the stage of program development of a particular district or school. Districts at the stage of early program development will be concerned about a community adjusting to a growing immigrant population. On the other hand, districts with established programs will focus more on parent-school interaction. These resources from the School Improvement KnowledgeBase provide assistance to a district or school in developing an approach to communicating with those constituencies concerned with the ELL program.

References Equal Educational Opportunity to LEP Students OCR Pamphlet

This pamphlet, prepared by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, provides a summary of the legal basis for providing equal educational opportunity to students with limited English proficiency. It is a useful tool for explaining the legal requirements to parents, board of education members, district and building level staff, and community leaders. The pamphlet is available in English and Spanish versions.

Alternate Formats: Spanish Downloadable PDFs: English and Spanish

References Opening Day Flyer

This handout from the National Coalition of Advocates for Students describes the requirements placed upon schools as a result of the Plyler v. Doe decision. The flyer is presented in six languages in PDF format.

References Working with Translators and Interpreters

This resource provides a collection of documents about different aspects of working with translators and interpreters.

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