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Port Neches-Groves ISD policy emphasizes Spanish translations, Family Access language tools and translation contract
Summary
The district's policy and supporting materials commit to Spanish translations of ESSA documents, Family Access language options, translators at registration events and a contract with RTT Mobile for translation services to expand access to Spanish-speaking parents.
Port Neches-Groves ISD's proposed Parent and Family Engagement Policy includes multiple language-access and outreach provisions intended to increase participation by parents with limited English proficiency.
The document commits to providing required ESSA communications in Spanish as provided by TEA, offering the Family Access "Language Translator" option, translating the district website into approximately 100 languages where possible, providing translators at registration events, and contracting with RTT Mobile for translation services. The policy also calls for expanding opportunities for documents and correspondences translated into Spanish and coordination of translators at campus meetings.
The policy states campuses should arrange meetings at a variety of times to accommodate parents and encourage participation at meet-the-teacher events, and it records actions such as translating School-Parent Compacts into Spanish and providing Family Access online registration completed in other languages.
