LANGUAGE ACCESS RESOURCES FROM T&I UNIT
Parent Notifications (PT Conferences, School closings)
Multilingual Learner Parent Notification Letters (includes HLIS, MLL Parent Survey and Program Agreement, Entitlement Letter, Continued Entitlement Letter, Non-Entitlement Letter After NYSITELL, etc.)
Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) Translated Templates:
Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | French | English | Haitian Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Urdu | Albanian | Fulani | Pashto | Polish | Punjabi | Tajik | Uzbek | Yiddish
Procedures/Steps for having documents translated via DOE Translation and Interpretation Unit:
· DOE T&I Unit Translation Request Form
· Best Practices for Communicating with Immigrant Families
· Guidelines for Working with Interpreters
Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Korean |Russian | Spanish | Urdu
Parents’ Bill of Right and Responsibilities (9 covered languages)
Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | French | English | Haitain-Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Urdu
Required School Surveys / Forms (including Emergency Contact Card, etc.)
Health Forms templates (immunization, health related school notifications to parents, etc.):
Language Access Coordinator Training Material - Language Access Resources - New York City Department of Education
School Signage translated in the top 17 languages
(Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Korean, Pashto, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek and Yiddish):
Bathroom Signs | Main Office Sign | Nurse's Office Sign
If you have any questions about the Brooklyn South Advisory Board, please contact Elena Cunneely at Brooklyn South NYCDOE Borough Office at ECunneely@schools.nyc.gov.