December, Mock criminal trial with interpreters Working with Interpreters in Vermont

Total Population of Vermont 2000: 608,827 White population: 589,208 (96.78 %) 2010: 625,741 White population: 596,292 (95.29 %) Total Population of Burlington 2000: 38,889 White population: 35,883 (92.27 %) 2010: 42,417 White population: 37,727 (88.94 %)

BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT SNAPSHOT 2010 – 11 STATISTICS Burlington Schools serve nearly 4000 students 27% of students are identified as minority 17% participate in ELL programs Over 60 languages and dialects are spoken in households. One in six students come from households where English is not a first language.

Nepali (Country: Bhutanese) Polish Punjabi Russian Sharshokpa Somali** Spanish Swahili Thai Tibetan Turkish Ukranian Vietnamese Albanian Arabic Armenian Bengali Bosnian (Serbo- Croatian) Burmese Cambodian/Khmer Cantonese (Chinese) Chin Dinka Dzhonkkha Ewe Fon French Georgian German Gujrati Hindi Italian Karen Kinyarwanda Kirundi Kuku Kurdish Lao/Laotian Lingala Lithuanian Mai-Mai Mandarin (Chinese) Languages spoken currently in Vermont Updated September, 2012 Data provided by the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program 9 06, 2012

FY 2012 DATE CIVIL CRIMINAL FAMILY TELE- PHONIC MONTHLY TOTAL OF COURTS MONTHLY QTY HEARING IMPAIRED TOTAL HEARING IMPAIRED QTY TOTAL QTY TOTAL SPENT FY /11 $ - $ 1, $ $ - $ 1, $ 1, $ 2, /11 $ - $ $ $ $ 1, $ 1, $ 2, /11 $ - $ 1, $ 1, $ $ 3, $ $ 3, /11 $ - $ $ $ $ 1, $ 1, $ 3, /11 $ $ 1, $ 3, $ $ 5, $ 3, $ 8, /11 $ - $ 2, $ 3, $ $ 6, $ 1, $ 7, /12 $ $ $ 1, $ $ 2, $ $ 2, /12 $ - $ 1, $ $ $ 1, $ $ 2, /12 $ - $ 2, $ $ $ 3, $ 12, $ 15, /12 $ - $ $ 1, $ - $ 2, $ $ 3, /12 $ - $ 1, $ 2, $ $ 4, $ 2, $ 6, /12 $ $ $ 1, $ $ 2, $ $ 2, TOTALS $ $ 15, $17, $ 1, $ 35, $ 26, $ 62,177.47

Vermont Language Connection, Inc. and service providers. To improve language access to healthcare, legal, and social services for refugees, immigrants, and other Limited English Proficient residents of Vermont, by promoting best practice standards and providing training for interpreters

Our Partners Middlebury College Association of Africans Living in Vermont, Inc. Burlington College Free Legal Clinic Burlington School District Central Vermont Medical Center Champlain Valley Area Health Education Ctr. Community Health Center Committee on Temporary Shelter - COTS Department of Motor Vehicles Fletcher Allen Health Care Howard Center

Vermont Legal Aid Our Partners continued Open Door Clinic United Way Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services Vermont Human Rights Commission Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program Vermont State Housing Authority Vermont Adult Learning Vermont Department of Public Safety

Assess, Train, and Test interpreters in alignment with the written test of the National Center for State Courts Consortium for Language Access Standards (NCSC CLAC). Consider additional training modules such as business ownership. Research centralized data systems for tracking interpreter training levels and 24/7 scheduling availability. Explore Video Remote Interpreting options, technical standards, and recommended practices via NCSC CLAC.

Refine Business and Marketing Plan. Include consumer education. Use what is already available in the state, i.e., 211 for interpreter access. Continue to search for funding grants and models for the Vermont Language Connection, Inc. Include grants search under the category of community development, education, and workforce development. Recruit and hire a program coordinator; adopt policies for sustainability, membership fee scale for interpreters and users, cancellation policies.