1. WORKING WITH FAMILIES KELLI DEHR, COORDINATOR OF ELL PROGRAMS GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS KDEHR@GCS.K12.IN.US

2. A DISTRICT’S TESTIMONIAL FOR PARENT INVOLVEMENT WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS

3. WHY IS SCHOOL INTIMIDATING FOR ELL PARENTS?

4. DO ELL PARENTS CARE? HOW DO THEY CARE? DO THEY CARE DIFFERENTLY?

5. PARTNERSHIP WITH IUS NEW NEIGHBORS ELL FAMILY NIGHTS (ELEMENTARY) BACK TO SCHOOL QUESTIONS/INFORMATION FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM BILINGUAL READ ALOUD TRAINING TECHNOLOGY NIGHT WORLD FEST YOUTH COMPONENT (MIDDLE/HIGH) MENTORING PROGRAM TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH/HIGH TO COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS *INVITATIONS ARE SENT TO NON-PROGRAM SCHOOLS *ELL FAMILIES THAT DO NOT QUALIFY/EXITED SERVICES ARE STILL INVITED IUS NNC Video

6. DOCUMENTS: TRANSLATIONS AS MANY BUILDING LEVEL DOCUMENTS AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN NATIVE LANGUAGE OF STUDENTS TRANSLATORS/TUTORS SHOULD HAVE TIME BUILT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE TO HELP WITH PHONE CALLS/DOCUMENTS/PARENT COMMUNICATION **GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS A LAST RESORT** ROTATION BETWEEN SCHOOL PERSONNEL FOR DOCUMENTS SENT FROM ADMINISTRATION DOCUMENTS FROM ADMINISTRATION WILL BE SHARED IN ENGLISH LEARNERS GOOGLE DRIVE FOR ALL TO VIEW/PRINT/USE MULTILINGUAL STAFF/CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR OTHER LANGUAGES

7. CONFERENCES/MEETINGS MULTILINGUAL STAFF LIST (SPANISH, ARABIC, FRENCH, LAOS, CHINESE, THAI, JAPANESE) INTERPRETERS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE WHENEVER POSSIBLE DO NOT USE/RELY ON THE CHILDREN OR OTHER SIBLINGS CONTRACT WITH CTS LANGUAGE LINK: MULTILINGUAL PHONE SERVICE OTHER LANGUAGES ARE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE THROUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES VIDEO ON IMPORTANCE OF INTERPRETERS

8. INCREASE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION: ADAPTATIONS FOR ELL FAMILIES CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES HOW THIS WOULD NEED TO BE ADAPTED FOR ELLS? HOW COULD LANGUAGE AND/OR CULTURAL BARRIERS BE OVERCOME? WHAT OTHER CHALLENGES MAY ARISE?

9. Family Involvement Strategies 27 Ways to increase Family Involvement in Education http://anethicalisland.wordpress.com

10. IDOE FAMILY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS PROGRAM HTTP://WWW.DOE.IN.GOV/OUTREACH/FAMILYFRIENDLY-SCHOOLS-PROGRAM SCHOOL BUILDING LEADERSHIP SURVEY INDIVIDUALLY RANK YOUR BUILDING ON EACH OF THE 18 STATEMENTS WHAT ARE WE DOING WELL AS A DISTRICT? HOW CAN WE IMPROVE? WHAT ARE OTHER BUILDINGS DOING THAT MY BUILDING CAN ADAPT?

11. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TOOLKIT FOR EDUCATIONS: REACHING OUT TO HISPANIC PARENTS OF ELLS HTTP://WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/COLORIN_COLORADO_TOOLKIT_2 012_0.PDF HTTP://WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/COLORIN_COLORADO_TOOLKIT_2 012_0.PDF WIDA FOCUS ON FAMILY INVOLVEMENT HTTPS://WWW.WIDA.US/GET.ASPX?ID=1861 A GUIDE FOR ENGAGING ELL FAMILIES: TWENTY STRATEGIES FOR SCHOOL LEADERS HTTP://WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG/GUIDE/GUIDE-ENGAGING-ELL-FAMILIES-TWENTY-STRATEGIES- SCHOOL-LEADERS HTTP://WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG/GUIDE/GUIDE-ENGAGING-ELL-FAMILIES-TWENTY-STRATEGIES- SCHOOL-LEADERS

12. QUESTIONS?