For Families Who Need an Interpreter:

 

Call: (812) 961-7500  

 

Press 1 for Español (Spanish)  

Press 2 for 한국어 (Korean)  

Press 3 for 中文 (Chinese)  

Press 4 for العربية (Arabic)  

Press 5 for Other languages

 

For Staff:

 

 

Legal Standard

 

Title VI applies to all school districts that are recipients of federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education and broadly prohibits districts from subjecting students to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

 

In Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974), the Supreme Court determined that where the inability to speak and understand the English language excludes national origin minority students from effective participation in educational programs, districts must take affirmative steps to ensure that such English learner students (EL students) can meaningfully participate in the district’s educational programs and services in order to comply with Title VI.

 

Districts must ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) parents/guardians have meaningful access to the district’s enrollment and registration process as well as other educational programs and services in a language they can understand.

Demographics

In MCCSC schools, approximately 400 English learners who represent over 40 languages were enrolled (August 2019). However, more than 70 different languages are represented by both English learners and students who demonstrated proficiency in English (440 students). Some parents and guardians of the students who are fluent in English may still need language assistance. Approximately 60% of the students represent the following four languages: Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic. 

 

Parents/guardians may request translation and interpreting services at no cost. Schools must be prepared to arrange the services for families who may need language assistance.

Translation Service

Translation service is provided by interpreters/translators on staff and through a translation company for other languages. Service requests can be sent to the Language Assistance contact person.

The translation should be considered if a written document is for:

• District-wide or school-wide communication
• Emergency or critical communication
• A significant number of limited English speakers as the audience

Note: Translating documents may take up to several weeks depending on the length. Please plan in advance to allow sufficient time for translation.

Examples of Document Translation

 

Bilingual Interpreters on Staff

 

 

 

 

Our Staff Speak the Following Languages

 

Español (Spanish):

Patricia W. Marvin

pwmarvin@mccsc.edu

(812) 330-7731 ext. 51445

 

한국어 (Korean):

Kyunghee Mun

kmun@mccsc.edu

(812) 330-7731 ext. 53123

 

中文 (Chinese):

TBD

 

 

العربية (Arabic):

TBD

 

 

日本語 (Japanese):

Choonhyun Jeon

cjeon@mccsc.edu

(812) 330-7700 ext. 50231

 

Over-the-Phone Interpreting Service (Propio)

School staff can connect with qualified interpreters in more than 200 languages over the phone quickly when the service is needed. Authorized personnel is familiar with how to access the service.

Note: Any school staff may use the service; however, only authorized personnel should access the Propio client ID for using the over-the-phone interpreting service.

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