Ways in which GMES supports equitable communication with our multilingual families:

• Telephonic and in-person interpretation are available to all CCPS staff

  • contract with Language Line Solutions (telephonic)

  • iSpeakCCPS Language Access Card

  • contract with AdAstra (in-person)

• Two-way translated text messaging contract with Talking Points for communicating with families of ELs. This application is accessible to school administrators, student services resource teachers, ESOL teachers, Title I resource teachers, community school advisors, and school counselors.

• Parent engagement

  • School-based, regional, and district-wide family engagement events for ELs and their families (Title III Funded) 

  • Parent volunteers

    • Provide interpreters for parent volunteer training.

    • EL family representation on school teams (e.g., school improvement teams, parent-teacher associations)