Translation and Interpretation

Kent ISD is developing partnerships with local colleges and universities to assist schools with their communications to non-English speaking families.

Aquinas College - Department of Modern Languages 

Cornerstone University

International Phonetic Alphabet chart

Multilingual notes parents can use to communicate with the school (available in Spanish, Burmese, Nepali, Arabic, Vietnamese, Bosnian and Somali)

Spanish for Conferencesis an audio program created by Kent ISD to help you learn basic information to use during parent-teacher conferences (Adobe Acrobat Reader and capability to listen to MP3 files required).

All documents below have been created by local district personnel and are meant to be used as models or templates. Please customize and edit the documents for your district / school.

***Check out the Boise Schools and Catawba County for more forms***

Academics

Spanish/English                                                                                                                                 Low Grade Notice                                                                                                              English                                                                                                                                      10 Ways to Promote Language Learning at Home                                                         Spanish                                                                                                                                      10 Ways to Promote Language Learning at Home                                                                Bosnian                                                                                                                                      10 Ways to Promote Language Learning at Home                                                              Vietnamese                                                                                                                               10 Ways to Promote Language Learning at Home

Spanish / English                                                                                                Spanish/English Picture Dictionary

Early Childhood

Spanish                                                                                                                          Learning Focus                                                                                                            Screening Letter                                                                                                      Kindergarten Interview                                                                                                   Welcome Letter                                                                                                                 

Enrollment

Spanish                                                                                                                       Elementary Enrollment Form                                                                                          Enrollment Card                                                                                                           Secondary Enrollment Form

Handbooks

Spanish                                                                                                                            Student Handbook                                                                                                              Parent Handbook

Health

Spanish                                                                                                                             Peanut Allergy                                                                                                                Asthma                                                                                                                             Chicken Pox                                                                                                                      Seizure Information                                                                                                         Medicaid Consent                                                                                                             Medical Information                                                                                                           MRSA                                                                                                                                  Vision Screening

 Amharic, Arabic, Hmong, Karen, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese

H1N1 information

Permission Slips

Spanish                                                                                                                           Literacy Support                                                                                                             Website Photos                                                                                                                     Tech User Letter                                                                                                             Elementary Tech User Policy                                                                                        Acceptable Use Policy                                                                                                         Field Trip

Pre-School / MSRP

Spanish                                                                                                                         Registration Checklist                                                                                                   Placement Contract                                                                                                              What Experts Say                                                                                                                   Off to a Good Start                                                                                                              MSRP Eligibility                                                                                                                     MSRP Parent Screening                                                                                                      MSRP Registration Checklist                                                                                                MSRP Placement Contract                                                                                                   MSRP Potential Student Letter

Schedules

Spanish                                                                                                                                School Calendar                                                                             Spanish/English/Bosnian/Vietnamese                                                                       Conference Translation Request

Special Education

Spanish                                                                                                                                  Developmental History                                                                                                           MET Parent Report                                                                                                                      3 Year Evaluation Parent Input                                                                                                 PPI Intake

Link to MDE Forms

Speech and Language

Spanish                                                                                                                                  Speech and Language Survey

Title III

English                                                                                                                                          Title III Parent Notice                                                                                                              Title III Parent Notice 2                                                                                                         Parent Refusal of Services                                                                      Spanish                                                                                                                                   Title III Parent Notice                                                                                                               Title III Parent Notice 2                                                                                                          Parent Refusal of Services                                                                                             Bosnian                                                                                                                                  Title III Parent Notice 2                                                                                                        Parent Refusal of Services                                                                                              Vietnamese                                                                                                                            Title III Parent Notice 2                                                                                                       Parent Refusal of Services

Link to Home Language Surveys

Transition

Spanish                                                                                                                                Transition

Volunteers

Spanish                                                                                                                              Parent Consent                                                                                                                    Parent Screening