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Parent Services personnel fluent in various languages provide outreach and support services in all of the Montgomery County Public Schools. Services include:
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Providing orientation to schools and ESOL/Bilingual Programs;
- Assisting international parents in completing Montgomery County Public School forms including the enrollment form, emergency form, legal guardianship forms, tuition waiver applications, free and reduce lunch applications;
- Assisting school staff and Parent-Teacher Association boards with assistance for including international parents in workshops, special events, and back-to-school nights
- Publishing a bimonthly parent newsletter in nine languages
- Developing video programs to provide school information in high frequency languages
- Assisting language minority communities in organizing support groups
- Maintaining contact with international parents via the ESOL/Bilingual Advisory Committee
- Offering special programs
- Organizing the annual ESOL Awards Day
- Providing messages to the international community through various community media
- Providing leadership training for ESOL Parents
The Parents Services Unit also coordinates interpretation and translation services to all schools and offices of the Montgomery County Public Schools.
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