Interpretation and Translation Services
Our website will allow you to translate pages; click 'translate' in the upper left-hand corner.
Additionally, you can use your browser's translation feature:
- For Chrome:
- Go to the Finalsite page you want to translate.
- Look for the translate icon on the right side of the address bar and click it, then select your language.
- Alternatively, right-click anywhere on the page, hover over "Translate to," and choose your desired language.
- For other browsers:
- Right-click on the page and look for a "Translate" or "Translate to" option.
- If you don't see the option, you may need to enable translation settings in your browser's preferences.
All parents have the right to information about their child’s education in a language they understand. When your child enrolls in school, the school will ask you about the language you would like to use when communicating with the school. This helps your school identify your language needs so they can provide an interpreter or translated documents.
Fact Sheet: Information for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parents and Guardians and for Schools and School Districts that Communicate with Them (U.S. Department of Education)
This fact sheet answers common questions about the rights of parents and guardians who do not speak, listen, read, or write English proficiently because it is not their primary language.
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We Can Help You in Your Language!
Interpretation Services
Our school staff offer interpretation services whenever requested by a parent or when school staff anticipate interpretation services might be needed to meaningfully communicate. This includes parent-teacher conferences, meetings or any other conversations about a student's education.
TalkingPoints
All school personnel use TalkingPoints to communicate directly with mulitlingual families.
What is TalkingPoints?
TalkingPoints is an easy and safe way families can communicate in their home languages with their child’s teachers for free. We will be using this platform to communicate with you about your child’s education and progress.
How can Families use TalkingPoints?
There are two ways families can use TalkingPoints.
- School and teacher messages will come directly to the phone number that is registered in our system as a SMS text or through the TalkingPoints Parent App.
- You can reply by text or through the app. It is free to message through the app.
Families will receive messages in the language they have listed as their correspondence language during registration. Families can reply in any language and the message will be translated into English for the school. If families prefer to not receive text messages from TalkingPoints, they can reply with "GOODBYE" at any time.
Qualified, Competent Interpreters
Our schools provide language assistance to limited-English proficient families effectively with appropriate, competent staff-or appropriate and competent outside resources. We are always looking for qualified interpreters. If you are interested in interpreting for Pennridge, please contact Carly Baker at cabaker@pennridge.org.
Phone Interpretation
All school personnel utilize Language Line for any meeting where an interpreter is needed. We offer phone interpretation language services whereby school staff can communicate with families who need assistance through an interpreter on the phone. This service can also be used for in-person meetings with the interpreter on speaker phone.
The district and schools can coordinate interpretation services upon request. This contracted interpretation service provides access to interpreters in more than 118 different languages (appointment is needed).
Questions? Contact Us
A discussion with your school principal is often the best step to address your concerns. If further assistance is needed, please contact Jenna Vitale, Supervisor of English Language Development at 215-453-2705 or jvitale@pennridge.org