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Migrant Education Services
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Location:
INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CENTER
1550 Pebblebrook Circle
Mableton, Georgia 30126
770-819-2370
Fax 770-819-2373
Mission:
• To facilitate home/school communications
• To promote refugee/immigrant parental involvement in every school
• To promote literacy and academic achievement through parental involvement in the child's education
• To encourage parental leadership in the schools and community
• To facilitate family self-sufficiency
• To promote cultural diversity understanding among school staff members
Description:
Eight facilitators manage a network of support services
specific to the needs of refugee/immigrant/migrant families and schools.
Services will:
• provide interpreting and translation services of school issues
in collaboration with the Georgia Mutual Assistance Association Consortium
and TransAct Online Document Library
• provide initial orientation for refugee/immigrant families to introduce
them to practical school information
• organize multi-lingual workshops on various topics of interest
for schools, parents, and community
• offer cultural diversity presentations for parents and school staff members
Translation/Interpretation Services:
• Individual Education Plans (for Special Education students)
• Translation of district newsletter
• School to Home Communication Documents
• Disciplinary/suspension hearings
• Student Support Team meetings at local schools
• Parent-teacher conferences
• Transcript translations
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