LEP Parent/Guardian Requests and Notice. A description of how the District will provide written notice to parents/guardians of students with disabilities on the availability of District-provided interpreters and translation services for the District’s predominant non- English languages as follows.
1. The notice will include:
a. A description of the process to follow to make request for oral interpreter or translation services.
b. A statement of the District responsibility to serve all LEP individuals regardless of the size of the language group.
c. A statement that the District will accept a parent’s assertion of LEP status and need for interpretation and translation assistance.
d. Information on how to contact bilingual staff for any questions related to requesting interpreter services or translated documents.
2. The notice should be printed in English and the predominant languages in the District and schools and made visibly available in District offices and school sites at all points of contact with the public as well as on the District’s and schools’ websites. Additionally, the notice will be distributed as follows:
a. Attached to or included in hard copy and electronic publications and documents that are routinely provided to parents.
b. Through other means identified by the District such as District/school site telephone voice mail menu, school/parent advisory committees, local media (including non- English language media), etc.
3. Parent Request forms for interpreters and translators will be printed in English and the predominant languages in the District and made available in District offices and school sites at all points of contact with the public as well as on the District’s and schools’ websites. The request form will notify parents where to return the form and where to obtain additional information on interpretation and translation services.
