Translation & Interpretation:A Guide to Services

Where to find us online:

Our website provides:

A clearing house of language resources where all requests for translation and interpretation service are submitted and processed.

A central distribution system for:•All translated documents from District offices and schools•Multilingual materials that are useful in schools with sizable non-English speaking populations

Looking for a translated document?

Most translated documents related to current or ongoing events are presorted and presented on the T&I home page in the format below:

     

Another exampleSimply click on the title and it will bring you

to a page where all the translated documents for that subject are listed:

Looking for something that is not current?

No Problem, click on the calendar!

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The panic button

Submitting a request for translation or interpretation…

or…

Before you make a request, please note:

“Translation” refers to written documents“Interpretation” refers to spoken

language

We do not provide sign language serviceFor sign language service, submit a request at: http://

webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/accommodations/sign-language-interpreter-request-form

or contact Alton Strange at 215-400-5666

A useful tool in absence of a translator or interpreter

The format: Bilingual templates are preformatted documents in English and an intended language that are designed to complete the non-English side when the English side is filled out.

The drill: To create a completed document in the non-English language simply complete the English side of the template by filling in the blanks or checking off appropriate boxes.

Real life applications…Problem: There is always a shortage of bilingual staff during report card conferences.

Solution: We have developed various tools to help you communicate with non-English speaking parents during these periods throughout the school year. They include:

• Bilingual templates• Bilingually formatted documents

Attention…

This collection of documents will appear on the T & I home page before and during every report card conference cycle

Sending home vital information about a student in another language

Featuring•Bilingual template for report card cover letter – create the letter in the intended language by completing the English side of the template•Report comments in a side-by-side bilingual format – complete the evaluation by checking off the appropriate items on the list in the middle•Report card templates in the intended language – blank versions of an official report card in the intended languages to help non-English speaking parents understand the official report card sent home

Year-round favorites

Click on the icons below this banner at the bottom of the T & I home page for

most frequently sought after documents such as the Code of Student Conduct in

multiple languages.

Other special featuresSchool Portals: We have set up a page for every school where school-specific documents in multiple languages are listed (That means everyone from a school has access to the documents related to the school, 24/7)

School Nurse Corner: Link to a page where all translated medical forms are listed

Online bullying report forms in 9 languages

Extra, extra…Printable posters!

…and moreMultimedia materials that convey

important District policies!

We are the world…Nine content-rich language websites

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