No. 25

  Date:   September 8, 2000
  To:   Principals, Division and Department Heads
  Subject:   TRAINING OF INTERPRETERS
  Department  and/or  Persons  Concerned:   Principals, Vice Principals, Resource Specialists, Resource Teachers Special Education Teachers, and interested classified personnel
  Due Date:   September 29, 2000 – registration due by September 22, 2000
March 1, 2001 – registration due by February 22, 2001
  Reference:   Special Education Limited English Proficient (SPEDLEP) Corrective Action Plan IV. D.2.
  Action  Requested:   Complete the attached form and return to the SPEDLEP office
   
Brief Explanation:

The SPEDLEP office provides annual inservice training for classified interpreters. A trained interpreter is provided at Student Study Team (SST) or Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings if the parent(s) is not fluent in English. Classified personnel at your site who serve as interpreters, and plan to continue interpreting, are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following training sessions if they have not already received training. Training sessions will be held at Dana Center, Room 269, 1775 Chatsworth Blvd.:

Friday, September 29, 2000
2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

or

Thursday, March 1, 2001
2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

All participants will be reimbursed for time in excess of their normal working hours. Participants may either fax or mail the Interpreter Training Registration form to:

Special Education English Learners Department, Dana Center, Room 201
Fax: (619) 225-3752 - Phone: (619) 225-3601

If additional information is needed, please contact Maria Potter, diagnostic resource teacher, Special Education English Learners Department, at (619) 225-3601. A confirmation of registration will not be returned to participants.

 

 

 Sheila S. Ybarra
Director


APPROVED:
[signed]
Luis C. Villegas, Jr.
Executive Administrator