Resources for Parents and Schools with Translations

Looking for translated materials to inform parents in your district? Here is a compilation of translated documents. Please credit the author when using these materials.

Find Information About:

• Understanding the Public School System
• Learning Goals and Graduation Requirements
• Health and Safety
• Special Education
• Academic Supports
• Parent and Student Support
• Parent and Student Rights
• Early Learning and Development
• Attendance/Truancy
• Discipline in Schools
• College and Career
• Resources for Schools
• Other Great Resources

Understanding the Public School System

• Public Education in Washington State: A Guide for Parents
  English | Spanish
• Glossary of Educational Terms
  English/Russian | English/Somali | English/Spanish and Spanish/English | English/Vietnamese
• Parents' Guide to School Board Advocacy in Washington
  English | Spanish
• Basic Education Rights and Opportunities in Public Schools
  English | Spanish
• How Does a School District Work?
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Questions Parents Ask About Schools - English | Spanish
• Public School Choice: Quick Reference for Parents - en Español
• Toolkit for Hispanic Families – English | Spanish
• Family Dictionary of Education Terms
  Full Document | Introduction | Frequently Used Education Acronyms | General Education Terms | Special Education Terms

Learning Goals and Graduation Requirements

• Earning a Diploma (PDF) Updated July 2011
  A one-page handout that covers the different requirements for each graduating class. It is translated into the following nine languages:
  Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• State Testing 2012 (PDF) Updated July 2011
  This one-page handout covers key testing information and dates on the front and provides answers to FAQs on the back. It is translated into the following nine languages:
  Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• Your Child's Progress: Learning Goals for the School Year
  Available for grades K–10 in Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• State Testing 2011
  Also available in these languages:
  Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• Graduation Requirements
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• Options for Students Not Graduating After Four Years
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• Test-Taking Tips - English | Spanish

Health and Safety

• Free and Reduced Price School Meals application
  Click to select language
• Internet Safety Brochure
  English | Cambodian | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• Understanding Youth Gangs: A Guide for Parents (Brochure)
  English | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• Bullying at School
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Creditable Foods Guide (Child and Adult Care Food Program) - English | Spanish
• Tips for Parents on Keeping Children Drug Free – English | Spanish

Special Education

• Special Education Procedural Safeguards
  English | Cambodian | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
• Protecting the Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
  English | Spanish

Academic Supports

• Helping your Child Learn - English | Spanish
• A Guide to Reading Tips for Parents - English | Spanish
• Homework Tips - English | Spanish
• Reading Tips - English | Spanish
• A Teacher's Guide to Homework Tips - English | Spanish
• Tips for Reading Tutors - English | Spanish
• My Child's Academic Success: Supplemental Educational Services: Quick Reference for Parents - English | Spanish

Parent and Student Support

• Family, School, Community Partnerships Brochure
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• 10 Simple Ways to Help Your Child (by Federal Way School District)
  English | Korean | Russian | Spanish
• Resolving Conflict at School
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Participate in Your Child's Education
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Make the Most of a Parent-Teacher Conference
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
• Homeless Children and Youth (Posters)
  English | Cambodian | Korean | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• Overscheduling - English
• Foster Parents Play an Important Role in Education - English
• Family Game Night - English
• The Family Help Line – Person-to-person parenting coaches - English

Parent and Student Rights

• How to Make a Complaint of Unlawful Discrimination With Your School District
  English | Cambodian | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
• Parent and Student Rights (Empowering Families with Information)
  English | Cambodian | 中文 (Chinese) | 한국어 (Korean) | По-Русски (Russian) | Somali | Español (Spanish) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
• Know Your Rights: A Guide for Public School Students in Washington – English | Spanish
• Basic Education Rights and Opportunities in Public Schools - English | Español (Spanish)

Early Learning and Development

• Introduction for Parents to the Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks (Birth to Age 5) from the Department of Early Learning
  English | Spanish
• Getting School Ready from the Foundation for Early Learning
  Click to select language
• Ready to Learn, Ready to Read from the Foundation for Early Learning
  Click to select language (English, Spanish, Chinese) - requires name and email

Attendance/Truancy

• Guide to Preventing Truancy and Understanding the Becca Bill
  English | Chinese | Russian | Vietnamese | Spanish
• Letter to Parents After Two Unexcused Absences
  English | Spanish | Chinese | Russian | Vietnamese
• Letter to Parents After Five Unexcused Absences
  English | Spanish | Chinese | Russian | Vietnamese
• Parents' Guide to Truancy in Washington
  English | Spanish
• “Becca Bill” Brochure:
  English | Amharic | Chinese | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Tigrigna | Vietnamese

Discipline in Schools

• Discipline in Public Schools - English | Español (Spanish)
• Parents' Guide to Public School Discipline in Washington – English | Spanish

College and Career

• Federal Student Aid – English | Spanish
• College Bound Scholarship – English | Spanish
• Preparing High School Students for College (English)
• Getting into a four-year college (English)
• College readiness: Programs in Washington state that serve middle and high school students (English)

Resources for Schools

• Back to School Letter to Parents
  English | Spanish
• Student Photo Release Form
  Arabic | Chinese | English | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
• Evaluation Form for Parent Event
  English | Spanish
• Title I Parent Involvement Policy
  English | Spanish
• Migrant and Bilingual Education - Parent Notification of Student Placement in the State Transitional Bilingual Program and Home Language Survey.
  Available in the following languages:
  English | Amharic | Arabic | Japanese | Khmer | Korean | Marshallese | Punjabi | Russian | Samoan | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukrainian | Vietnamese.

Other Great Resources

• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Resources
• New York City Department of Education Translated Materials
• Teaming With an Interpreter
• Language Portal - A Translation and Interpretation Digital Library
• California's Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents
• WordReference.com Online Dictionaries and Thesauruses
• Lexicool Russian Dictionary
• Puget Sound ESD Bilingual Interpreter Consulting Services
• U.S.A. Learns - for Immigrants Learning English

Thank you to the following organizations for sharing these resources: Office of Education Ombudsman, U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Early Learning, the Foundation for Early Learning and the American Civil Liberties Union.