Option 1: Use in-district bilingual staff who are approved translators.
Option 2: Prepare ahead of time by speaking with your administrator about what translation services the district utilizes. You can reference the services in your county listed on this NJ DOE translation handout.
Option 3: Leverage AI. Apps like Wordly translate in real time.
Did you know?
School districts must provide translators for non-English speaking parents.
• NJ Language Access Law P.L. 2023, c.263
It is not appropriate to have a child translate for a conference. This puts the child in an unfair position. Read the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Parent Fact Sheet for more information.