50 Veterans Memorial Hwy

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Cobb County School District International Welcome
Center

• 50 Veterans Memorial Hwy
• Mableton, GA 30126
• Email IWC_at_cobbk12.org
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Open Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
• www.cobbk12.org/esol

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Hello!
!Hola!
Bom Dia!
Nihou!
Bonjour!
Marhba
Guten Tag!
Bon Giorno!
Zdravstvuy
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Total Number of International Students Enrolled
in CCSD
Total number of students 107,752 Native English
speaking 93,786 Non-English speaking
13,966 Spanish speaking
10,193 Portuguese 673 Korean
394 Ethnic breakdown of
students Caucasian 46.8 African American
29.7 Hispanic 14.4 Asian 4.5
Multi-Racial 4.5 American Indian 0.2
Source http//www.cobbk12.org/aboutccsd/index.htm

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Its the Law!

• Lau v. Nichols (1974)
• Unanimous Supreme Court decision
• Sink or swim instruction violates Civil Rights
  of language minority children
• School districts required to provide specialized
  English instruction
• Students who do not understand English are
  effectively foreclosed from any meaningful
  education

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The Law!!!

• Plyer v. Doe (1982)
• States are prohibited from denying a free public
  education to undocumented immigrant children
  regardless of their immigrant status.

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"The most important trip you may take in life is
meeting people halfway." Henry Boye, author
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• International Student Intake
• Facilitate student registration
• Student Services
• Language Assessment
• Advisement
• Placement Recommendation
• Transcript Evaluation
• School Registration

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• Translation Interpretation
• Facilitate Home/School Communication
• Translate School Related Documents
• Interpret School Related Meetings
• Student Evaluations
• Parent Conferences
• Special Education Meetings
• Hearings

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• Language Facilitators Provide
• Interpretation translation in multiple
  languages countywide
• Initial orientation to international families
  about practical school information promoting
  school involvement
• On-line Document Library TransAct
• Multi-lingual workshops - various topics of
  interest to schools - parents community
  stakeholders
• Cultural diversity presentations to parents
  school staff

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• Promote Parental Leadership in the Schools and
  Community
• Educate Parents on Existing Resources in Schools
  Community
• Promote Parental Involvement in PTA
• Promote Multiculturalism in the County
• Cultural Diversity Presentations to School Staff

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Community Outreach Services

• Promote Parental Involvement in Schools
• Educational System
• Student Achievement
• Parental Rights
• Advocacy
• Improve Literacy Academic Achievement
• Facilitate Family Self-Sufficiency

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MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM Federally Funded
Ms. Anna Maribona Migrant Advocate
Facilitator 50 Veterans Memorial Mableton, GA
30126 770-819-2370 (800am-400pm) 770-403-1470
(Cellphone)
Piedmont Migrant Education Agency PMEA 125
Professional Park Dr. Clarkesville, GA 30523 1
( 800) 648-0892 FAX [phone]
Anna.Maribona_at_cobbk12.org
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• Languages available
• Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian,
  French and Haitian Creole
• Other languages available upon request
• Tel [phone]
• Request procedure
• Schools submit Request Form to IWC
• Email IWC_at_cobbk12.org
• Fax [phone]
• Download form from www.cobbk12.org/ESOL
• Visit our Blog - http//flesolcobbcentral.typepad.
  com/esol/

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• Professional Learning
• Promote Multiculturalism in the County
• Staff Development Courses Spanish, Portuguese,
  French, Italian Korean
• ESOL Endorsement Culture, Linguistics, Methods
  Materials

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• Professional Development
• Promote Multiculturalism in the County
• Masters Degree in Salamanca, Spain
• Middlebury College for Portuguese Immersion
• Fulbright Teacher Administrators Exchange
• Study Abroad Programs
• Studies Abroad to Brazil - Dialogo School
• Studies Abroad to Mexico - Guadalajara
• Studies Abroad to Korea - Seoul

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• Collaboration with other Organizations
• Kennesaw State University
• University of Georgia
• Georgia State University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• The Celia Marcos Scholarship Fund
• The Goizueta Scholarship Fund
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Junior Achievement
• Fulbright Teacher Administrators Exchange
• Communities In Schools
• Consulates
• Civic Organizations
• Plaza Comunitaria - Mexico

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• Schedule
• Language Facilitators available
• Monday Friday from 800 AM-400 PM.
• Evening and weekend assignments upon request.
• Email IWC_at_cobbk12.org
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Cobb County School DistrictInternational Welcome
Center

• We look forward to working with you!
• Visit or call us to learn about our services and
  request workshops for your School!
• Email IWC_at_cobbk12.org
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• www.cobbk12.org
• http//flesolcobbcentral.typepad.com/esol/

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Education.. Connects people to the community and
to the world
Visit our Web Page and Blog

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pad.com/esol/