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2 Engage Community to protect the civil rights of all children by holding states and schools accountable for excellence and equity in education. Imagine > But Currently > What must be done > What we can do together

What we can do together …

• Ensure that important school meetings are planned to accommodate parents’ schedules of work.
• Provide transportation and child care for parents attending meetings.
• Ensure that translators are available to assist in meetings where all decisions are being made or problems discussed, as well as meetings to review general student progress.
• Require that all correspondence and documents be translated into the language(s) of the community being served.
• Require that home-school liaisons be in place to assist parents and communities in engaging fully.