Parents have the right to translation and interpretation from an individual who has been certified as bilingual.

Bilingual Skills Certification

OKCPS has a Bilingual Skills Test, which all incoming bilingual paraprofessionals must take and pass before being hired. Any staff member in the building may also take the training and exam to become a certified translator and/or interpreter. To become certified, please contact Maria Peruch, mpperuch@okcps.org, (405) 587-0462.

• Certified translator - can translate documents
• Certified interpreter - can provide verbal translation
  
  

IEP/504 Translations

IEP/504 translations may be requested through the Communications Department at oess@okcps.org, (405) 587-0424

School Document Translations

Please request site-level translations from OKCPS certified bilingual translators at your site. If no certified bilingual translator is available at your school site for the language needed, please complete the Translation & Interpretation Request Form.  

Over the Phone Interpretation

For private meetings with non-English speaking parents, schools may also use over-the-phone interpretation services provided through Language Link which provides interpretation in over 240 languages at no cost to OKCPS families. To learn how to access the service, click here. 

Foreign Transcripts 

Our Communications Department provides translation of foreign transcripts for current OKCPS employees and students at no cost. Please note there could be a separate process for the evaluation of a transcript after it's been translated. 

• For Newcomer Students (new to the United States and learning English): Transcripts should be collected by a Newcomer Academy. Foreign transcripts can also be sent to newcomers@okcps.org. Families can also contact Newcomer Graduation Specialists at each Newcomer Academy with questions about transcript translation and/or evaluation.
• English Learners (non-newcomer): If a student has a foreign transcripts, please contact the ELD Program Administrator team by emailing newcomers@okcps.org.
• Non-English Learners: To request translation of a foreign transcript, please send the scanned document to jigutierrez@okcps.org or mpperuch@okcps.org and specify the language of the document. Evaluation will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Can I just put it into Google Translate?

Unfortunately, language is not so simple that it can be accurately translated via computer. Please don't translate more than a single word or phrase via online tools.