Home-School Liaison
Nearly all refugee children have interrupted formal educations due to the disrupted
conditions in their countries of origin that caused their families to resettle in the US
and such interruption can leave youngsters unprepared to succeed in US classrooms.
The academic success of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students is important for an entire community if it is
to avoid marginalizing immigrant students and preventing their integration into the mainstream. To help LEP
students achieve academic success and reach their fullest potential, CRIS' Home-School Liaison program
provides 20 hours per week of individualized assistance with academic studies for immigrant middle school
students in the Columbus Public School (CPS) District.
Program participants are students who have been formally identified by CPS as having such limited mastery
of the English language that they are not ready to enter mainstream classes.
In addition to providing first-language, individualized tutoring and coaching assistance to LEP students, and
encouraging behaviors and attitudes that contribute to academic success, the Liaison works to actively
involve students' parents in their children's education.
Program participation is by referral of the CPS English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program.
conditions in their countries of origin that caused their families to resettle in the US
and such interruption can leave youngsters unprepared to succeed in US classrooms.
The academic success of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students is important for an entire community if it is
to avoid marginalizing immigrant students and preventing their integration into the mainstream. To help LEP
students achieve academic success and reach their fullest potential, CRIS' Home-School Liaison program
provides 20 hours per week of individualized assistance with academic studies for immigrant middle school
students in the Columbus Public School (CPS) District.
Program participants are students who have been formally identified by CPS as having such limited mastery
of the English language that they are not ready to enter mainstream classes.
In addition to providing first-language, individualized tutoring and coaching assistance to LEP students, and
encouraging behaviors and attitudes that contribute to academic success, the Liaison works to actively
involve students' parents in their children's education.
Program participation is by referral of the CPS English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program.
| Home-School Liaison services are funded by United Way of Central Ohio. |
