Support to Parents & Schools

RISNW offers support to parents & schools in local districts by:

 
  • Assisting parents to navigate local school systems.

  • Operating a multi-lingual phone line to report absences and concerns.

  • Providing interpretation and translation services at meetings, parent teacher conferences and other events.

 

We also provide:

 
  • Tutoring assistance to English Language Learner (ELL) students.

  • Cross cultural training for schools to enhance their knowledge of the diverse ethnic, language and cultural groups reflected among refugee and immigrant groups in our community as well as ways to better support and achieve school success for students and their families.

  • Information about new incoming refugee and immigrant ethnic/language groups.