PWCS offers free language assistance
to parents. We provide access to professional interpreters, to help our families understand important information about their child’s education. We also provide translations of many of our important documents and information.
How can families get language
assistance?
In person— when visiting your child’s
school or one of our central
registration sites, you can ask for an
interpreter that speaks your language.
You can also point to your language
using one of our language assistance
posters. Our staff will immediately
have an interpreter on the phone to
help you. Face-to-face interpreters, for
most languages, can also be obtained
with prior notice.
Over the phone— call one of our
bilingual translators if you have any
questions about how to get translation
or interpretation services: Spanish 571-374-6813, Urdu 703-791-7326, Arabic 703-791-7338, Vietnamese 703-791-7202, and Korean 703-791-8394. For all other languages please call 703-791-7568.
Online— many of our documents and information are available in Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Korean. Select a category from the menu on the left to see what is available. You can also use the “Google Translate” option to see a translation of our website. Computerized translations are often imperfect, but can help familiarize you with information not yet translated by the School Division.
For information in 85 languages, click here
PWCS Staff looking for assistance with translation or interpretation, please visit the Translation and Interpretation Services page on the staff intranet.