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Back to School Open House Video Recordings

The Learning and Language Acquisition Department is excited to announce that the Back-to-School Open House Video Recording is ready to be shared with your staff and posted on your school website. This collaborative effort aims to acquaint families with various Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ Departments and the support, resources, and services they provide. We hope this information will be beneficial as families acclimate themselves to our district.
The video has been prepared in English and the top six languages of the school district to support language access for these families. These languages include French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
Each school now has the opportunity to play this video recording on Open House Day and post it on their school website. We hope this video will empower families to feel welcomed as valued stakeholders and engage with schools to support their students.
Below are the links to the different languages:
 
English Version:  https://youtu.be/SqjHPCprmiU
Portuguese Version: https://youtu.be/vQExyAVMYIQ
Ukrainian Version: https://youtu.be/krMxdQCi5ho
Vietnamese Version: https://youtu.be/9UZuw9QkP8U
 
Additionally, Open House interpretation requests have been fulfilled to meet the language access needs of Multilingual Learner (ML) Families.
Thank you for partnering with us as we continue to ensure effective communication with our families in a language they understand. For additional questions, please reach out to Darlene Espinoza at darlenea.espinoza@cms.k12.nc.us or Melanie Bower at melanie.bower@cms.k12.nc.us.