{"id":152,"date":"2012-12-10T20:37:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T02:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/federal\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:07:54","slug":"bilingual-liaisons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/federal\/bilingual-liaisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual Liaisons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-590fe13 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590fe13\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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18px;\">We have the expertise of Bilingual Liaisons, from all walks of lives, whose job is not only to serve as interpreters for the District; but rather said, Bilingual Liaisons serve as a link between school, the family and the community in an effort to establish an open line of communication, which is integral in the education process of any individual. Some of the responsibilities of the Bilingual Liaison are to provide cultural and language services in the following instances:<\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><li>During ELL assessment, placement and enrollment process.<\/li><li>Working in collaboration with all departments within LPS in order to resolve language and cultural issues.<\/li><li>Supporting the Migrant Education Program in the area of\u00a0 recruitment, program development and community resources.<\/li><li>Providing support to Family Literacy programs across the District through recruitment, language services and community collaboration.<\/li><li>Serving as Cultural Ambassadors in order to bring cultural awareness.<\/li><li>Working in collaboration with school staff and administration in the area of parent engagement.<\/li><li>Providing Language Services to LPS staff.<\/li><li>Working in collaboration with the Youth Development 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-006eeb7\" data-id=\"006eeb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f514dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f514dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oscar Rios Pohirieth<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c762766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c762766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cultural Specialist and Coordinator for the Bilingual Liaison Program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2b497 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8b2b497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Phone: 402-436-1938<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:opohir@lps.org\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email: opohir@lps.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cfc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90cfc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fb06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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Request<\/a><ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><li>For any questions involving Sign Language Interpreters, please contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lps.org\/connect\/now?_gl=1*10tustb*_ga*MTM1MzM0ODczMi4xNzYzMDY1NDU4*_ga_MP1C8KDJBP*czE3NjU0ODMxOTUkbzM2JGcxJHQxNzY1NDgzNTYzJGozNSRsMCRoMA..\">Special Education Department<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilingual Liaisons About the Program We have the expertise of Bilingual Liaisons, from all walks of lives, whose job is not only to serve as interpreters for the District; but rather said, Bilingual Liaisons serve as a link between school, the family and the community in an effort to establish an open line of communication, 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