[…] Canton City, like some other Stark school districts, has had an increase of students with limited English proficiency, according to enrollment data from the Ohio Department of Education. Between the 2011-12 and 2015-16 school years, Canton’s student population with limited English skills rose from 0.8 percent to 1.8 percent. There were 156 English-learning students enrolled in Canton City Schools this past school year.

Mejia-Compton is the only interpreter and translates written material that the district sends home. She said using the radio system to interpret makes it easier on her, students and families.

“We can assist up to 50 different families at a time, instead of doing two at a time,” she said.

It’s the first translation system of its kind in Stark County, according to the Stark County Educational Service Center. Dana Weber, an English language learner consultant for the ESC, said in an email that bilingual staff typically interpret for families in Stark school districts. They use staff or outside agencies to translate written material. More.

See: The Independent

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