The Medina County
Schools’ Educational Service Center provides licensed American Sign
Language Interpreters to meet the IEP needs of students in our
school districts who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
ASL Interpreter
facilitates communication between deaf students and others,
including teachers, service providers, coaches, and other students
within the educational environment. The ASL Interpreter is a
vital part of any child’s/school’s IEP Team.
Interpreting for the
assigned student is the primary duty of the Interpreter, but the
Interpreter can also provide a district with the following
services.
- Provides expressive
(voice to sign) and receptive (sign to voice) interpreting service
(may include American Sign Language, a form of manually coded
English, and/or Pidgin and/or oral interpreting) for students with
hearing impairments in mainstreamed classes.
- Provides
interpreter services: oral, American Sign Language, or
transliterating, depending on the individual needs of the
students(s) serviced.
- Interprets/transliterates
the incidental and substantial content of the speaker’s
presentation so that the complete spirit of the speaker’s
communication is accurately conveyed to the hearing-impaired
person, using the language and communication mode that is most
appropriate for the person(s) for whom they are
interpreting.
- Reverse
interprets/transliterates the message of the hearing-impaired
person(s) to the hearing person/audience.
- Interprets for both
“in-class” activities and “out-of-class” activities, e.g., parent
meetings, psychological testing, assemblies, etc., when
necessary.
- Provides
tutoring as directed by the mainstream teacher and provides
notetaking services when necessary and when interpreting is not
needed.
- Provides
insight on the success of communication strategies, upon request of
the building administrator or designated supervisor.
- Maintains
a positive interpreting situation in the regular classroom and not
counsel. Advises or interjects personal opinions in the
performance of daily duties.
- Performs
all provisions to include instructions of the Individual Education
Plan.
Staff
Members Responsible:
Bobbie Browning —
ASL-Wadsworth
Shellie Bush —
ASL-Highland
Patti Torres —
ASL-Buckeye/Highland