Sample Letter to Parents Regarding New Ethnicity and Race Categories

[Sample Letter to Parents Regarding New Ethnicity and Race Categories

District Letterhead]

sUmC®mabmkdl'elak/ñkEdlCamatabita…/ñk/aNaB¥a◊l sUmTan®Cab –

kñ¨gmYyqñaM@ mNÎlsikßaZikarnanakñ¨grdƒva"suInetan®tUv◊nt®mUvØ¥raykarN—Tinñn‡ysisßeTAtam®bePTCnCati nig/m∫Ër eTAØ¥kariyal‡ysñgkar/b'rMsaZarN⁄rbs'rdƒ (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction – OSPI). ®bePTCnCati nig/m∫ËrEdl®tUv◊ne®bI®◊s'enAkñ¨gmNÎlsikßaZikarrbs'eyIgKWdUcKñanwg®tePTnana Edl®tUv◊ne®bI®◊s' enAkñ¨gmNÎlsikßaZikard´T@eT\tTUTaMgrdƒva"suInetan. ®bePTCnCati nig/m∫ËrmnusßTaMgenH®tUv◊ner\bcMeLIgedayrdƒa Pi◊lshB‡nÛ, /g�nItibJÔt†irbs'rdƒva"suInetan (Washington State Legislature), nig OSPI . OSPI ®tUv◊n t®mUvØ¥raykarN—cMnYnsisßsrub EdlsΩitkñ¨g®bePTepßg@kñ¨gsalaer\mnImYy@ eTAØ¥rdƒaPi◊lshB‡nÛ, k°b"uEn†eKmin raykarN—Tinñn‡yrbs'sisßmñak'@eT. r◊ykarN—TaMgenHCYymNÎlsikßaZikarrbs'eyIg nigrdƒkñ¨gkarBinit¥tamdan emIlkarp¬as'b†Ërrbt'cuHeQµaH niglTÛplepßg@rbs'sisß (dUcCa/®ta´nkarbJçb'kmµsikßaCaedIm) edIm∫IZanaza sisß ®Kb'rUbTTYl◊nnUvkmµviZI nigesva/b'rM sm®sbeTAnwgsiTÛinanaEdlBYkeKman.

zµI@enH rdƒaPi◊lshB‡nÛ nig OSPI ◊np¬as'b†ËrT®mg'raykarN—Tinñn‡ysisßeTAtam®bePTCnCati nig/m∫Ër. eyagtam lTÛpl´nT®mg'raykarN—®bePTzµIenH, eyIg®tUvEtesñIsuMØ¥elak/ñkbJÇak'/t†sJÔaNrbs'kUnelak/ñk®twmEtza Hispanic/Latino (CnCatihuIEsınik¿LaTINU) … not Hispanic/Latino (minEmnCnCatihuIEsınik¿LaTINUeT) nig®kum /m∫ËrmYycMnYneT\t . rdƒva"suInetanman/m∫ËrmnusßcMnYn 57 ®bePT Edlelak/ñk/ace®CIserIsbJÇak'/t†sJÔaN.

®bsinebI®KYsarrbs'elak/ñkCa/m∫Ër/asuI, enaH≤LËvenHelak/ñk/acbJÇak'/t†sJÔaNrbs'kUnelak/ñkzaCa cin, Cb"un, …®kum/m∫Ër/asuId´TeT\t. ®bsinebI®KYsarrbs'elak/ñkCa/m∫Ër/aemrikaMgedIm (Native American), enaHelak/ñk /acbJÇak'/t†sJÔaNrbs'kUnelak/ñkzaCa ®kumkulsmı‡nÛ (tribal affiliation). ®bsinebIøBuknigm†ayman/m∫ËrTI´TBI Kña, enaHelak/ñk/acbJÇak'/t†sJÔaNrbs'kUnelak/ñk edaye®CIserIsyk/m∫ËrTaMgBIr.

cab'BIExkJÔa 2010 xagmuxenHeTA, ®Kb'salasaZarN⁄TaMg/s'kñ¨grdƒva"suInetannwg®tUvEtcab'e®bI®◊s'T®mg'ray karN—®bePTzµIenH. sUmbMeBjT®mg'Edl◊nPÇab'CUnmkCamYyenH rYcehIyep∆IvaeTAØ¥salaer\nrbs'kUnelak/ñk Ø¥Tan' kñ¨g [XXXXX]. ®bsinebIelak/ñkmansMNYrBak'B‡nÛnwgT®mg'enH, sUm/eJÇIjTak'Tg [XXXXX].

edIm∫IEs√gyl'B¤t·manbEnΩms†IBIT®mg'raykarN—Tinñn‡ysisßeTAtam®bePTCnCati nig/m∫Ërnana, sUmemIleKhTMB‡r –

http://www.k12.wa.us/CEDARS/default.aspx.

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