CULTURAL COMPETENCY

GEORGIA SNAPSHOT

Dr. Cynthia W. Ashby

Georgia Department of Education

Services for Deaf/HH Children

Demographic trends

School Age Population

Birth to Three Population Service and Program Options Moving toward Exemplary

Georgia’s Changing Demographics

Georgia State Schools Atlanta

Georgia’s Changing Faces

Spanish Vietnamese Cambodian Somolian Russian Bosnian Marshalese Romanian Chinese Phillipine

Options for School Age Children

Georgia School for the Deaf Atlanta Area School for the Deaf Atlanta Speech School Local School System Programs Private Schools and Programs

Addressing Diversity

Languages Meetings Holidays Cultural Awareness

Early Intervention Services

Changing faces of our families Challenges Impact on service delivery Goals

PROMISING PRACTICES

Options, Options, Options

and more Options