A New Era of Education

Multi-Language Capabilities Help

Manage K-12 Demographic Shifts

America’s classrooms are

more diverse than ever

before, and with this shift

comes an increase in the

number of students from

homes where English is not

the primary language

spoken. On the next few

pages, we’ll explore

America’s changing

demographics and how

innovative software is

making it a smooth

transition for both parents

and schools.

79%

21%

Individuals age 5 and up who

speak only English at home

Individuals age 5 and up who

speak a language other than

English at home

More Than Just English

According to the 2011 Language Use of the United States report by the U.S. Census Bureau, 60.6 million people in America age 5

and up speak a language other than English at home. That is a

pretty large slice of the pie!

The same census report states, of the 60.6

million people age 5 and up speaking a language other than English at home:

62% speak Spanish or Spanish Creole;

17.8% speak other Indo-European

languages, including French, German, and

Hindi;

15.6% speak Asian or Pacific Island

languages, including Chinese, Korean, and

Tagalog;

And 4.6% speak other languages, including

Arabic, Native American languages, and

African languages.

What Do These Shifting Demographics

Mean in Terms of Our Schools?

For one, they are contributing to a growing gap in

communication between teachers, principals, the

students and their families.

Despite all this, parents still need to

fill out a host of important

paperwork. This could include

everything from enrollment forms

to health assessments and field-

trip permission slips, as well as vital

emergency contact forms.

Parents who struggle with reading English often struggle to

fill out these important documents. Not only is it frustrating,

and forms are left incomplete, but it also adds up to a

significant waste of time and resources for both the parents

and the school.

However, there has to be a solution to this communications gap…

The solution is innovative,

cloud-based software like

frevvo that can provide all

the important forms schools

need in a multitude of

languages. Better yet,

frevvo can convert and

save the completed forms

in other languages, so both

the parent and the school

have PDFs in the language

of their choosing.

For example, a parent chooses to fill out the paperwork in

their native tongue of Spanish. Once the document is

completed and submitted to the school, they are able to

save the documents as both English and Spanish PDFs.

It’s now more important

than ever for schools to

communicate fluidly with

non-English speaking

parents to help our

students grow to be the

successful leaders of

tomorrow. Affordable,

fast, and easy solutions like

frevvo are the perfect step

to lead your school to a

brighter, more cost-

efficient future.

Contact Us

frevvo creates cloud-based software that’s not

only user-friendly, but also highly affordable.

Specializing in mobile web forms and approval

workflows, frevvo has a solution right for you.

For more information on all of frevvo’s innovative

products, please visit www.frevvo.com.