PSI Project
Preparing School Interpreters Project
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PSI Project: An OSEP Grant
The Preparing School Interpreters (PSI) Project was a five-year (2021-2026), $1.25M award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Program (OSEP: H325K210024).
The PSI Project provided an expanded interdisciplinary concentration (16 credits) within the University of Northern 黑料社区’s (UNC) ASL-English Interpretation (ASLEI) bachelor’s program.
Under the leadership of Dr. Leilani Johnson (2021-2023) and Dr. Emily Girardin (2021-2026), the project strengthened preparation pathways for interpreters wanting to work in educational settings.
The concentration and preparation pathways was called the School Interpreting Series and focused on:
- Academic and practical preparation for school interpreting
- Mentoring and professional induction into educational systems
- Communities of learning for emerging professionals
- Introduction to the profession of school interpreting
Project Impacts
1) Increasing the quantity of qualified school interpreters
PSI data forthcoming
2) Increasing the quality of school interpreting in public schools
PSI data forthcoming
School Interpreting Series
The PSI Project developed the School Interpreting Series Competencies, a research-informed framework that describes the core competencies required for interpreters working in educational settings. Because school interpreters operate within complex, dynamic environments, effective practice depends on the integration of knowledge and skills across several domains:
- Language &聽Interpreting
- Childhood Development
- Systems & Laws
- Collaboration with Teams
- Professional & Ethical Decision-Making
School Interpreter Competence Diagram
The diagram illustrates a structured framework for school interpreter competence, showing how foundational language and cultural knowledge support four interconnected areas鈥攁cademic credentials, professional credentials, continuing education, and supervision and accountability鈥攚hich together span pre- and post-hire development.
Grant Recognition
The contents of the PSI Project website were developed under a U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) personnel preparation project (H325K210024). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.