Department: Student Placement Center

Student Placement Center

The Student Placement Center is a special office provided by the Fort Worth ISD to help students who have a home language other than English to register for school.

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The office is part of the Bilingual/ESL Department and provides many valuable services for new students and their families. These include:

Services for Students:

  • Registration
  • Assessment
  • Transcript translations
  • Bus information
  • School assignment information
  • Immunization information
  • Counseling services

Services for Parents:

  • Information about the Fort Worth ISD
  • Assistance in filling out forms such as free and reduced lunch applications, if needed
  • Referrals to the Migrant Coordinator, if needed
  • Assistance with notarized statements
  • Referrals to special programs

Registration Information

Services Provided by the Center

Student Placement Center staff takes a personal interest in all the students they register. Staff is available to:

  • Make follow-up visits to schools as needed
  • Translate foreign transcripts
  • Assist with transportation issues
  • Home visits

Bilingual/ESL Programs

Migrant Services

  • Educational services
  • Informative parent meetings
  • Medical assistance
  • Early Childhood Program
  • School Supplies
  • Summer Program
  • Tutoring Services

BTAP Program

SPC Staff

Chris Criswell
Coordinator

Diana De La Paz
Supervisor

Presciliana Sigala
Secretary

Lac Ha
Vietnamese Community Liaison

Olga Peña
Migrant Coordinator

JoLinda Martinez
BTAP Coordinator

Olivia Saldivar
BTAP Assistant Coordinator

Admission Advisors
Loretta Moreno
Lupe Barboza
Roberto Sanchez
Christine Espinoza
Connie Rodriguez
Vida Brown


Ifeta Swaim
Bosnian Specialist

Tammy Paschal
Data Analyst

Gina Nguyen
Data Clerk

Naty Torres
Title III Intake/Orientation Clerk

Lac Ha
Vietnamese Community Liaison

Rocelia Zaragoza
Title III Transportation Clerk

999 N. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76114

Phone: (817) 740-5520
Fax: (817) 740-5528

Hours:
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday