Welcome Center for Multilingual Learners
Beaufort County School District's Bilingual Liaisons serve each of our schools interpreting and translating for our multilingual families. Beaufort County serves 29 other world languages. The top four languages in our district are Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Portuguese. Our Bilingual Liaisons are trained to interpret and translate information into Spanish and use MasterWord, our interpretation service to aid in communication with our families that speak languages other than Spanish.
Beaufort County School District dedicates its resources and energy to providing a quality education for all students. Students with a heritage or home language other than English have equal access to all district programs and services.
Our Welcome Center simplifies the identification of the appropriate academic instruction for multilingual learners according to the federal and state laws, the Beaufort County School Board policies, and the BCSD’s mission and vision.
The mission of the BCSD Welcome Center is to address the needs of culturally or linguistically diverse students and their families by providing them with equal access to effective participation in the educational programs offered by Beaufort County Schools.
The Welcome Center ensures that all students are given equal access to all educational services necessary to meet the academic success goals as quickly as possible. BCSD welcomes all student enrollment.
The following documents are needed for registration in a Beaufort County school:
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Immunization Records Immunization Form;
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A birth certificate, or other proof of the student name and age; and,
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Written proof of residency. (For more information visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage).
For complete information visit North of the Broad/Norte del Río and South of the Broad/Al Sur del Río.
Welcome Center Locations
Bluffton Welcome Center: 160 H. E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton, SC 29910.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 843-694-1859 / 843-706-8579
Beaufort Welcome Center: 2900 Mink Point Blvd, Beaufort, SC 29902.
Monday and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 843-322-0706 / 843-694-1859
Contact Us
Diana Dromsky, Director of Multilingual Learner
Diana.Dromsky@beufort.k12.sc.us | 843-812-2801
Carina Padgett, District Lead Bilingual Liaison
Carina.Padgett@beaufort.k12.sc.us | 843-441-7421
Vanessa Smallpage-Herrera, District Lead Bilingual Liaison
Vanessa.Smallpage-Herrera@beaufort.k12.sc.us | 843-941-9397
Melissa Garrastegui, Welcome Center Lead Bilingual Liaison
Melissa.Garrastegui@beaufort.k12.sc.us | 843-694-1859
Pauline Torres, MLP Teacher Welcome Center
Pauline.Torres@beaufort.k12.sc.us | 843-986-8740