Jen’nan Read will partner with the Durham Public School District (DPS) and World Relief Durham, a non-profit resettlement agency active in Durham, North Carolina, to devise research-informed programs and procedures to successfully transition Muslim refugee children and their families to the United States. This partnership will pilot a series of activities in a single school in the district. Activities include a workshop for teachers and administrators on the specific needs of Muslim refugee students and practices to improve their outcomes, after-school workshops for refugee students and families, and the recruitment of an Arabic-speaking liaison to help remove communication barriers and increase parental involvement and trust in the school. The partners hope to replicate and extend successful practices from this pilot to other schools.
Read, the Durham Public School District, and World Relief Durham will develop research-informed programs and procedures to successfully transition Muslim refugee children and their families to the United States.
