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Columbia Heights presents language-access plan; school board to consider adoption Sept. 23
Summary
District staff presented a draft language-access plan that compiles translation and interpreter procedures, identifies 37 languages spoken by students and families, and lays out vendor and training practices; the board will be asked to adopt the plan at its Sept. 23 meeting under Minn. Stat. 123B.32.
Assistant Superintendent presented a draft language-access plan to the Columbia Heights Public Schools School Board on Sept. 9 and said the board will be asked to adopt the plan at its Sept. 23 meeting under Minnesota statute 123B.32.
The plan, the presenter said, brings existing translation and interpretation practices into a single document and is intended to meet state and federal requirements and to improve family access to school information. “This plan must explain how schools help students and families who use a language other than English and be included in the school handbook,” the presenter said, citing Minn. Stat. 123B.32 and noting the plan also requires periodic review.
District officials said the number of students identified as English learners has grown; the presenter said that when they began the district once…
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