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District presents language access plan; staff recommends translation, monitoring and possible policy adoption
Summary
District staff presented a Language Access Plan designed to ensure families who speak languages other than English can receive school communications and access services in their preferred language.
District staff presented a Language Access Plan (LAP) on July 22 that lays out how Revere Public Schools will provide written translation and verbal interpretation to families who speak languages other than English. The plan was developed with partners including UMass Amherst and DESE, staff said.
Cynthia Burchard, introduced in the meeting as the district coordinator for family liaisons and language access, described the plan as “a practical road map” to ensure families receive important school information in a language they understand. The plan relies on the home-language survey recorded at registration, ParentSquare…
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