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School committee approves short-term funding for Spanish and Portuguese interpretation and expands ASL access
Summary
The committee voted to fund Spanish and Portuguese real-time interpretation via Zoom (in addition to existing ASL) through FY25, approving a transfer of funds within the school committee budget; staff estimated $4,800 through July and about $9,600 annually at two meetings per month.
The Framingham School Committee voted Jan. 9 to allocate school committee budget funds to provide real-time Portuguese and Spanish interpretation for remote meetings in addition to American Sign Language, beginning at the committee's Jan. 22 meeting. The committee approved a fund transfer to cover the FY25 cost from school committee expense lines to additional-salaries lines so the city accountant can process the change.
Superintendent Dr. Bob Tremblay framed the plan as an…
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