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Yakima School District outlines language access plan, adds AI translation tool and staff training
Summary
Kirsten Fitterer told the school board the district is maintaining language services through a mix of human interpreters and new technology, citing RCW 28A.642.080, Title VI and operational procedures; the district will train staff and pilot real-time devices but not yet buy them districtwide.
Kirsten Fitterer, the Yakima School District’s language access coordinator, told the school board on Jan. 21 that the district is sustaining and expanding translation and interpretation services through a mix of human interpreters, website tools and a new AI-assisted written-translation tool.
Fitterer said the district’s language-access work is guided by operational procedure 4218 and federal civil-rights requirements under Title VI and cited RCW 28A.642.080. “This is when we're talking about communicating with our parents and guardians,” Fitterer said, adding that the district’s work focuses on family communication rather than direct classroom language support for…
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