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Rochester board holds required hearing on language access plan; plan returns for vote Oct. 21
Summary
The Rochester Public Schools Board held a public hearing on the district’s language access plan, as required by Minnesota Statute 123B.32 subdivision 1, and will bring the plan back for a formal vote at the Oct. 21 meeting.
The Rochester Public Schools Board held a public hearing on the district’s new language access plan, required under Minnesota Statute 123B.32 subdivision 1, and directed staff to return to the board for a formal vote at the October 21 meeting.
The hearing opened with a presentation from district staff who developed the plan. Miguel Benjamin, coordinator of interpretation services, explained why the district created a standardized request process and discussed tools and protocols the plan proposes, including in‑district interpreters for Arabic, Bosnian, Khmer, Chinese, Lao, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese; a partnership with Global Interpretation Services for less common languages; and simultaneous interpreting headsets trialed at recent graduations.
The plan matters because state law requires a district hearing and because Rochester serves many families that need interpretation or translation to…
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