South Washington County Schools outlines language-access plan to meet new state requirement

South Washington County Schools officials told the school board on Aug. 7 that the district is finalizing a language-access plan required by recent state legislation and federal civil-rights law and expects to present a complete plan for board approval this fall.

Sean Hogendorf, director of communications, told the board the plan is “in the final stages” and will follow Minnesota Statute 123B.032 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He said the board must approve the plan and that, after the first approval, the board will reconsider it every two years.

“The purpose of the plan is to document the language access tools, our processes, our procedures, our tools,” Hogendorf said. He described the plan as largely documenting practices the district already uses and said it will be posted on the district website and included in a handbook for families.

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