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Hopkins board reviews draft language access plan; staff to add ASL, AI guidance and clearer family outreach
Summary
District staff presented a draft language access plan required by Minnesota law, highlighting interpreter contracts, bilingual seals and liaison supports. Board members asked for added guidance on ASL, augmented communication, and rules for AI‑assisted translation, plus clearer communications and twice‑yearly reviews.
Hopkins Public School District presented a draft language access plan at its Nov. 18 board meeting, saying state law requires districts to adopt such plans by the 2025‑26 school year. Dr. Mary Pirie Reid told the board that Minnesota statute 123B.032 requires districts to set out how they will deliver interpreter and translation services for students and families who use heritage languages other than English.
The district’s draft, led by Assistant Superintendent Anne Urtle and Director Jolene Goldotti, packages existing systems (language identification and EL programming, family supports, bilingual seals, student success cultural liaisons and translation/interpreting contracts) into a single document for board…
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