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Hopkins board reviews mandated language access plan, seeks clearer ASL and AI guidance
Summary
District staff presented a draft language access plan required by state statute and described existing services for multilingual families. Board members pressed for clearer rules on ASL and augmentative communication, limits on student interpreters, AI translation safeguards and measurable outcome reporting.
Hopkins Public School Board heard a presentation on Nov. 18 on the district's draft language access plan, which administrators said they will finalize before winter break.
District staff told the board that Minnesota law requires school districts to adopt a language access plan this school year and that Hopkins's draft packages existing supports into a single document. "This plan needs to detail how we will provide language assistance, such as trained interpreters, to students and families who communicate in a heritage language other than English," a presenter said, noting elements such as language…
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