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Board allows administration to pay up to $50/hour for oral translation to secure niche languages
Summary
Kaneland CUSD 302 authorized administration to pay up to $50 per hour for oral translation services effective Oct. 29, 2024, to address scarcity of qualified interpreters for niche languages; board discussed budget impact (translation line ~ $50,000/year) and options including contractor agencies.
The Kaneland CUSD 302 Board of Education voted to authorize district administration to pay up to $50 per hour for oral translation services, effective Oct. 29, 2024, citing difficulties securing qualified interpreters for less-common languages.
Doctor Atkins told trustees that the district historically set separate written and oral translation rates but that market changes have increased costs for oral interpretation—particularly for languages…
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