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Shakopee board adopts district Language Access Plan required by state
Summary
The board approved a 13‑page Language Access Plan presented as meeting Minnesota Department of Education requirements; the plan formalizes translation/interpretation services, lists top translated languages and outlines emergency communication protocols.
The board approved a formal Language Access Plan the administration said was required under recent state guidance from the Minnesota Department of Education. Administration said the 13‑page plan codifies practices the district already uses — including a multilingual phone and video‑interpretation vendor (Propio), translated documents for the district's four most common languages (Spanish, Somali, Russian and Vietnamese), and emergency communication and reunification protocols.
The presenter said the district will continue to monitor predominant languages each year and to update translated materials and staff training. District staff said the plan will be posted online as 'pending board approval' and that MDE will review it for compliance. A motion to approve the language‑access plan passed without recorded nay votes.
Board members asked about scope (emergency signage, building evacuation language) and who would maintain translations; administration said the language‑access committee will involve stakeholders across city partners to ensure signage and communications meet needs. The board's action completes the formal adoption step required under the state's language‑access expectations.
