Language Access Workgroup
Contact Information
Convened by OSPI and the Office of Education Ombuds, the purpose of the workgroup is to advise OSPI, the Washington State School Directors’ Association, and the Legislature on specific strategies meant to improve meaningful, equitable access for public school students and their family members who have language access barriers. In 2019, the Legislature passed House Bill 1130 (HB 1130) which created the Language Access Workgroup. In 2021, the Legislature extended the workgroup until December 2021 to submit additional recommendations for:
- Standards, training, testing, and credentialing for spoken and sign language interpreters for students' families and
- For collecting information related to language access services in schools and school districts.
This workgroup concluded its meetings on November 23, 2021.
Authorizing Legislation
Year 1: ESHB 1130
Year 2: SB 5092 Sec. 501(3)(g)
Publications
- 2021 Publications
- 2020 Publications
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- 2020 Final Report to the Legislature | Spanish
- Language Access Workgroup Report Summary
- Report for District and School Staff Language Access Programs Survey - District staff
- Report for District and School Staff Language Access Programs Survey - School staff
- Report for CBO Language Access Survey
- Report for Family and Community Language Access Survey
Past Meetings
- 2020 Meeting Materials
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October 8, 2020
10am – 2:30pm
October 8 Meeting Agenda
Workgroup materials on PadletSeptember 10, 2020
10 AM – 2:30 PM
September 10 Meeting Agenda
Workgroup materials on Padlet
Zoom Meeting
August 13, 2020
10 AM – 2:30 PM
August 13 Meeting Agenda
Zoom MeetingJuly 9, 2020
10am -2:30pm
July 9 Meeting Agenda
Zoom MeetingJune 11, 2020
10 AM – 2:30 PM
June 11 Meeting Agenda
Zoom MeetingMay 14, 2020
May 14 Meeting Agenda
10 AM – 2:30 PM
Zoom meetingApr. 9, 2020
10 am-2:15pm
Zoom meetingFeb. 13, 2019
9 am–4 pm
South Puget Sound Community College Lacey Campus
Room 186
4220 6th Ave SE
Lacey, WA 98503 - 2019 Meeting Materials
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Dec. 13, 2019
9 am–4 pm
CDHY Tacoma office
3111 S 43rd St
Tacoma, WA 98409Nov. 14, 2019
9 am–4 pm
CDHY Tacoma office
3101 S 43rd St
Tacoma, WA 98409Oct. 3, 2019
9 am–4 pm
AWSP, Training Room
1021 8th Ave SE
Olympia, WA 98501
2021 Members
| Member | Organization |
|---|---|
| Abigail Westbrook | Washington State School Directors’ Association |
| Andrew Estep | Washington State Parent Teacher Association |
|
April McArthur *Alternate: Rick Hauan |
Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) |
| Brian Stromberg | Deaf community |
| Carolyn Cole | Office of Equity |
| Corey Grandstaff | The State School for the Blind |
|
Alexa Villatoro *Alternate: Alex Roque |
OneAmerica |
| Fanny Cordero | Interpreter |
| Heather White | ASL Interpreter |
| Hodan Mohamed | Somali Community |
| James Wells | The Administrative Office of the Courts' Interpreter Program |
| Dr. Jamilyn Penn | State Board for Community and Technical Colleges Interpreter Training Program |
|
Jen Chong Jewell *Alternate: Joana Ramos |
Washington State Coalition for Language Access |
| Jodi McBride | The Department of Social and Health Services Language Testing and Certificate Program |
| Joy Sebe | The Special Education Advisory Council |
| Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby | Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee |
|
Maren Johnson *Alternate: Jisu Ryu |
Professional Educator Standards Board |
|
Moses Perez *Alternate: Emily Fung |
Open Doors for Multicultural Families |
|
Milena Calderari-Waldron |
Local 1671/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) |
| Mohammed Akmoosh | Iraqi Community Center of Washington |
|
Dr. Randy Nunez *Alternate: Maria Singuenza |
The Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs |
| Sina Sam | Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs |
| Vacant | The Washington State Commission on African-American Affairs |
| Vacant | The Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs |
| Yoshiko Schulz | University Place School District |