Language Access Advisory Committee
Contact Information
Convened by OSPI, the Language Access Advisory Committee (LAAC) is charged by RCW 28A.183.070 to guide, monitor, and make recommendations on the following topics:
- The effectiveness of language access policies, procedures, and programs;
- Family and community engagement, with a focus on multicultural families, families whose students have multiple barriers to student achievement, and families least engaged with their schools;
- The definition of "qualified interpreter";
- Supply of and demand for interpreters;
- Training for interpreters;
- Credentialing requirements for interpreters, including a code of professional conduct;
- Grants to cover nonstate controlled interpreter credentialing requirement costs;
- Language access and language access service data collection and analysis; and
- Evidence-based practices regarding language access, including best practice for using state and federal funding to provide language access services.
Meetings
Meetings are open to the public. If you need accommodations or language interpretation, please contact our CISL office ten days prior to the meeting.
Publications
- 2024 Publications
Authorizing Legislation
2023 LAAC Membership
| Name | Representing |
|---|---|
| Alfonso López | Wenatchee School District |
| Angela Jovel | Parent |
| Angelica Alvarez | Educational Service District 121 |
| Becky Engel | Clark College |
| Charlene Williams *Melissa Klindtworth (alternate) |
Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) |
| Erin Sullivan | Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) |
| Fanny Cordero | Independent Interpreter |
| Heather White | Washington School for the Deaf |
| Helen Eby | Independent Interpreter |
| Holly Bocchi | Clover Park School District |
| Joan Ramos * Jesus Torres (alternate) |
Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) |
| Karina Vanderbilt | Educational Service District 121 |
| Kimberley Scott Olson | Independent Teacher for the Deaf |
| Liliana Villanueva | Parent |
| Lin Crowley | Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) |
| Matt Dressen | Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) |
| Michael Nguyen | Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) |
| Milena Calderari Waldron | 1671 Interpreters United |
| Minh Nguyen *Emani Donaldson (alternate) *Moses Perez (alternate) |
Open Doors for Multicultural Families |
| Mohammed Akmoosh | Independent Interpreter |
| Monique Dugaw | Educational Service District 112 |
| Nasue Nishida | Washington Education Association (WEA) |
| Tami Lentz | Snohomish School District |
| Taralynn Petrites | Central Washington University |
| Rebeca Pinzon | Highline School District |
| Waiyan Lee | Parent |