Multilingual Communication
Focus Area 2
Description:
Multilingual communication made available to students and families from their schools and the district increases access to opportunities.
Theory of Action
If we provide school and district communications in the home language of TSD families, then we will honor diversity and increase access to our programs and activities to each of our students.
Maybe we could have translation apps to help people understand other languages
You could hire a person who translates into Spanish or if someone is deaf the school could have a program for people to learn sign language.
Progress on TSD’s Educational Equity Implementation Plan Year 1 (2022-2023)
Focus Area 2: Multilingual Communication
- Strategy 1: Principals, teachers, and district staff will have access to and training in the use of high quality multilingual translation and interpretation tools.
- Strategy 2: District and school-wide communication will be provided for families in English and Spanish via written translation and/or oral interpretation.
- Strategy 3: The District will develop and determine threshold points at the District and school levels for the translation and interpretation of additional languages beyond English and Spanish.
Strategy 1: Principals, teachers, and district staff will have access to and training in the use of high quality multilingual translation and interpretation tools.
Strategy 2: District and school-wide communication will be provided for families in English and Spanish via written translation and/or oral interpretation.
Strategy 3: The District will develop and determine threshold points at the District and school levels for the translation and interpretation of additional languages beyond English and Spanish.
Progress on TSD's Educational Equity Implementation Plan Year 2 (2023-2024)
- Strategy 1: All district-and-school-wide communication will be provided for families in English and Spanish via written translation and/or oral interpretation
- Strategy 2: Increase access to bilingual staff to support multilingual communication needs across the district and in all schools
