Multilingual families are entitled to meaningful communication in a language they can understand to provide adequate notice of information about any program, service, or activity communicated to English speaking families. These communications include, but are not limited to information regarding:

Language Access

RCW 28A.183 requires school districts to have a Language Access Program that includes the following:

Mukilteo School District’s Language Access Plan provides equitable access to multilingual families by offering native language interpretation and translations. Interpretation and translation services include:

Interpretation and translation services are accessed by a school’s designees to contracted agencies as well as through the Equity, Family, and Community Partnerships Department.

Notification of Eligibility

ESSA 1112(e)(3)(A-B) requires each district to provide families with notification of their student’s identification as an Multilingual Leaner and placement in a Multilingual Instruction Educational Program. 

Notification must be provided to families no later than 30 days after the first day of school or within 14 days of identification for a student who enrolls after the first day of school.

Family Involvement

ESSA 1112(e)(3)(c) requires the district to implement an effective method of outreach to multilingual families to inform them of how they can:

Outreach shall include sending notice and holding regular meetings to respond to recommendations from families.

ESSA 1112(c) requires the notice and information provided to families under ESSA 1112(e) to be in an understandable and uniform format and provided in a language the family can understand.

Providing translation and interpreting services related to core instruction and the Multilingual Learners program are requirements of federal civil rights law.

• Language assistance programs
• Special education and related services
• ML services meetings
• Grievance procedures
• Notices of nondiscrimination
• Student discipline policies and procedures
• Registration and enrollment
• Report cards
• Requests for parent permission for student participation in district or school activities
• Parent/guardian-teacher conferences
• Parent/guardian handbooks
• Gifted and talented, magnet, and special programs
• A plan that identifies needs, allocates resources, establishes standards and monitors effectiveness
• A self-assessment on the provision of language access services
• Engagement of staff, community members, families
• A periodic review of the policy and procedure
• Collaboration with community-based organizations
• A review, update, and publishing of the district's language access plan at least annually
• Onsite interpreting
• Virtual remote interpreting
• Telephone interpreting
• Document translation
• Be involved in the education of their student
• Be active participants in assisting their student to
  • attain English proficiency
  • achieve at high levels in a well-rounded education
  • meet the challenging Washington Learning Standards expected of all students