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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.
By October 1, 2020, the Workgroup must report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature.
October 8, 2020
10am – 2:30pm
October 8 Meeting Agenda
Workgroup materials on Padlet
September 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 Meeting
July 9, 2020
10am -2:30pm
July 9 Meeing Agenda
Zoom Meeting
June 11, 2020
10 AM – 2:30 PM
June 11 Meeting Agenda
Zoom Meeting
May 14, 2020
May 14 Meeting Agenda
10 AM – 2:30 PM
Zoom meeting
Apr. 9, 2020
10 am-2:15pm
Zoom meeting
Feb. 13, 2019
9 am–4 pm
South Puget Sound Community College Lacey Campus
Room 186
4220 6th Ave SE
Lacey, WA 98503
Dec. 13, 2019
9 am–4 pm
CDHY Tacoma office
3111 S 43rd St
Tacoma, WA 98409
Nov. 14, 2019
9 am–4 pm
CDHY Tacoma office
3101 S 43rd St
Tacoma, WA 98409
Oct. 3, 2019
9 am–4 pm
AWSP, Training Room
1021 8th Ave SE
Olympia, WA 98501
| Member | Organization |
|---|---|
| Abigail Westbrook | Washington State School Directors’ Association |
| Andrew Estep | Washington State Parent Teacher Association |
| Anita Ahumada | The Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs |
|
April McArthur *Alternate: Rick Hauan |
Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) |
| Brian Stromberg | Deaf community |
| Cindy Cholico | ESD 105 |
| Charo de Portaro | C.I.E.L.O. Centro Integral Educativo Para Latinos En Olympia |
| Corey Grandstaff | The State School for the Blind |
| Darya Farivar | Disability Rights Washington |
| Diana Gonzalez | OneAmerica |
| Fanny Cordero | Interpreter |
| Heather White | ASL Interpreter |
| Hodan Mohamed | Somali Community |
| Jen Cole | Washington State Coalition for Language Access |
| Joy Sebe | The Special Education Advisory Council |
| Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby | Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee |
| Kayla-Tai Ramos | Public School Employees of Washington |
| Kurt Hatch | Association of Washington School Principals |
| Ky Ly | Open Doors for Multicultural Families |
|
Milena Calderari-Waldron *Alternate: Leroy Mould |
Local 1671/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) |
| Mohammed Akmoosh | Iraqi Community Center of Washington |
| Providence Kamana | Congolese Integration Network |
| 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 |