What are some steps that you can take to improve language accessibility for multilingual families at your school? by Letitia Vigil https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my Post your response to the discussion topic by clicking the plus button below. en-us 2025-09-23 17:59:01 UTC 2025-10-27 16:24:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ac.png https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838031 On-demand interpretation services over the phone.

]]> 2025-10-27 16:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838031 https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838375 Gather input from front office staff and ML families to identify gaps

]]> 2025-10-27 16:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838375 htroxell https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838776 Something that we use to help multilingual families is have one of our main forms of communication be Class Dojo, an app that can translate over 130 languages

]]> 2025-10-27 16:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838776 https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838875 Train office staff on using electronic translating devices

]]> 2025-10-27 16:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838875 https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652838877 In-person registration events for technology support

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  • Ensure incoming parents know their rights and know they have access to an interpreter.

    • ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839255     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839333 Making sure parents are aware of their rights options and are comfortable accessing them.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839333     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839442 Build relationships and systems with teachers and staff about how to best use Spanish speaking services

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839442     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839776 We invite new ML families at the beginning of the year to attend a short presentation on the logistics and procedures at our school. We gather information from our office staff and nurse and try to translate info into diff languages

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839776     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839812 Building an understanding of the "Belonging Quadrants" from equity work. Ensuring collective responsibility and that they are all OUR students.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839812     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839903 Invite the ML staff to the table to be part of building level and district level conversations. They are the ones in the day to day and can best help plan forward.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652839903     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840009 Each school should have a bilingual liason for families and students that speak another language.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840009     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840029 Asking parents what would help them the most rather than assume we know

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840029     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840267 Make sure all office staff, counselors, nurses, and admin are aware of the tools our district has to assist families that don't speak English. Also train them in those tools.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840267     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840288 Making sure each school has translated documents in the most frequent languages


    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840288     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840392 Training for office staff

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840392     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840702 Multilingual focus or subgroups for PTA/PTO meetings to encourage involvement from a diverse group of families

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652840702     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841155 Language Line. Some way to know if parents are comfortable in their L1.


    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841155     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841309 Educate classroom teachers on communicating with multilingual families so that there is shared responsibility for supporting all families.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841309     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841318 Something that might benefit our school district is some culturally appropriate training for office staff and transportation. I am also excited about the opportunity to confirm with families what is working and what has been a struggle in regards to access.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841318     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841325 Building relationships with families so not only do they know what resources are available to them, but so they truly feel that they are NOT a burden using these.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841325     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841644 I'd like to try to convince our admin that prfessional translators are necessary--not just relying on multilingual staff members for all conversations.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841644     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841902 We have dedicated time slots available for interpretation services throughout the day.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652841902     benach https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652842115 District and school level preplanning before the school starts. Schools need to know their incoming MLLs and prepare.


    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652842115     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652842198 I’ve created a parent interview for parents before they entered school to get more background knowledge. We have instant translators, training office staff, created community events 2 a year.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652842198     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652843432 Have staff engage in Language Ambassador Training (free 1.5 hour asynchronous training through doe.mass.edu).

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652843432     htroxell https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652843601 Most of our families speak Spanish and we have all communication translated into Spanish as well as English. For the other languages, if translation is needed, we as an ESOL team take the time to translate important documents, even down to homework. For example, I translate a 1st graders homework to Portuguese to help her parents help her at home with homework.

    ]]>     2025-10-27 16:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652843601     https://padlet.com/letitiavigil/sylnkjkez8ono1my/wish/3652844463 Each school should have a family liason.


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