Minnesota’s 2025-26 Academic Year Begins
Minnesota K-12 districts welcome their students back next week. The state’s student population is increasingly diverse, with over 84.000 PreK—12 students identified as English learners in 2024.
Public and charter schools that receive federal funds must have a Language Access Plan (LAP) for communicating with their limited English proficient (LEP) students and families. School district LAPs should include the services of professional language interpreters and translators whenever possible.
Our professional interpreters possess dual language expertise and cross-cultural competence – both of these skill sets are necessary for the successful and accurate exchange of information in education settings. Our experienced team partners with the continuum of district and school services including social workers, psychologists, secretaries, and school staff to support their LAPs. This collaborative approach is shown to support positive student, families and staff experiences and academic outcomes.
The Minnesota Department of Education and school districts continue to implement policies and curriculum that view student multilingualism and cultural competency as assets. We are proud to be a State of Minnesota approved language services provider. Our language services team looks forward to creating relationships with new school district clients and continuing the important work of language access support for our current valued partners. Contact us now to learn more.