{"id":6314,"date":"2019-01-21T00:20:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T04:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/?p=6314"},"modified":"2019-01-21T10:12:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:12:30","slug":"interpreting-in-wa-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/interpreting-in-wa-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Interpreting in WA public schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you have experience lobbying for meaningful language access? How about dealing with government entities? Here is your chance to help the State of Washington\u2019s public schools develop a program geared towards providing interpreters in K-12 settings. Find out more about what you can do to advocate for our profession:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>It appears that Washington State is finally going to take the bull by the horns and deal with the ongoing problem of a lack of language access services in K-12.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?year=2019&amp;billnumber=1130&amp;initiative=false\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 1130<\/a>, Addressing Language Access in Public Schools,&nbsp;requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to implement a Language Assistance Plan (LAP) for K-12 schools.&nbsp;In addition, OSPI is mandated to convene a work group to guide the development of training standards or a curriculum for interpreters working in elementary and secondary public schools.<\/p><p>The workgroup will need lots of resources and knowledgeable consultants. We encourage those of you who are involved in any way with interpreting services at K-12 public schools to reach out to Interpreters United at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x4c;&#111;&#x63;&#97;&#x6c;&#49;&#x36;&#55;&#x31;&#64;&#x67;&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#46;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\">&#x4c;o&#x63;&#97;&#x6c;&#49;&#x36;&#x37;1&#x40;&#103;&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#108;&#46;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;<\/a>&nbsp;and\/or the OSPI to offer your expertise in whatever manner you see fit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interpreters Division Leadership Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Comments are welcome on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/ID\/discussion-group\/\">Discussion Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have experience lobbying for meaningful language access? How about dealing with government entities? Here is your chance to help the State of Washington\u2019s public schools develop a program geared towards providing interpreters in K-12 settings. 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