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Baseline funding and sufficiency of language access services
3:27:47
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Council Member Rita Joseph questions why the funding for immigrant family outreach wasn't baselined and inquires about the sufficiency of the current funding amount. DOE officials explain the decision-making process and confirm that the funding covers various aspects of language access services.
- The decision not to baseline the funding was made by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
- Current funding covers interpreters, document translation, text messages, and language access at school levels.
- Services are available for all types of school meetings and communications.
Rita Joseph
3:27:47
And why wasn't this funding baselined as well?
Seritta Scott
3:27:53
So I can answer that.
3:27:54
That's a decision made by OMB.
3:27:56
As you know, we appreciate and always want baseline sustainable funding and we'll continue to work with them.
Rita Joseph
3:28:03
And, is this total funding amount for programming for immigrant families outreach at the way the way you're at the level you're doing it, making sure there's interpreters, translation of documents going home, text messages, and language access available at school levels as well?
Kleber Palma
3:28:17
Yes, absolutely.
Rita Joseph
3:28:18
And in the in the school meetings as well, high school, middle school applications, is all of that being applied?
Kleber Palma
3:28:24
Yes.
3:28:25
So we are definitely turning up the volume on awareness both on staffing and our communities, but also providing direct supports and services to schools at all grade levels.