August 25, 2025

This policy conveys DCPS language access requirements to ensure multilingual learners, linguistically and culturally diverse students and their families, and other stakeholders who speak a language other than English can access information delivered by DCPS. The purpose of this policy is to convey the requirements of the Language Access Act of 2004, as amended, to promote greater public access and participation in government services, programs, and activities. This policy applies to all DCPS employees and affiliated individuals, including volunteers, partnership program staff, interns, fellows, grantees, contractors, affiliates, and other entities or individuals providing direct services to or interacting with the public on behalf of DCPS.

Translations in Amharic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese will be available mid-November 2025.