Federal law requires federally funded districts to provide meaningful language access to limited-English-proficient (LEP) families. JB Linguistics is the single contract-ready vendor your superintendent, language-access coordinator, and procurement team can rely on for parent interpretation, IEP support, document translation, and ELL/EL program services.
Federally funded districts must take 'reasonable steps' to provide meaningful access to limited-English-proficient families. OCR enforces with corrective action plans. JB Linguistics builds programs that withstand OCR review.
Requires federal agencies and recipients of federal funds to improve LEP access. Districts receiving Title I funds operate under this requirement. We provide the documented language-access plan most districts haven't formalized.
Requires that IEPs and 504 plans be communicated to parents 'in their native language, unless clearly not feasible to do so.' Our special-ed-trained interpreters handle IEP meetings, 504 hearings, and behavioral plans with the vocabulary your specialists use.
Funds and structures English Learner instruction. Translated parent notifications, language-access documentation, and ELL parent advisory committees are required under Title III plans. We handle the translation and engagement infrastructure.
If your district operates school-based health centers receiving federal funds, Section 1557 of the ACA adds language access requirements for medical encounters. Our healthcare-credentialed interpreters meet that standard alongside our school-trained team.
Most districts don't have a written Language Access Plan — the document OCR asks for first in a Title VI review. We provide a Plan template and supporting documentation as part of every district contract.
IEP meetings, 504 meetings, parent-teacher conferences, enrollment intake, disciplinary hearings, ELL services planning. On-demand phone, scheduled video, and on-site delivery. Same-week scheduling for routine needs.
Letters home, parent handbooks, registration forms, district website translation, IEPs, behavioral plans, student-facing multilingual materials. ATA-credentialed translation with glossary management for consistency across documents.
Curriculum review, classroom-aide language support, parent-engagement events for ELL programs, and translated ESSA Title III communications. We integrate with your existing ELL specialists rather than replacing them.
Interpreters trained specifically in IDEA vocabulary: accommodation vs modification, related services, LRE, FAPE, transition planning. Same lead interpreter for ongoing IEP teams so context isn't lost between meetings.
Many districts serve families from communities where US-style 'parent engagement' isn't culturally familiar. We advise on engagement strategies that meet families where they are.
The single document OCR asks for first in a Title VI compliance review. We provide the Plan as part of every district contract, formatted for school board adoption.
Instead of separate vendors for phone interpretation, document translation, on-site interpretation, IEPs, and ELL parent communications — one master service agreement covers all five. One invoice, one point of contact, one set of compliance documentation.
Most routine school interpretation requests (parent-teacher conferences, enrollment intake, ELL services planning) are filled within the same calendar week. Standing IEP slots are pre-booked at the start of each semester.
Quarterly compliance reports documenting language access provision (assignments completed, languages served, sessions per setting, no-show rates, complaints resolved). Formatted for OCR Title VI review and ESSA Title III annual reports.
DUNS 130473444, NAICS 541930. Past performance summaries available for any RFP. Eligible for direct contracting in most states; cooperative agreements available where required (BuyBoard, TIPS, Sourcewell, Choice Partners).
Every linguist signs a per-engagement FERPA-aligned confidentiality agreement before receiving student records. Data segregation, access controls, and audit trails meet district CISO requirements.
Per-minute and per-session pricing posted in advance for budget planning. No monthly minimum required. Volume discounts begin at 25+ engagements per month. Year-end roll-up reports for next year's budget.
Yes, in practice. Title VI doesn't explicitly require a written Plan, but the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights asks for one first in any Title VI review. Districts without a written Plan typically end up under a Voluntary Resolution Agreement that requires them to develop and adopt one anyway. We provide a Plan template as part of every district contract.
Our IEP interpreters are trained in IDEA vocabulary (accommodation vs modification, related services, LRE, FAPE, transition planning) and special-education protocol. For ongoing IEP teams, we assign the same lead interpreter throughout the year so context isn't lost between meetings. Pre-meeting briefings between the case manager and interpreter take ~15 minutes and dramatically improve meeting outcomes.
On-demand phone interpretation in 30+ languages is available within 30 seconds during business hours. Scheduled video remote interpretation for parent conferences and ELL services planning is typically filled within the same calendar week. On-site interpretation for IEPs, expulsion hearings, and formal meetings typically requires 5 business days notice.
Likely yes — depending on your state. We hold contracting eligibility under most state cooperative purchasing programs including BuyBoard (Texas), TIPS (national), Sourcewell, and Choice Partners. If your district uses a cooperative we're not currently on, we'll work with the cooperative's onboarding process directly. Direct contracting is also available in most states.
Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, Russian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, Dari, Pashto, Somali, Swahili, Amharic, Burmese, Karen, Nepali, Punjabi, Urdu, ASL, and 30+ additional languages. We add coverage when district demographic data shows a new language emerging in the LEP population.
Pricing varies based on district size, languages covered, and service mix. For a typical 5,000-student district with ~12% LEP population, annual contracts range from $35,000–$120,000 depending on whether on-site interpretation is included. We provide a fixed-bid annual contract proposal as part of every RFP response; no per-engagement surprises.
Tell us about your LEP population, current vendor mix, and budget cycle. We'll respond with a fixed-bid proposal and a draft Language Access Plan within one business day.
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