Why Piedmont Global

Language access is no longer optional in education; it’s essential. With more than 5 million English Learners across the U.S., schools and universities must deliver equitable, compliant, and culturally fluent support to students and families. 

At Piedmont Global, we go beyond compliance to design language access strategies that create real connection, foster inclusion, and drive measurable student achievement. As a Strategic Globalization partner, we’ve helped districts nationwide embed language access into their operations — strengthening compliance, engagement, and long-term student growth.

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Industry Challenge

10% of U.S. K–12 students are English Learners, and 22% of households speak a language other than English at home.

The real cost of language gaps

Language gaps don’t just lower test scores, they widen equity divides, expose districts to compliance risk, and erode community trust. When families can’t fully engage, students fall behind and educators face growing frustration. Compliance alone isn’t enough; schools need scalable systems and true partners who can make language access sustainable, effective, and empowering. Every year without a plan means more students left behind. Let’s change that.
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Building lasting equity through language access

Our strategic approach

We embed cultural fluency, custom technology, and strategic insight into every education partnership — helping districts and institutions build language access systems that deliver impact today and endure for tomorrow.

Language access planning

Design strategies that ensure every student and parent can participate fully.

Multilingual communication

Translate enrollment, testing, performance, and policy documents into 200+ languages.

Interpreting services

Provide real-time support for parent–teacher conferences, IEP meetings, and community engagement.

Cultural fluency training

Equip educators and staff to connect across cultural and linguistic differences.

Custom technology

Implement tools that streamline translation and interpreting while safeguarding compliance.

Case Study

Building equitable classrooms

A large urban school district faced low parent engagement among English Learner families. We partnered with leadership to develop a language access plan, create multilingual resources, and provide interpreting at key touchpoints. The result: improved parent participation, measurable improvements in EL student performance, and a district-wide culture of inclusion.

"Language access transformed how our schools connect with families. We didn’t just meet compliance — we built trust."

Education

Language access that drives student success

By prioritizing language access, schools and universities:

  • Empower English Learners to succeed academically
  • Boost parent and guardian engagement
  • Strengthen community trust and inclusion
  • Stay ahead of compliance requirements
  • Improve district-wide performance and outcomes

Let’s remove barriers and unlock success

Partner with us to unlock opportunity for every student, every family, every community.

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