OLAS Team  

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Office of Language Access Services (OLAS)

The Boston Public Schools (BPS) Office of Language Access Services (OLAS), formerly the Translation & Interpretation Unit, manages language access services for the District. A large portion of the work entails coordinating translation and interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents/guardians whose primary language is not English. 

The mission of the OLAS is to ensure families have meaningful access to all aspects, programs, opportunities, and services pertaining to their children’s education by providing a multitude of language services via internal and external resources to safeguard communications.

The OLAS Team    

Allen Dowling

Director

Ahmed Noor

Assitant Director

Alma Berggren

General Education Coordinator

Carmelo Sanchez

Special Education Coordinator


Tamar Monteiro

Translation + Interpretation Technician


Liliana Garcia-Talley

Translation + Interpretation Technician


Theophile Tanis

Translation + Interpretation Technician


Joyce Yeh 

Translation + Interpretation Technician


Bryan Rodriguez

Translation + Interpretation Technician


Translation + Interpretation Technician

Interpretation Coordinator

Budget Analyst 

Language Access Compliance & Training Specialist

Contact Us

Boston Public Schools

Office of Language Access Services

Bruce C. Bolling Building

2300 Washington Street, Boston MA 02119

(617) 635-7876

General Inquires Email: languageaccess@bostonpubicschools.org

Translation Inquires Email: Translations@bostonpubicschools.org

Interpretation Inquires Email: Interpretations@bostonpubicschools.org