Nicki Foltz Boyd Elementary Springfield, MO Intro The Bridges, Not Barriers: Engaging Multilingual Families Through Inclusive School Events project aims to increase multilingual family engagement by identifying and removing barriers and designing inclusive school events that are accessible to English-language (EL) families. Family engagement is a key factor in supporting the academic success and development of multilingual learners (Ansari & Pianta, 2023; Jeon et al., 2026; M