VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 Immigrant and Youth Funds Under Title III

Immigrant Children and Youth (IY) as defined in Section 3301 (6) of the ESEA: Immigrant students are ages three through 21; were not born in any state; and have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more states for more than three full academic years. Note: LEAs must apply the “three full academic years” Note: LEAs must apply the “three full academic years” requirement on a cumulative basis. requirement on a cumulative basis. immigrant.pdf immigrant.pdf 2

Further Clarification of Immigrant Children and Youth (IY) Under Section 3301(14) of the ESEA, the term “state” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Therefore, students born in Puerto Rico are not considered immigrant. Students born in U.S. territories such as Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands may be considered immigrant. Children born overseas to U.S. military personnel may be considered as immigrant and included in the count of immigrant students utilized for Title III IY funding purposes. 3

Further Clarification of Immigrant Children and Youth (IY) Children born overseas to NATO families can be considered as immigrant as long as they meet all of the criteria in the federal definition of immigrant children and youth Students on Exchange Visitor (J-1) visas or Exchange High School Student (F-1) visas may also fit within the federal definition of immigrant and youth 4

Purpose of Title III Funds Funding priorities under Title III include: increasing the English language proficiency and academic achievement of ELLs and immigrant students by providing high- quality language instruction programs; providing high-quality professional development to enable classroom teachers to deliver effective content and English language instruction to ELLs and immigrant students; and promoting parental, family, and community participation in programs for ELLs and immigrant students. 5

Two Separate Funding Streams Two Separate Funding Streams Under Title III LEP ● Allocations to divisions are determined on a per pupil basis ● D ivisions must receive $10,000 to apply for LEP funds* *School divisions that receive less than $10,000 must enter into a consortium with other school divisions to receive funds Immigrant and Youth (IY) ● State reserves 5 percent of Title III funds for IY allocations to eligible divisions ● Only those school divisions that have experienced a significant increase of IY students as compared to the average of the two preceding fiscal years qualify for funds.* ● State awards $2,000 to all divisions meeting the IY criteria and an additional per pupil amount. ● Divisions allocated IY funds may apply for funds via the Title III application. *Significant increase is defined as 5 or more students. 6

Two Separate Funding Streams Application for Title III and IY funds are separated in the Title III application.  There is a separate tab to be completed for IY funds. Reimbursement of Title III and IY funds are separated into two distinct project codes. Title III – Project Code IY – Project Code Consortium members that are not the fiscal lead and receive an application for IY funding must apply for those funds through an individual Title III application. 7

Summary of Title III Funding in Virginia Year LEP FundsImmigrant and Youth (IY) Funds Total LEP and IY Funds $5,818,714$1,091,008$6,909, ,300,528461,1398,761, ,840,756491,1539,331, ,265,228514,7359,779, ,285,363593,96711,879, ,875,619572,40111,448, ,009,301579,43711,588, ,659, ,03211,220,634 8

Title III Supplement, not Supplant, Provisions LEP and Immigrant and Youth (IY) funds cannot be used for core programs and services for ELLs that are required under other local, state, and federal laws to include Title I of the ESEA, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Lau v. Nichols U.S. Supreme Court decision of 1974.

Immigrant and Youth Funds Restriction Section 3115(g) of the ESEA provides that Immigrant and Youth funds must be specifically targeted to eligible immigrant students and their families through the provision of programs and services that provide enhanced instructional opportunities. An immigrant student may or may not be an English language learner.

Allowable Uses of Immigrant and Youth (IY) Funds Family literacy and parental outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children; Support for personnel, including teacher aides who have been specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to immigrant children and youth; Provision of tutorials, mentoring, or academic/career counseling for immigrant children and youth; 11

Allowable Uses of Immigrant and Youth (IY) Funds Identification and acquisition of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to be used in the program carried out with funds; Basic instructional programs that are directly attributable to the presence in the school district involved of immigrant children and youth, including payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable to such basic instructional services; 12

Allowable Uses of Immigrant and Youth (IY) Funds Other introduction services that are designed to assist immigrant children and youth to achieve in elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States, such as programs of introduction to the educational system and civics education; and Activities coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children and youth by offering comprehensive community services. 13

Application for Immigrant and Youth Funds Divisions applying for IY funds must complete the separate Immigrant and Youth (IY) tab. Divisions must indicate which activities will be conducted with IY funds. specifically Divisions must describe how they will use IY funds to provide enhanced instructional opportunities specifically for immigrant students. Divisions must describe how they will evaluate the success of the enhanced instructional opportunities targeting immigrant students. Reminder: Divisions participating in Consortia for LEP funds apply for IY funding through an individual Title III application. 14

Remember to complete the Immigrant and Youth Allowable Activities boxes Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) Application 15

Remember to complete both of the Immigrant and Youth Program description boxes Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) Application 16

Virginia Department of Education Contacts 17 Veronica Tate Director Office of Program Administration and Accountability (804) Stacy Freeman Title III Specialist (Regions II, IV, VI, and VII) (804) Judy Radford ESL Coordinator (Regions I, III, VI, and VIII) (804)