August 19, 2009 Title III Supplement/Supplant August 19, 2009

Agenda Welcome Roll Call Supplement/Supplant – Background Implications Appropriate Uses of Title III Funds Next Steps

August 19, 2009 Background Civil Rights Requirements –Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 –Lau v. Nichols –Castaneda v. Pickard –Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974

August 19, 2009 Background The Civil Rights Act and ensuing Supreme Court rulings mean that schools MUST provide language acquisition services for ONE student or many students. NO exceptions

August 19, 2009 Determination of Supplement/Supplant First Test: –An LEA uses Title III funds to provide services that the LEA is required to make available under state or local laws, or other Federal laws.

August 19, 2009 Determination of Supplement/Supplant Second Test –Supplanting exists if the LEA uses Title III funds to provide services that it provided in the prior year with state, local, or other federal funds

August 19, 2009 Use of Title III Funds Title III funds to be used to: Supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public funds that, in the absence of such availability, would have been expended for programs for limited English proficient children and immigrant children and youth, and in no case to supplant such Federal, State, and local public funds.

August 19, 2009 Use of Title III Funds Funds can be used for: –providing additional services to ELL students beyond the “core language instruction educational programs and services for limited English proficient students.”

August 19, 2009 Implications Salaries of teachers who provide core services for language students – general fund Salaries of paraprofessionals who provide core services for language students – general fund Salaries for administration who support the ELL program – general fund All assessments (ELPA and Screener) – general fund

August 19, 2009 Core Language Instruction Determinations to be made: –What is the “Core Language Curriculum” for English Language Learners? Determined in the same way that an LEA determines other core curricula Teachers, texts, supplies, materials –These are general fund responsibilities

August 19, 2009 Core Language Instruction What other requirements are made in the pertinent laws and court rulings? –Communicating with parents Written Oral –These are general fund expenses

August 19, 2009 Core Language Instruction What other requirements are made in the pertinent laws and court rulings? Testing Eligibility Assessments –These are general fund expenses

August 19, 2009 Core Language Instruction What other requirements are made in the pertinent laws and court rulings?

August 19, 2009 Additional Supports What additional supports might a student need? –Common determiner to determine that a student may need additional support in order to acquire the language skills necessary to master the curriculum required of all students

August 19, 2009 Additional Supports If, based on the common determiner, a student needs additional support –Is the need centered on the acquisition of the curriculum? Could use Title I funds IF the student is Title I eligible

August 19, 2009 Additional Supports If, based on the common determiner, a student needs additional support –Is the need centered on the acquisition language skills necessary to access and master the curriculum? –Could use Title III funds if the student is Title III eligible

August 19, 2009 Use of Title III Funds Title III funds can be used to: –provide additional services to ELL students beyond the “core language instruction educational programs and services for limited English proficient students.”

August 19, 2009 Use of Title III Funds Funds can be used for: –additional tutoring. –additional parental supports. –additional after school/weekend/summer supports. –additional materials and tools.

August 19, 2009 Use of Title III Funds Funds can be used for: –Professional development for classroom and ELL staff

August 19, 2009 Next Steps LEAs should identify their core ELL curriculum in the same way that a core curriculum is identified for other subject matter

August 19, 2009 Next Steps LEAs should be sure that they have uniform criteria in place to determine that ELL students need additional support – similar to Title I criteria LEAs should be sure that they have uniform criteria in place to determine that ELL students can exit the support program – similar to Title I criteria

August 19, 2009 Next Steps LEAs should identify their ELL support program LEAs should identify their ELL professional development program

August 19, 2009 Next Steps Based on these decisions about curriculum and supports, decisions can be made about which funding source can be used to fund the program/activity

August 19, 2009 Questions??

August 19, 2009 Contacts –Linda Forward, Supervisor School Improvement Support Office of Education Improvement and Innovation