Creating a Shared Vision: 21 st Century Learning for Students with Limited English Proficiency Title I Conference October 2011.

Creating a Shared Vision: 21st Century Learning for Students with Limited English Proficiency

Creating a Shared Vision: 21st Century Learning for Students with Limited English Proficiency

Title I Conference

October 2011

OverviewOverview

• Title I and Title III Collaborative Opportunities– National changes– West Virginia implications

• USDOE Guidance on Supplement versus Supplant

What Are The Commonalities of Titles I and III?

A. They meet in the middle… Title II

B. Together they add up to … Title IV

C.They both address Limited English Proficient (LEP) Student Achievement

What Are The Commonalities of Titles I and III?

C. They both address LEP Student Achievement

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Program

Fact Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

Purpose Improve the teaching and learning of academically at-risk children so they can acquire the knowledge and skills needed to meet the State’s academic achievement standards.

Help ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) children attain English language proficiency and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to meet the State’s academic achievement standards.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) ProgramRequirement Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

Equitable Participation of Private School ChildrenTitle I, Part ASection 1120 of ESEA: §§200.62 – 200.67, 200.77 – 200.78 of ED’s Title I RegulationsTitle III, Part ASection 9501 of ESEA

Description: The requirements for LEAs include:Providing equitable Title I, Part A services to private school children and their teachers and families.Designing and implementing a Title I program for private school children and not delegating authority to private schools.Consulting with private school officials during the design and implementation of the program services provided with Title I funds.Assessing the progress of students enrolled in private schools participating in Title I, although their progress Is not required to be measured based on State assessments. Title I students enrolled in private schools are not included in Title I annual measurable objectives (AMOs).The equitable services requirements for Title I, Part A are governed by section 1120 of ESEA and ED’s Title I regulations.

Description: The requirements for LEAs include:Providing equitable Title III, Part A services to private school children and their teachers and families.Designing and implementing a Title III program for private school children and not delegating authority to private schools.Consulting with private school officials during the design and implementation of the program services provided with Title III funds.Assessing the progress of LEP students enrolled in private schools participating in Title III, though it need not be done using the State English language proficiency assessment. LEP students enrolled in private schools are not included in Title III annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAOs).The equitable services requirements for Title III, Part A are governed by section 9501 of ESEA.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) ProgramRequirement Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

Teacher QualificationsTitle I, Part ASection 1119 of ESEATitle III, Part ASection 3116(c) of ESEA

Description:All students in each State, including students served by Title I, Part A, must be taught by highly qualified teachers in core academic subjects.

Description:All students in each State, including students served by Title III, Part A, must be taught by highly qualified teachers in core academic subjects.Title III served LEAs must include a certification in their local plans that all teachers in any language instruction educational program for LEP children are fluent in English and any other language used for instruction, including having written and oral communication skills.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) ProgramRequirement Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

Professional DevelopmentTitle I, Part ASections 1114 and 1115 of ESEATitle III, Part ASection 3111 and 3115 of ESEA

Description:All LEAs receiving Title I, Part A must ensure that professional development is provided in SWP and TAS.In TAS the professional development must be for classroom teachers, administrators, and others who work with Title I students.

Description:All LEAs receiving Title III, Part A funds must provide professional development.The professional development must be for classroom teachers, administrators, and others who work with LEP students.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) ProgramRequirement Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

English Language Proficiency AssessmentTitle I, Part ASection 1111(b)(7) of ESEATitle III, Part ASection 3113(b)(3)(D) and 3121 (d)(1) of ESEA

Description: SEAs must provide for an annual assessment of English language proficiency of all LEP students in the State in grades K-12 in the domains of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Description: The SEA must ensure that LEAs provide for an annual assessment of English language proficiency of all LEP students in the State in grades K-12 in the domains of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and comprehension.Title III also requires LEAs and SEAs to report student progress in English comprehension. Although Title III requires SEAs and LEAs to be able to report a separate score for the domain of comprehension, a separate assessment instrument is not required for Title I and Title III. Comprehension can be demonstrated through reading and listening.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) ProgramRequirement Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

Parent NotificationTitle I, Part ASections 1111, 1112, 1116, and 1118 of ESEA; §§200.30 – 200.53 of ED’s Title I RegulationsTitle III, Part ASections 3115, 3116, and 3302 of ESEA

Description: the information parents must be provided includes:The annual SEA/LEA report card results;Individual student assessment;Information on their right to know about the qualification of their child’s teachers;Schools/LEAs in the different accountability stages;Public school choice and SES;Building and LEA parent involvement policies;The parent compact;A notification similar to that required under section 3302 of Title III for LEAs that use Title I funds to provide LEP students with a language instruction educational programs; andInformation should be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parent can understand.

Description: Parents must be provided:Information regarding a child’s identification as LEP and placement in a language instruction educational program, including initial English language proficiency assessment results and program placement for LEP students, as well as other information, no later than 30 days after the beginning of the school year;For a child who has not been identified for participation in a language instruction educational program prior to the beginning of the school year, the LEA must provide the notification regarding identification and placement within two weeks of the child being placed in such a program.Separate notification if the LEA is Title III funded and did not meet any one of the three Title III AMAOs. This notification must be provided to parents of children identified for or participating in Title III programs no later than 30 days after the LEA receives information regarding AMAO determinations.Both types of notification must be provided in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parent can understand.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) ProgramRequirement Title I, Part A Title III, Part A

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT OverviewTitle I, Part ASection 1111, 1112, 1116, and 1118 of ESEATitle III, Part ASection 3302

Description:Title I, Part A provides for substantive parental involvement, including the development of the State and local plan, evaluating the effectiveness of the required LEA parental involvement policy, and in implementing LEA and school improvement provisions to assist children served by the program reach proficiency on State assessments.Examples of parental involvement activities:

o Assisting parents to help improve their child’s achievement;

o Provide literacy training to parents when appropriate; and

o Parent outreach.

Description:LEAs receiving subgrants under the Title III State formula grant program must implement effective outreach to parents of LEP children to inform them of how they can be involved in their children’s education and how they can assist their children to learn English and meet State content and academic achievement standards.Examples of parental involvement activities:

o Assisting parents of LEP students to help improve their child’s achievement;

o Provide literacy training to parents of LEP students; and

o Parent outreach to parents of LEP students.

State Implications

• How do state Title I and

Title III offices collaborate?–Strategic Plan–Consolidated Monitoring–Systems of Support –Technical Assistance

Supplement not Supplant Supplement not Supplant

The Context

•The presentation will provide an overview of the US Department of Education’s guidance on use of Title I and Title III funds

•The presentation also addresses additional questions regarding the use of Title III funds consistent with the supplement not supplant requirement.

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Supplement not Supplant in Brief –

General Principle

In general, the Title III supplement not supplant requirement is intended to ensure that services provided with Title III funds are in addition to, and do not replace or supplant, services that students would otherwise receive.

1.Required by law

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Title III Supplement not Supplant Requirement

Title III funds must be used to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local funds that, in the absence of Title III funds, would have been expended for programs for LEP children and immigrant children and youth.

[Section 3115 (g) of ESEA]

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The First Test of Supplanting:Required by Law

The Department assumes supplanting exists if-

• A local education agency (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.

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The Second Test of Supplanting: Prior Year

The Department assumes supplanting exists if –

• An LEA uses Title III funds to provide services that it provided in the prior year with State, local, or other Federal funds.

This assumption may be rebutted.

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Any determination about supplanting is very fact specific, and it is difficult to provide general guidelines without examining the details of a situation.

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Supplement not Supplant

Practical Applications –

English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment

Development and Administration

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Use of ESEA Funds to AdministerState ELP Assessments

Title I and Title III funds may not be used to administer State ELP assessments because:

• Title I does not specifically authorize this expenditure, which is necessary because the requirement applies to all LEP students (not just Title I students).

• Use of Title III funds for this purpose would violate the supplement not supplant requirements since the ELP assessment is a requirement under Title I.

An SEA may use Section 6111 funds to administer State ELP assessments.

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Use of ESEA Funds to Develop and Administer ELP Assessments for Identification and Placement

• Neither Title I nor Title III funds may be used to develop or administer ELP assessments for identification and placement purposes.

• Section 6111 funds may not be used for this purpose as they may only be used to fund assessments required under Section 1111(b)(7).

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Supplement not Supplant

Considerations at the LEA

And School Levels

4 Guiding Questions for Determining If Title III Funds Can be Used Without Violating the Supplant Requirement

1. What is the instructional program/service provided to all students?

2. What does the LEA do to meet Lau requirements?

3. What services is the LEA required by other Federal, State, and local laws or regulations to provide?

4. Was the program/service previously provided with State, local, and Federal funds?

Based on the answers to the above questions, would the proposed funds be used to provide an instructional program/service that is in addition to or supplemental to an instructional program/service that would otherwise be provided to LEP students in the absence of a Title III grant?

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Department Follow-up on Supplement not Supplant

The Department of Education intends to include a section on supplanting, consistent with the October 2, 2008 guidance, in its monitoring protocols and in the OMB Compliance Supplement used by Single Audit Act auditors, beginning with the Title III grants that will be awarded in July 2009.

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Department Follow-up on Supplement not Supplant

The Department of Education intends to include a section on supplanting, consistent with the October 2, 2008 guidance, in its monitoring protocols and in the OMB Compliance Supplement used by Single Audit Act auditors, beginning with the Title III grants that will be awarded in July 2009.

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Resources

October 2008 USDE supplement not supplant letter and guidance on use of Federal funds for ELP assessments: http://www.ed.gov/programs/sfgp/legislation.html

Title I fiscal guidance: http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/fiscalguid.doc

Office for Civil Rights, ELL Resources: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/ellresources.html

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Questions and

Discussion

Questions and

Discussion

Amelia Courts, Ed. D

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Jan Stanley

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