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Title III, Part A: Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as Amended under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) P.L. 115-141, enacted March 23, 2018, awards subgrants to eligible Local Education Agencies (LEA) “to help ensure that English learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English." [Sec. 3102 (1)]

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​​​​​ Differences between Title IIIA and ESOL​               LEA's Legal Obligations

Vision

​Every English learner in GA has an opportunity to learn English for academic purposes to be ready to learn, ready to live, and ready to lead.

EL Entrance & Exit Procedures

Georgia's EL Entrance and Exit Criteria: EL Language Programs - State Guidance Handbook​​ ​​​​​ (updated June 1, 2021)

Georgia's ESOL Language Program

​​EL Exit Rates by LEA

• Number & Percentage of ELs who Attained English Proficiency in 2018 by LEA
  
• Number & Percentage of ELs who Attained English Proficiency in 2019​ by LEA
• Number & Percentage of ELs who Attained English Proficiency in 2020, by LEA (Please visit the Governor's Office of Student Achievement for this data file.)
  
• ACCESS Non Participation Examples and Solutions - August 2020​​​

Private Schools

• ​Guidance on Using WIDA Assessments in Private Schools
• Title III, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance for Private Schools​​​​​​​
  

Parent Communication

• Title VI Standards for Communication with Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parents
• OCR/DOJ LEP Parent Communication Fact Sheet
• OCR/DOJ LEP Parent Communication Q & A
• Communications with Parents in Languages Other Than English
  

• Federal Funding for Translation and Interpretation Services​ (see chapter 9)
• Title I, Family School Partnership Parent Notifications – Notice to Parents of English Learners
• Federal Programs English Learner Programs website​
  
  

Title III, Part A Guidance

• ESSA Title III, Part A Statute
• Non-Regulatory Guidance for Title III, Part A
• Addendum to the Title III, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance
• Title III, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance for Private Schools​
  
• USED State Support Network: Title III, Part A Management​ ​
  

Title III Part A Budget Tools

• FY21 Budget Submission Checklist
  
• FY21 Chart of Accounts
• FY21 Budget Guiding Questions​​
  
• Title III Budget FAQs - August 2020​
  
• FY21 Field Trip Approval Form (English Learner)
• FY21 Field Trip Approval Form (Immigrant)​
• Effectiveness Level Template
• Recommended Logic Model Template
  
• FY21 Indirect Cost Rates
• FY22 Indirect Cost Rates​​
  
• Indirect Cost Rate Calculator​​
  
• Budget Amendment Flowchart Infographic

 

• Budget Tips Infographic

 

Budget Training PPTs/Webinars (New)

• In-Depth Budget Training PPT​​​
  
• In-Depth Budget Training Recording​
  

Title III, Part A Immigrant

• ​Immigrant Infographic​​​
  

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• Immigrant Definition and Allocation Rules
  
• Immigrant Funds – Allowable Activities
• Fact Sheet on Immigrant Students who are Unaccompanied Minors
  
• Immigrant Program Planning for FY 21: PPT; Recording
  
• Immigrant Program Planning for Carryover Funds​: PPT​; Recording​​​
  

LEA Regional Title IIIA Consortia

School districts with EL populations larger than the minimum threshold receive direct Title III, Part A allocations, while school districts with EL populations less than the minimum are eligible to form or join a Title III-A Regional LEA consortium in order to meet the minimum threshold collectively and thus receive an allocation.

• Title III, Part A Regional LEA Consortium Guidelines
• Title III, Part A EL Program Plan Description to Submit with Budget
  
• Forming a Title III, Part A Consortium PPT - March 2021​​​
  
• Regional LEA Consortium Informational Webinar PPT
• Regional LEA Consortium Informational Webinar Recording
• Sample Regional LEA Consortium MOU​
  
• FY22 Letter of Intent Form
  

Title III Cross-functional Moni​toring

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