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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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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​​​ ​​​​​​

Georgia's ESOL Language Program

EL Exit Criteria in Georgia by LEA - 2018-2021​​

​​EL Exit Rates by LEA​

​​Number & Percentage of English Learners who Attained English Profiency in 2018, by LEA​

Click the image below for the Number & Percentage of English Learners who Attained English Proficiency by LEA ​in 2019 & 2020

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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​
  

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​​

​English Learner and Immigrant Programs' Comprehensive Needs Assessment

• EL Data Process Guide
  
• EL Data Process Guide Templates
  
• EL Language Program Companion Guide to CNA
  
• EL Program School Level Data Sets
  
• EL Risk Factors Checklist​​

Title III Part A Budget Tools

• NEW: English Learner Program Information Plan TEMPLATE​​​​
  
• Program Funding Differences: State ESOL and Federal Title III, Part A​
  
• ​Budget Guiding Questions​​
• Title III, Part A Chart of Accounts
• Title III Budget FAQs
• FY22 Indirect Cost Rates
  
• Indirect Cost Calculator​​
  
• Field Trip Approval Form​ (NEW for FY 22)
  
• Effectiveness Level Template
• Recommended Logic Model Template
  
• Title III Time Log Template
• Title III Periodic Certification (Group)
  
• Title III Periodic Certification (Individual)​​ ​
  
• Budget Submission Checklist​
  
• ​​Budget Amendment Flowchart Infographic                              ​
  
  
• ​​Budget Tips Infographic
  
  

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​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
• A Toolkit for Educators of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools​​

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​​
• Sample Regional LEA Consortium MOU​
  
• FY23 Letter of Intent Form​