Title III, Part A - Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students

Purpose

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)]

Title III, Part A EL Language Programs are a variety of supplemental services and activities provided to EL students, their teachers, and their families beyond the schools' legal obligations to English learners and their limited English proficient parents. All Federal Program services are provided within the Systems of Continuous Improvement framework.

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

Parent Communication

Title III, Part A Guidance

Title III Part A Budget Tools

Budget Tips Infographic

Budget Training PPTs/Webinars (New)

Title III, Part A Immigrant

Immigrant Infographic

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.