Title III, Part A is dedicated to ensuring that English learners, including immigrant children and youth

• Attain English proficiency,
• Achieve academic success across all subjects, and
• Promote promote parental, family, and community participation in language instruction educational programs

To support the above goals, schools must “implement parent, family, and community engagement activities” as part of the requirements of receiving Title III, Part A funds. These activities should be in addition to or to enhance, increase, and extend programs and services that currently exist using local, state, and other federal funds.

To learn more about the allocation and use of Title III funds, check out:

• Entitlements and Allocations - https://tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us/ffcr/
  • Determine the amount of funds allocated to your district under the T3PAELA and T3PAImm columns.
• Funding Guidebook - https://www.txel.org/media/5n3nhu0l/v2fundingguidebookmay2022.pdf
  • Learn about allowable and unallowable use of Title III funds.
• Accountability & Compliance - https://www.txel.org/ComplianceAndAccountability
  • Learn more about ESSA reporting and guidance.
• Office of English Language Acquisition Resources - https://ncela.ed.gov/resources/oela-resources
  • Learn more about national resources available to help your emergent bilingual students.

The Texas Education Agency has developed and posted the following resources/trainings to help local educational agencies in the implementation of their bilingual and/or English as a second language program:

• Dual Language Immersion Program Models: https://www.txel.org/txedlif
• Transitional Bilingual Program Models: https://www.txel.org/ProgramImplementation
• English as a Second Language Program Models: https://www.txel.org/txeslf
• Content Based Language Instruction: https://www.txel.org/cbli
• Bilingual Certification: https://www.txel.org/bilingualcertification
• ESL Certification: https://www.txel.org/eslcertification

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For all Region 15 bilingual, ESL and Title III workshops, please use the Region 15 Omnitrack system/calendar.