TITLE III, Part A - ELL Services
What is TITLE III?
Title III-A funds are to implement educational programs for language instruction that is based on scientific research. Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are responsible for meeting Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) established for ELL students, making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and annually measuring the English proficiency of ELL by administering the State Board of Education approved:
Utah Academic Language Proficiency Assessment (UALPA)
The purpose of Title III-A
- Ensure that English Language Learners (ELL) and/or immigrant students Kindergarten through 12th Grade attain English proficiency in cooperation with the Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition
- Meet the same challenging state academic standards that all children are expected to meet
- Promote parent and community participation in bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) education programs for Limited English Proficient (LEP) children.
Language Development and Effective Practices
What Teachers Need to Know About Language
Helping ELLs with School: Web Sites for Adults
Integration of ELLs in Utah’s Literacy Goals
Instructional Models
Effective Programs for ELLs with Interrupted Formal Education
Strategies and Resources for Mainstream Teachers of ELLs
Teacher Fluency Assurance
Teacher Fluency Assurance
Teacher Fluency Sample Forms
Teacher Fluency Policy
Identification, Placement, Assessment, and Accommodations
Collecting, Reporting Race and Ethnicity Data Information Packet and Identification Information
Clearinghouse transaction dictionary
Identification Flowchart (example)
Placement Information
UALPA
Utah Assessment Participation and Accommodations Policy
ELP Proficiency Levels
TITLE III Accountability, AMAO, Exit Criteria, Sample Form Letters
Title III Accountability (federal regs)
Utah AMAO Targets
A Guide to AMAO Determination
ELL Exit / Retain Criteria
Sample forms and Letters
Parents Rights, Notification Forms, Immigration
Your Rights as a Parent of an English Language Learner
Your Rights as a Parent of a Public School Student
Parent of ELLs – Most Commonly Asked Questions
Immigrant Funds
Protocol for Title III Immigrant Student Allocation
Immigrant Policy Questions
Immigrant Decline to Accept Funds Form
Other Information
New ALS Directors/Charter School Leaders PowerPoint