Title III, Part ALanguage Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students

Virginia Department of Education

April 2015

Application for Title III Funds

Applications for 2015-2016 ESEA funds

• A superintendent’s memo will be posted when these technical assistant modules for completing the federal application are uploaded.

• Options: Individual or Consolidated Application

Applications are due: July 1, 2015

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Revisions to the Revisions to the 2015-2016 2015-2016

Title III, Part A, ApplicationTitle III, Part A, Application

Revisions to the 2015-2016 Title III Application

This module will present only information about revisions to the 2015-2016 Title III, Part A, application.

The module will not address those portions of the application which remain unchanged from the 2014-2015 Title III, Part A, application

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Revisions to the 2015-2016 Title III Application

Please refer to the 2014-2015 Title III, Part A, application module for information about the unchanged portions of the application.

The 2014-2015 Title III, Part A, application module may be located at:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/applications/index.shtml

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Program Overview Program Overview RevisionsRevisions

Program Overview Revisions

The Program Overview section is included in the LEP tab of the individual application or the Title III tab of the consolidated application.

As in the 2014-2015 application, subgrantees accepting Title III funds must submit a local plan by completing six narrative boxes.

The wording above each narrative box has been revised to more closely align with the new joint USED/DOJ Title III guidance released January 7, 2015.

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Program Overview RevisionsDivisions will be asked to provide detailed descriptions of:

The core instruction programs and services provided to ELLs

The core language instruction programs and services provided to ELLs

Division efforts to meet the Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)

Parental outreach and notification How proposed Title III expenditures are supplemental to

core and core language programs and services Evaluation of programs and services provided to ELLs

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Title III ConsortiaTitle III Consortia

As in 2014-2015, the Department will provide threeoptions for divisions receiving under $10,000 in Title IIIfunds for 2015-2016.  Join the statewide Title III consortium; or Join or form an independent Title III consortium; or  Choose not to accept Title III funding.

Title III Consortia

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School divisions that wish to be a part of an independent Title III consortium must have Title III subgrants with a combined total of $10,000 or more.

One school division must serve as fiscal lead for the consortium.

The fiscal lead submits a Title III application on behalf of the consortium with the list of divisions in the consortium, the plan for the use of funds, and the total allocations for all divisions in the consortium.

Consortium Application for Independent Title III Consortia

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Consortium Agreement for Independent Title III Consortia

The school division serving as the fiscal lead for the consortium must complete Section H of the Title III application.

All consortium members must submit a signed certification document to the fiscal agent located at the following link under Title III, Part A: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/applications/index.shtml

The fiscal agent keeps the certification pages on file for

the consortium members.

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School divisions that wish to be a part of the statewide Title III consortium will submit an application through a separate process.

School divisions will be contacted separately regarding participation in the statewide Title III consortium.

It is anticipated that Virginia Tech will remain the fiscal lead for the statewide Title III consortium

Application for the StatewideTitle III Consortium

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Consortium Deadline

Membership in any Title III consortia must be in

place by July 1.  Divisions receiving less than

$10,000 in 2015-2016 Title III funding that are not

in a Title III consortium by July 1, 2015, will not be

able to access their 2015 Title III LEP allocation.

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Virginia Department of Education Title III Contacts

Veronica Tate

Director

Program Administration and Accountability

Veronica.Tate@doe.virginia.gov

(804) 225-2870

Stacy Freeman (II, IV, VI) Christopher Kelly (III, VII)

Title III Specialist Education Coordinator Stacy.Freeman@doe.virginia.gov Christopher.Kelly@doe.virginia.gov

(804) 371-0778 (804) 225-2122

Shyla Vesitis (I, V, and VIII) Title I/Title III Specialist Shyla.Vesitis@doe.virginia.gov

(804) 225-3711