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Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (BETAC) Educational Services That Transform Lives Title III Application Training June 25, 2009 Suffolk BETAC @ Eastern Suffolk BOCES Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (BETAC) 15 Andrea Drive, Holbrook, NY 11741 Phone (631) 244-4016 • Fax: (631) 244-4087 Title III Application Process for 2009-2010 Title III, Part A: Language Instruction for LEP and Immigrant Students ¾ LEA’s must have submitted and have an approved 2008-09 Comprehensive Plan and Reports/ Documentation for LEP students under CR Part 154 ¾ Funds are made available based on the number of LEP students and immigrant students listed in the Census count ¾ Title III funds must be used for the education of LEP students - See allowable/unallowable funding expenses LEP: http://www.forms.nysed.gov/emsc/titlei/ca0708/expensesiii.htm Immigrant: http://www.forms.nysed.gov/emsc/titlei/ca0708/expensesiiiimm.htm Funds must be used to supplement State requirements, not supplant them 2 Consolidated Application &Title III Process for 2009-2010 ¾ LEA’s eligible for $10,000 or more must submit Title III Application forms directly with their LEA’s Title I Consolidated Plan ¾ LEA’s eligible for less than $10,000 may form a consortium; the consortium may be formed by two or more LEAs with one LEA serving as the lead applicant. (Suffolk BETAC’s Title III Consortia will continue in the 2009-2010 school year) ¾ LEA’s eligible for immigrant funds must submit a Title III LEP and a Title III Immigrant application ¾ Updated allocations for Title III, Part A, LEP and Immigrant Funds along with the application materials will be posted on the Department’s web site. You can check to see what’s been posted at the following URL: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/Documents/funding-opport.htm 3 Title III Application Process for 2009-2010 TITLE I CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION PROCESS: Federal mandates related to Title III funding for ALL Title I Applicants include the following: Requirements Assurances/ Terms and Conditions Note: A LEP student may be opted out of a Title III supplementary program, but cannot be opted out of CR Part 154 required services. Consultation/Collaboration for Title III Programs - Title I requirements PLUS: • Researchers • Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) - if appropriate • Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) - if appropriate • Community Based Organizations (CBOs) - if appropriate Scientifically Based Research for Title III (Only submit this page if significant changes in program(s) have occurred) Private Schools Participation Form - Title I and Title III requirements Note: Public schools may provide services and materials, NOT funds. 4 Title III Application Process for 2009-2010 ¾ LEAs with approved 2008-2009 Title III, Part A, Local Plans are only required to submit information on those aspects of the approved program that have changed for 2009-2010 ¾ Required activities include: 9 A-(1) High quality language instruction education programs and activities 9 A-(2) High quality professional development programs 9 B-(1) Assessment 9 C-(1) Parent Involvement 5 Title III, Part A – LOCAL PLANS INDIVIDUAL Applicants: New & Continuing Form New Continuing Title III – A(1): High Quality Instructional Program Required Update Title III – A(2): High Quality Professional Development Required Update Title III – B(1): Description of Assessment and Accountability Required Update Title III – C(1): Description of Parent and Community Participation Required Update Title III – E(1): Description of Programs and Services for Immigrant students (If applicable) Required (if Update applicable) (if applicable) FS-10 Budget Form: LEP Funds Required Required Budget Narrative: LEP Funds Required Required Required Required (if applicable) (if applicable) Required Required (if applicable) (if applicable) Private School Participation Form Required with Consolidated Application Required with Consolidated Application Consultation/Collaboration Form (See hand-out in packet) Required with Consolidated Application Required with Consolidated Application FS-10 Budget Form: Immigrant Funds (If applicable) Budget Narrative: Immigrant Funds (If applicable) Title III, Part A – LOCAL PLANS CONSORTIUM Member Applicants: New & Continuing New & Continuing - Consortium Member Applicants Title III – D(3): Superintendent’s Signed Agreement – Consortium Applicant Private School Participation Form: include copies of form and letters sent to and from private schools either accepting or rejecting Title III, Part A services, if available Required Required Submit to Consortium Lead Applicant – Lead Applicant will submit with Consortium application. New & Continuing Consortium Member Applicants - ALSO Entitled to Title III Immigrant Funds Title III – D(3): Superintendent’s Signed Agreement – Consortium Applicant Title III – E(1): Description of Programs and Services for Immigrant Students Budget Narrative: Immigrant Funds FS-10 Budget Form: Immigrant Funds Required Required Required Required *Submit original to Consortium Lead Applicant – Lead Applicant will submit with Consortium application. ( Also send a copy with your Consolidated Application) *NOTE: This may be subject to change; new instructions may be inserted in the 2009-10 Consortium application. Title III Application Process for 2009-2010 SAMPLE: Allowable Supplemental Programs ¾ ¾ Bilingual or ESL Programs (Must supplement existing CR Pt. 154 required programs) Two-Way (Dual Language) Bilingual Education Programs (Must supplement existing CR Pt. 154 required programs) ¾ Supplemental language and academic instruction program (e.g., Newcomer or SIFE programs) ¾ Locally designed activities to expand or enhance existing language and academic instruction program ¾ Schoolwide or districtwide programs for restructuring, reforming and upgrading language and academic instruction programs, including ongoing professional development ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Literacy/Technology training Extensive LEP/ELL tutoring – before-school, after-school, Saturday academies Jump Start Summer Program for LEP/ELLs Educationally-related field trips Parents as Reading Partners/ Saturday Parent Literacy Programs Extra help to prepare LEP/ELLs for NYS Assessments/Regents Examinations 8 Informational Websites Resources for Research on LEP/ELLs z www.cal.org Center for Applied Linguistics z www.nabe.org National Association for Bilingual Education z www.tesol.org International Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages z http://www.ncela.gwu.edu OELA’s National Clearinghouse z http://crede.berkeley.edu Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence z www.centeroninstruction.org Research-Based Recommendations for Instruction and Academic Interventions z www.whatworks.ed.gov What Works Clearinghouse z http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/2 a/73/f0.pdf Effective Professional Development Programs for Teachers of English Language Learners by Kip Téllez, University of California at Santa Cruz, & Hersh C. Waxman, University of Houston Instructional Resources z http://a4esl.org activities for ELL students z http://www.culturegrams.com snapshots of cultures and countries z www.everythingesl.net lesson tips, resources, and discussion forums z www.interculturalpress.com source for books, simulations, and other training materials about crossing cultures z www.readwritethink.org resources and high quality practices in reading and language arts instruction z www.colorincolorado.org information on educating ELLs z www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html Picture dictionary z http://www.litstudies.org/bilingual_esl/ resources for NYS educators on preparing ELLs for the ELA Regents; glossaries also posted SIFE Informational Websites z z z z z http://documents.cms.k12.nc.us/dsweb/View/Collection-1816 Educational Profile Instrument http://www.doe.in.gov/lmmp/pdf/effective_programs_ell.pdf Effective Programs for ELLs with Interrupted Formal Education http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/BestPractices.pdf Immigrant Students and Secondary School Reform: Compendium of Best Practices http://www.cal.org/projects/newcomer.html Newcomers: Language and Academic Programs for Recent Immigrants http://www.nassauboces.org/cit/NCLB/BETAC/SIFESymp1997.pdf Proceedings of the New York State Symposium on the Education of Over-Age Limited English Proficient Students with Interrupted Formal Schooling Resource Books Classroom Instruction That Works With English Language Learners, Jane Hill and Kathleen Flynn, ASCD, 2003 Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, Doug Buehl, IRA, 2001. Designing and Implementing Two-Way Bilingual Programs, Margarita E. Calderón and Liliana Minaya Rowe, Corwin Press, 2003 English Learners: Reaching the Highest Levels of English Literacy, Gilbert G. Garcia, Ed., International Reading Association,2003 English Language Learners: The Essential Guide, David and Yvonne Freeman, Scholastic, 2007 Systems for Change in Literacy Education : A Guide to Professional Development, Carol Lyons & Gay Pinnell, Heinemann,2001. The Learning Strategies Handbook, Anna Chamot, et al., Longman, 1999. What Works in Schools, Robert Marzano, et al. ASCD, 2003. More Informational Websites ¾ New York State Education Department (NYSED): (NYSED) www.nysed.gov ¾ Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies: Studies http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling ¾ NYSED Title III Homepage: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/NEWTIII.html ¾ NYSED Publications: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/publications.html ¾ Suffolk BETAC @ Eastern Suffolk BOCES: BOCES http://www.esboces.org/BETAC 11 Title III & CR Part 154 Contacts for Assistance ¾ NYSED – Office of Bilingual Education 518-474-8775 ¾ Suffolk BETAC @ Eastern Suffolk BOCES 631-244-4016 Terri Brady-Méndez, Program Administrator Alice Blanch, Bilingual Resource Specialist Valerie Fernández-Pardo, Bilingual Resource Specialist Christa Stevenson, Bilingual Resource Specialist 12