2024-2025 Program and Budget Handbook

Title III Budget Priorities (7T197) Title III provides supplemental funding to enhance ELD programs and access to core in order to assist ELs in attaining English proficiency and academic achievement. These funds are to be used for direct services only. Schools receiving Title III funds are to develop their EL budget in accordance with the following Master Plan fiscal priorities: 1. Professional Development: Provide EL-related professional development (PD) for teachers, administrators, and other school support staff to improve and implement high-quality Integrated and Designated ELD. Note: The school must develop and implement an ongoing professional development plan that aligns with the identified needs of ELs and defined within the school’s SPSA . 2. Targeted Acceleration: To address and remedy the linguistic and academic deficits of identified ELs, Title III funds are to be used to support acceleration activities for ELs Note: Non-EL students, including RFEP students, are not eligible to receive Title III funded acceleration or other instructional services. 3. English Learner (EL) Instructional Coach: To support the consistent implementation of the District’s Title III initiatives, including standard s based Designated and Integrated ELD instruction. (For more information, see the Instructional Support section of this handbook.) 4. Parent Outreach and Training: To support training activities related to the instructional program for ELs and designed to assist parents and families to become active participants in the education of their children. (Title III must not be used to support ELAC activities.)

Note: Parents of non-EL students, including RFEP students, are not eligible to receive Title III funded services. 5. Supplemental Instructional Materials (SIM): To supplement the instructional program for ELs (ELA, Mathematics, History/Social Science, Science, ELD) with materials not required by the core curriculum. SIM are specific to the classroom, delivery of instruction, and acceleration. In addition, the materials must be targeted to the linguistic and academic needs of ELs. Examples include: • Classroom library books in the students’ primary language and/or Culturally and Linguistically Relevant • Realia such as visuals • Manipulatives • Instructional CDs, Videos, DVDs (not blank) • Periodicals • Initial Software License fees • Educational Apps • Leveled Readers • Classroom sets of novels not on the District required reading list Note: SIM will be subject to ongoing monitoring to ensure the appropriate use of Title III funds. For Title III expenditures that do not fall into the priority categories listed above, schools must adhere to the following criteria: 1. The expenditure addresses the linguistic and academic needs of ELs and is identified and explicitly described in the school ’ s SPSA or SPSA Modification. 2. Expenditures support the increased academic achievement of ELs and are based upon a thorough analysis of EL data.

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