Definitions & Identification
This 2-letter acronym refers to a student who is aged 3-21, enrolled in school, and whose native language is not English.
What is an ML (Multilingual Learner)?
This 3-word golden rule states that Title III funds must be used in addition to, and never in place of, state or local funds.
What is Supplement, Not Supplant?
School districts must provide parent notifications in a format and, to the extent practicable, in this.
What is a language the parents can understand?
This acronym stands for the "Language Instruction Educational Program" used by a district.
What is LIEP?
ELs must be assessed annually in these four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and...
What is Writing?
This is the primary document used during enrollment to identify if a student’s home language is something other than English.
What is the Home Language Survey or HLS?
True or False: Title III funds can be used to pay for the mandatory annual English Language Proficiency assessment (e.g., WIDA ACCESS).
What is False? These are civil rights obligations and must be paid by the district/state.
True or False: Title III requires schools to hold outreach and training activities specifically for the parents of EL students.
What is True?
This instructional model involves teaching students in two languages, aiming for proficiency in both.
What is Dual language or Bilingual Education?
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), accountability for EL progress moved from Title III to this larger federal title.
What is Title I?
According to federal law, students must be screened for EL status within this many days of enrollment.
What is 30 days?
This is the maximum percentage of a Title III subgrant that can be used for "Direct Administrative Costs."
What is 2%?
Beyond just "informing" parents, Title III encourages districts to help parents become "active participants" in this.
What is their child's education?
Title III requires that all instructional programs for ELs be "effective" and based on this type of research.
What is Evidence-based or Scientifically-based research?
Districts must monitor the academic progress of former EL students for this many years after they exit the program.
What is 4 years?
To be classified as an "Immigrant" student under Title III, a student must not have been born in any State and must have attended U.S. schools for fewer than this many full academic years.
What is three years?
Title III funds are often used to provide this type of "high-quality" training for teachers and principals to help them better serve ELs.
What is Professional Development?
This specific type of "literacy" service for families is an allowable (and encouraged) use of Title III funds.
What is Family Literacy or Adult ESL?
This specific teaching role often funded by Title III involves a specialist who supports classroom teachers in improving EL instruction.
What is an Instructional Coach or ESL Coach?
This term refers to the state-defined goals for how much English proficiency an EL student should gain each year.
What are Long-term Goals or Progress Measures?
This term describes the process of a student meeting state standards to exit the EL program and move to "Former EL" status.
What is Reclassification?
Unlike general Title III funds, the "Immigrant Set-Aside" subgrant is only triggered when a district sees a significant what?
What is an increase in the number/percentage of immigrant students?
If a student is identified as an EL, the district must notify parents of their right to do this regarding EL services.
What is Opt-out or decline services?
This 1974 Supreme Court case established that simply providing the same books and teachers to ELs as native speakers is not "equality."
What is Lau v. Nichols?
Even if a parent "opts out" of EL services, the district is still federally required to do this once a year.
What is assess the student's English Language Proficiency?