Title III
Language instruction for limited-English-proficient and immigrant students.General Title III Information
16th Annual Accountability Leadership Institute (ALI) for English Learners and Immigrants Students
December 7-8, 2015, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles, CA
Title III Data and Data Collection
The California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) is used to collect the number of English learners and the number of Immigrant Students. Private schools provide their number of immigrant student on the Student National Origin Report (SNOR). This data includes demographics, forms, and instructions.
Parental Notification
Details concerning the Title III parental notification process.
Accountability Requirements
Information and resources for LEAs that do not meet Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
These are the FAQs about administrative, programmatic, and accountability features of Title III.
Title III LEP and Immigrant Student Subgrant Programs Timeline (timeline for the allocation and release of Title III funding).
Title III LEP and Immigrant Student Subgrant Program Administration
Limited English Proficient (LEP) Student
The LEP program is to ensure English learners in California, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic standards as all other students.
Request for Applications 2015-16
Annual survey required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to report on language instruction activities. Response due by Friday, September 18, 2015.
Immigrant Student
The Immigrant Education Program provides funding to enhance instructional opportunities for immigrant students and their families and ensure that immigrant students meet the same challenging grade level and graduation standards as mainstream students.
Request for Applications 2015-16
Annual survey required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to report on the participation of immigrant students in Title III programs. Response due by Friday, September 18, 2015.
Notifications to the Field
Elementary And Secondary Education Act, Title III, Fiscal Year 2015-16 Preliminary Entitlements
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, Immigrant Student Subgrant Program Supplemental Funding, Fiscal Year 2014-15
To inform current Immigrant Student Subgrant grantees of the supplemental program funding for FY 2014-15.
Supplemental New Fiscal Year 2015 Awards for Immigrant Children and Youth Questions and Answers
Purpose and Availability of funds.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, Part A, Reallocation Process (DOC)
Reallocation process for identifying, reallocating, and distributing excess Title III funds beginning in FY 2010-11.
Annual Notification of Translation Languages
Assembly Bill 680 requires the California Department of Education to annually notify county and district superintendents and charter school administrators that parental notifications shall be translated into the primary language spoken by 15 percent or more of the school's enrollment.
Local Education Agency Plan: Directions for the Required Annual Update Letter, Budget Overview Template and Title III Allowable Costs Form (DOC)
Title III LEP/Immigrant Technical Assistance Required Update of Local Educational Agency Plan and Budget Update Archived Webcast
(additional documents posted under "Related Materials")
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III Program Information FY 2010-11 (historical document)
Outside Resources
Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)
OELA provides national leadership to help ensure that English learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academically.
Title III and Title IX Statutes
Complete text of Title III statute and related sections of Title IX.