Region 10 Title III, SSA Application



Title III, Part A SSA

PS 3106 - Consolidated Application Questions

LEA Local Plan - Choose all that apply to your district. Please circle each number (1-7 in Section A) that applies to your district. If you do not circle a number, skip to the next question.

Note: you are required to select at least one item in Section A.

Part 6

Section A: Language Instruction Educational Programs and Activities

1. Provide supplemental upgrades to program objectives and effective instruction strategies.

Check all objectives that apply:

___Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Please describe plan: Please select the number(s) (1-3) that apply to your district

1. Provide an instructional coach/facilitator that works collaboratively with administrators and

classroom teachers to improve instructional practices for LEP students not making progress as

measured by ongoing formal and informal district assessments throughout the year.

2. Provide training for instructional coaches that promote success for English Language Learners.

3. Provide administrator training that promotes success for English Language Learners (ELLs).

2. Provide or upgrade supplemental curricula, instructional materials, educational software, and /or

assessment procedures.

Check all objectives that apply:

___ Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___ Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___ Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Please describe plan: Please check the number(s) (1-6) that apply to your district

1. Purchase trade books including authentic literature and young adult literature to enhance the

curriculum of the content areas to meet student language and literacy needs.

2. Purchase educational software to improve language skills and comprehension in the content

areas for limited and non-English speakers.

3. Develop, implement and monitor ongoing and effective formal and informal assessments for English Language Learners.

4. Purchase data analysis tools for planning and implementing timely and focused interventions for ELLs who are not making progress.

5. Purchase access to technology-based resources that supplement existing curricula and instructional materials and provide additional support to ELLs who are not making progress.

6. Purchase instructional materials rich in vocabulary and visuals as needed to supplement existing

resources for ELLs participating in other programs.

3. Provide supplemental tutorials and/or intensified instruction.

Check all objectives that apply:

___ Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___ Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___ Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Please describe plan: Please check the number(s) (1-3) that apply to your district

1. Provide extended day tutoring in core content areas (before school, after school, and Saturdays)

to accelerate language acquisition and improve literacy skills for ELLs not making adequate

progress.

2. Provide tutoring in core content areas during the regular school day to accelerate language

acquisition and improve literacy skills for ELLs not making adequate progress.

3. Provide summer enrichment program for ELLs not making progress in language acquisition and

literacy skills.

4. Develop and implement supplemental language instruction educational program that is

coordinated with other programs and services.

Check all objectives that apply:

___ Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___ Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___ Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Please describe plan: Please check the number(s) (1-4) that apply to your district

1. Provide specialized, collaborative summer enrichment program for ELLs participating in other

programs to enrich content area knowledge and skills.

2. Provide extra-curricular learning opportunities for ELLs participating in other programs to enrich

understanding of real-world applications of academic knowledge.

3. Develop and implement a student mentoring program aimed at providing support for ELLs in the

content areas in their primary language.

4. Provide opportunities for high school ELL students to participate in the University of Texas at

Austin distance learning credit accrual program (K-16 Education Center).

5. Provide supplemental community participation program, family literacy services, and/or parent

outreach and parent training activities.

Check all objectives that apply:

___ Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___ Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___ Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Please describe plan: Please check the number(s) (1-4) that apply to your district

1. Provide staff and resources to develop and implement parental outreach services such as home

visits and training to assist parents in helping children improve their academic achievement by

becoming active participants in the education of their children.

2. Provide family literacy services.

3. Purchase materials aimed at improving parents’ English language skills.

4. Provide opportunities for parents to become acculturated to the educational system and the

community at large.

6. Provide and incorporate supplemental resources (technology, materials, access to electronic

networks, etc.) into the curricula and educational program. (Consolidated Application Activity 9)

Check all objectives that apply:

___ Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___ Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___ Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Please describe plan: Please check the number(s) (1-2) that apply to your district

1. Purchase data analysis software to identify ELL students in need of specific interventions.

2. Purchase software licenses to access materials and resources that address the specific needs of

newcomers and unschooled immigrants.

7. Other Program/Activity - If an activity that your district provides is not listed, please add here and

the district activity must be consistent with one or more of the activity numbers selected on the

Estimated Budget Summary.

Check all objectives that apply:

___Increase percentage of children making progress in learning English

___Increase percentage of children attaining English proficiency

___ Make adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

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Section B. Professional Development

Note: you are required to select at least one item in section B (1-5). For each LEP supplemental professional development that is in the 2013-2014 District/Campus Improvement Plan, please circle the trainings that best meet your district needs.

1. Name and purpose of Professional Development: __________________________________________

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Example: Region 10 staff development for administrators such as “ELPS for Administrators,”

“Elements of Effective ELL Instruction,” and “Language Acquisition for Adminitrators.”

Purpose of Professional Development: Check the purpose that meets your district needs.

___ Improve the instruction and assessment of LEP Children

___ Enhance the ability to understand and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional

strategies for LEP children

Area of Research-Based Effectiveness: Check the area that reflects your district needs.

___ Increase children’s English proficiency

___ Substantially increase subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills

Audience: Check the audience that meets reflects your district needs.

___ Classroom teachers

___ Principals

___ Administrators

___ Other school or community-based organization personnel

2. Name and purpose of Professional Development: __________________________________________

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Example: Region 10 staff development for B/ESL teachers such as “Strategies for Newcomers,” “Embracing Diverse Cultures,” “Interactive Notebooks,” and “Thinking in a New Language.”

Purpose of Professional Development: Check the purpose that meets your district needs.

___ Improve the instruction and assessment of LEP Children

___ Enhance the ability to understand and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional

strategies for LEP children

Area of Research-Based Effectiveness: Check the area that reflects your district needs.

___ Increase children’s English proficiency

___ Substantially increase subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills

Audience: Check the audience that meets reflects your district needs.

___ Classroom teachers

___ Principals

___ Administrators

___ Other school or community-based organization personnel

3. Name and purpose of Professional Development: ____________________________________________

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Example: Staff development offered by the Texas Education Agency, Universities and/or professional and non-profit organizations.

Purpose of Professional Development: Check the purpose that meets your district needs.

___ Improve the instruction and assessment of LEP Children

___ Enhance the ability to understand and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional

strategies for LEP children

Area of Research-Based Effectiveness: Check the area that reflects your district needs.

___ Increase children’s English proficiency

___ Substantially increase subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills

Audience: Check the audience that reflects your district needs.

___ Classroom teachers

___ Principals

___ Administrators

___ Other school or community-based organization personnel

4. Name and purpose of Professional Development: ________________________________________

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Example: Staff development by state or nationally-known speakers either at Region 10 or provided by the district.

Purpose of Professional Development: Check the purpose that meets your district needs.

___ Improve the instruction and assessment of LEP Children

___ Enhance the ability to understand and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional

strategies for LEP children

Area of Research-Based Effectiveness: Check the area that reflects your district needs.

___ Increase children’s English proficiency

___ Substantially increase subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills

Audience: Check the audience that meets reflects your district needs.

___ Classroom teachers

___ Principals

___ Administrators

___ Other school or community-based organization personnel

5. Name and purpose of Professional Development: ________________________________________

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Example: Book study of current research on best practices for English Language Learners.

Purpose of Professional Development: Check the purpose that meets your district needs.

___ Improve the instruction and assessment of LEP Children

___ Enhance the ability to understand and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional

strategies for LEP children

Area of Research-Based Effectiveness: Check the area that reflects your district needs.

___ Increase children’s English proficiency

___ Substantially increase subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge, and teaching skills

Audience: Check the audience that meets reflects your district needs.

___ Classroom teachers

___ Principals

___ Administrators

___ Other school or community-based organization personnel

Section C. Teacher Fluency and Methods for Ensuring Fluency – Choose options that apply to your district:

1. English

___ State educator certification

___ Other (Teacher Fluency for Title III, Part A examples provided by TEA)

Specify:

Options provided by TEA at 2010-2011 Program Meeting as a helpful:

Please select which method your district uses for fluency verification from list below

|EXAMPLES OF METHODS TO CONSIDER |

|FOR VERIFYING TEACHER FLUENCY FOR TITLE III, PART A |

|ENGLISH |OTHER LANGUAGE(S) Used for Instruction |

|Oral Fluency |Written Fluency |Oral Fluency | Written Fluency |

|Formal Methods: |Formal Methods: |Formal Methods: |Formal Methods: |

|Adult assessment of oral |Adult assessment of writing |Texas bilingual teacher |Texas bilingual teacher |

|proficiency in the English |proficiency in the English |certification** |certification in Spanish obtained |

|language |language |Adult assessment of oral |2009-2010 or after** |

|Third-party assessment (conducted |Third-party assessment (conducted |proficiency in the target language|Adult assessment of writing |

|by an entity outside the LEA) |by an entity outside the LEA) |Third-party assessment (conducted |proficiency in the target language|

|TOEFL*, IELTS* or other assessment|TOEFL*, IELTS* or other assessment|by an entity outside the LEA) |Third-party assessment (conducted |

|teacher may have taken IF attended|teacher may have taken IF attended|Informal Methods: |by an entity outside the LEA) |

|university as international |university as international |Job interviews |Informal Methods: |

|student |student |Classroom walk-through |Writing samples |

|Informal Methods: |Informal Methods: |observations |Samples of letters or |

|Job interviews |Written portion of teacher job |Parent-teacher conference |correspondence the teacher has |

|Classroom walk-through |application |observations, etc. |translated (for class/school |

|observations, etc. |Samples of written correspondence | |newsletter, parent letter, etc.) |

| |or other writing, etc. | | |

2. Other Languages

___ State educator certification

___ Other (Teacher Fluency for Title III, Part A examples provided by TEA)

Specify:

Options provided on by TEA at 2010-2011 Program Meeting (see below). This document was also used to create a checklist for districts to use to document that teacher fluency has been established. Please select which method your district uses for fluency verification from list below:

|EXAMPLES OF METHODS TO CONSIDER |

|FOR VERIFYING TEACHER FLUENCY FOR TITLE III, PART A |

|ENGLISH |OTHER LANGUAGE(S) Used for Instruction |

|Oral Fluency |Written Fluency |Oral Fluency | Written Fluency |

|Formal Methods: |Formal Methods: |Formal Methods: |Formal Methods: |

|Adult assessment of oral |Adult assessment of writing |Texas bilingual teacher |Texas bilingual teacher |

|proficiency in the English |proficiency in the English |certification** |certification in Spanish obtained |

|language |language |Adult assessment of oral |2009-2010 or after** |

|Third-party assessment (conducted |Third-party assessment (conducted |proficiency in the target language|Adult assessment of writing |

|by an entity outside the LEA) |by an entity outside the LEA) |Third-party assessment (conducted |proficiency in the target language|

|TOEFL*, IELTS* or other assessment|TOEFL*, IELTS* or other assessment|by an entity outside the LEA) |Third-party assessment (conducted |

|teacher may have taken IF attended|teacher may have taken IF attended|Informal Methods: |by an entity outside the LEA) |

|university as international |university as international |Job interviews |Informal Methods: |

|student |student |Classroom walk-through |Writing samples |

|Informal Methods: |Informal Methods: |observations |Samples of letters or |

|Job interviews |Written portion of teacher job |Parent-teacher conference |correspondence the teacher has |

|Classroom walk-through |application |observations, etc. |translated (for class/school |

|observations, etc. |Samples of written correspondence | |newsletter, parent letter, etc.) |

| |or other writing, etc. | | |

D. Other Required Activities

1. Hold Title III-funded campuses accountable for meeting annual measurable achievement objectives

(AMAOs) and annually measuring English proficiency of LEP children.

Description: The ESC will review AMAO results for each Title III-funded LEA and provide appropriate

technical support.

*Please add information if description does not meet your district requirements.

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2. Promote parental and community participation in programs for LEP children.

Description: Utilize district-wide forms of communication including: Web postings, flyers, letters to

parents, newsletters, PTA announcements, and personal invitation.

*Please add information if description does not meet your district requirements.

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End of Title III, Part A SSA – LEP document

Submit to Region 10 by Friday May 30, 2014

Myra.Scrabeck@

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