Title III, Part A — English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act

Purpose

Title III, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), aims to ensure that English learners (ELs) and immigrant students attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English. Title III will also assist all English learners meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet.

2023-2024 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant

• ESSA Application Training
• Sample Application
• Program Guidelines
• Program-Specific Provisions and Assurances
• General and Fiscal Guidelines

2022-2023 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant

• Program Guidelines
• Program-Specific Provisions and Assurances
• General and Fiscal Guidelines
• Provisions and Assurances

2022-2023 ESSA Consolidated Compliance Report

• Title III, Part A (PR3002 & PR3114) Training Video
• Mockup Reports

Helpful Resource Links

• Funding Guidebook (May 2022)
• ESSA Compliance Report Resources
• Federal Funding Guidance & FAQs
• Budgeting Cost Guidance Handbook (April 2020)
• EDGAR Resources
• Supplement, Not Supplant
• Entitlements
• Amending an Application
• Grants Awarded Data (State & Federal)

Supplemental Resources

ESL Certification Training Online Course (FREE) and TExES English as a Second Language (ESL) Supplemental #154 Preparation Manual (PDF 2.52 MB) - This online course and associated manual are intended to equip Texas educators who desire to increase capacity in their districts and to enhance their existing ESL programs beyond minimum state requirements. Please note: These resources are based on the current ESL certification standards and test framework. Although new ESL certification standards were adopted in July 2019, an updated version of the TExES ESL Supplemental #154 exam has NOT yet been developed. Once the new test is developed, these resources will be revised. 

Title III, Part A FAQ (September 2021)

Title III Engagement Website

Clarifying Title III LEA Required Activities under ESSA

TEALearn

• Title III, Part A Services for Non-Profit Schools
• Title III Early Childhood Education for English Learners
• Enhancing Instructional Opportunities for Immigrant Students  

U.S.Department of Education Resources

Newcomer Tool Kit

English Learner Family Tool Kit

Laws & Guidance

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

• Text of the ESEA of 1965, as amended by ESSA
• Federal Statute (As Amended Through P.L. 115-141, Enacted March 23, 2018)
• Resource Guide: Accountability for English Learners under the ESEA (January 2017)
• Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III (September 2016)
• Addendum to September 23, 2016 Non-Regulatory Guidance (January 2, 2019)

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Overview of the Law: Race and National Origin Discrimination
• Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Guidance: Schools’ Civil Rights Obligations to English Learners and Limited English Proficient Parents
• Ensuring English Learners Can Participate Meaningfully and Equally in Educational Programs
• Information for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parents and Guardians and for Schools and School Districts that Communicate with Them
• Policy Guidance: Equal Opportunities for English Learners
• Policy Guidance: Equal Rights to Public Education

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• Federal Law
• Frequently Asked Questions
• FERPA for Parents and Students