District/School Administration PK-16 Program Support
English Language Learners

Title III

Title III News: 01/17/12 AMAOs conference call information 06/29/11 Carryover of FY2011 Title III Funds into FY2012 06/29/11 Reminder Concerning Amendments to FY11 Grants

No Child Left Behind Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient & Immigrant Students Program

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students is a federal program that assists immigrant and limited English proficient (LEP) students in achieving grade-level and graduation standards, as well as acquiring the English language.

The purpose of the Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students Title III Program is to assist school districts in teaching English to limited English proficient students. Additionally, the Title III funds are to be used in helping these students meet the same challenging state standards required of all students.

Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO)

The Department is required by Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) to establish annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAOs) for the English language acquisition and academic achievement of limited English proficient (LEP) students. Below are links to district AMAO reports for the last several years.

2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

Title III in Massachusetts

The purpose of this federal grant program is to provide funds to improve the education of limited English proficient students, including immigrant children and youth, by assisting the children and youth to learn English and meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards.

Priorities are to:

• increase English proficiency and academic achievement in core academic subjects of limited English proficient students by providing high-quality language instruction programs and content area teaching;
• provide high-quality professional development to enable classroom teachers to deliver effective sheltered content and English language instruction; and develop, implement, and provide extended day, weekend, and summer opportunities for English language and academic content instruction for limited English proficient students; and
• promote parental, family, and community participation in programs for limited English proficient children, including immigrant children and youth
  
  All Title III funds must be used so as to supplement the level of local, state, and federal funds that, in the absence of Title III funds, would otherwise be expended for programs for LEP students and immigrant children and youth, and in no case supplant such federal, state, and local funds.

  

District Preliminary Eligibility for FY12 Title III Grants

Title III at the Federal Level:
(links from the US Department of Education Web site)

  

Title III - Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students

  

Part A - English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act

  

Part B - Improving Language Instruction Educational Programs

  

Part C- General Provisions

  

Public Law print of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 [1.8 MB]

Title III Federal Guidance

Title IX, Part E, Uniform Provisions, Subpart 1-Private Schools, Equitable Services for Eligible Private School Students, Teachers, and Other Educational Personnel, Non-Regulatory Guidance, Office of Non-Public Education and Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, Revised March 2009 (Word document above entitled Equitable Services Guidance, Private Schools

  

Title III, Part A, English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement and the Participation of Private School Students and Teachers, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Non-Public Education, June 2009

  

Supplement Not Supplant Provision of Title III of the ESEA, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of English Language Acquisition , U.S. Department of Education