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October 5, 2010
Title III Services to Private Schools
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title IX, Part E, Secs. 9501-9506
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), Part 76, Secs. 76.650-76-662
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
AFTER timely and meaningful consultation, LEAs receiving Title III funds must provide educational services to LEP children and personnel in private schools
Services must be equitable, timely and address their educational needs.
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Equitable services – per pupil allocation and time
Timely services – begin at same time as public school services
Address their educational needs – determined at consultation
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Services must be secular, neutral, and nonideological.
LEAs may serve private schools directly or through a third party provider.
Providers must be independent of the private school and of any religious organization.
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
LEA retains control of funds, title to materials and equipment purchased with those funds as well as contract for any third party provider.
Funds to serve private school children and personal may not be commingled with nonfederal funds.
Private School Service Consultation
Discussion between public and private school officials on key issues that affect the ability to eligible private school students to participate equitably in Title programs.
Consultation Goal
To design and implement a program that will provide equitable services and meet the needs of eligible private school student and/or teachers and other educational personnel
Consultation is on-going throughout the year once the initial planning is complete.
Timely Consultation
Before LEA makes decisions that affect private school participation
In order to begin services at the start of the school year
Projected funding – plan designed based on this amount
Mid-late winter – plan in place
Size and scope of the equitable services to be provided to the eligible private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel and the amount of funds available for those services
How and when the agency, will make decisions about the delivery of services, including a thorough consideration and analysis of the views of the private school officials on the provision of contract services through potential third-party providers
Consultation Topics
Consultation Topics
How children’s needs will be identifiedWhat services will be offeredHow, where, and by whom the services
will be provided (nuts and bolts)How the services will be assessed and
how the results of the assessment will be used to improve those services
The Plan…
Who may receive services?
Qualifying private school students and their teachers whose schools are located within an LEA that receives a subgrant from the state for participation in Title III
Assessments
Intake testing – required LEA responsibility, Title III funds (non-supplanting)
Annual LEP testing (ELDA)not requiredneed determined during consultationwho pays determined during
consultationAssessment of services - required
Points to Ponder
LEA must assess the needs of private school students and personnel and design a program the meets their needs.
The program may or may not be the same as for the public school students.
Everything happens based on consultation.
Funds may be used for
Programs to upgrade student reading and other academic skills
Accountability systems to monitor progress of LEP and former LEP students
Family education programs, parent outreach and training activities
Identifying, acquiring, and applying effective curricula, materials, and assessments aligned to standards
Funds may be used for
Tutors or vocational and technical training
Adapting best practice models for LEP students
Assisting LEP students with disabilitiesApplied learning activities such as
service learningEducational technology or instruction
materials
Funds may be used for
Professional DevelopmentPreservice and inservice for
teachers working with private school Title III children
Collaborative efforts among teachers to improve instruction in core academic subjects, especially reading, for LEP students
To support teacher use of educational technology
Funds may be used for
Professional DevelopmentPrograms to assist beginning teachers
who serve LEP students such as mentoring or team teaching
Developing curricular materials and assessments
Coordinating activities with other entities carrying out other programs consistent with stated purpose of Title III
Funds may be used for
Professional DevelopmentUpgrading qualifications and skills of
personnel working with or preparing to work with LEP students
Recruitment and training of secondary school students as teacher who will serve LEP students
Costs related to course of study at an institution – must pay back in dollars or time
Teacher stipends the same as for public teachers
During consultationReflects needs of students andSkills and knowledge needed by
private school teachers of Title III students
LEA assessment of PD should include review of student test scores.
Professional Development
Not Allowed
Reimbursement for materials or services that were purchased by the private school without prior permission from the LEA
Requiring the private school to do the same program and services as the public school
Textbooks to be used in the regular classroom (math books for ELLs when the private school buys math books for others)
Not Allowed
A set of manipulatives that will be used by all students including ELL students
Gift for faculty or staff as “thank-you”Stipend for professional development
during the contract day
Questions
