NCLB Title III Limited English Proficient LEP and Immigrant Education Program Update

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NCLB Title III Limited English Proficient (LEP)
and Immigrant Education Program Update
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Title III Funding Cycle

• Award is for 12 months additional 12 months is
  allowed for carryover
• After 24 months authority to spend funds ceases
• 2008-09 Award notices will likely be sent in
  November
• Spending authority will be granted from July 1,
  2008

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Title III Funding Cycle

• 2008-09 estimate is 95 per eligible student for
  both the LEP and Immigrant Education Programs
• LEA generates 10,000 or more direct funded
• LEA generates less than 10,000 must join or
  form a consortium in order to participate in
  Title III

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Title III LEP Program

• Eligibility Determination
• Based on count of English learners in the LEA
• Count of English learners provided by the annual
  R-30 Language Census
• 2008-09 funding based on Spring 2007 R-30

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Title III Immigrant

• Eligibility Determination
• 2008-09 eligibility is calculated by averaging an
  LEAs 2005 and 2006 SNOR count then comparing it
  to the 2007 count
• LEA qualifies when there is a 5 growth this
  qualification establishes base year eligibility
• LEA is then funded for 3 consecutive years
• New 5 growth resets base year eligibility and
  another 3 years of funding
• 2008-09 funding is based on March 2007 SNOR count

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Consortia LEP Immigrant

• Process for forming consortia is the same for LEP
  and Immigrant programs
• Lead LEA acts as fiscal and program agent
• For entire 24 month period per award year
• Files all expenditure reports
• Enters into an MOU with member LEAs
• Provides services, program and/or products to
  members through MOU
• Consortia members and leads apply through a paper
  application in spring

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Expenditure Reporting

• Direct funded LEAs and consortia leads file three
  expenditure reports each year one on each Con
  App (June and January) and one hard copy due in
  Oct.
• Report expenditures by fiscal year of allocation,
  not current fiscal year
• Note that although you may not have received your
  06-07 award until mid-year of 07-08, dont report
  as 07-08.
• Report how much of total allocation was spent
  (not including carryover)

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Cash Management Schedule

• Payments are released if the cash management
  threshold is met 80 expenditure of released
  funds
• Only the lead LEA reports expenditures on the
  ConApp for the entire consortia
• Payments of 40, 40 and 20 of award
• Advice award notification letter is your
  spending authority! Dont wait for cash in the
  bank
• The CDE is developing a comprehensive entitlement
  expenditure reporting systemwhich will expedite
  payments

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And finally

• Dont forget -)
• Administrative AND indirect costs limited to 2
  of total grant (LEP)
• Questions? Check out the FAQs online!
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/title3faq.asp

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Title III Biennial Report Survey

• But wait! Thats not all..
• Its time again for the Title III Biennial Report
  Survey
• Well send a letter soon...
• Visit the Title III Web page and follow a link to
  an online survey
• The survey will only take a few minutes
• Log in and respond to a questions regarding
  implementation of your Title III program
• There will be only a short window of a couple of
  weeks to respond
• Please encourage all Title III funded LEAs to
  participate.
• Thank you!

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For more information

• Title III FAQs online at
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/title3faq.asp
• Camille Marzion, Analyst (Fiscal issues)
• cmarzion_at_cde.ca.gov
• TBD, Consultant (Program Issues)