Title III/ EL ~CESA 9 Consortium by Amy McGovern

EL POLICY HANDBOOK DPI

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The site lists the chapters by content.

Step 1: Create a WIDA Account

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Open the image below. In order to give any of the required assessments, you must be trained first. Create a WIDA account to access free training for the WIDA Screeners, the ACCESS and more.

Getting Started with Title III Part A

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Step by step guide to help you get started with the Title III process

DPI: Title III OVERVIEW

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Title III is a part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). The purpose of Title III is to help ensure that English learners (ELs) attain English language proficiency and meet state academic standards. Title III state formula grant funds are allocated directly to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and to LEAs with allocations of less than $10,000 via participation in consortia. Allocations are distributed via WISEgrants.

DPI TITLE III Supplemental Funding: Grants and Aids

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The following will outline the major state, federal, and pertinent funding sources to assist local school districts in meeting the educational needs of their diverse student populations. However, it is important to note that these funds may only be used to supplement a district’s program for ELs and may not supplant it.

DPI Title III~ English Learner Education: Consortium

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DPI Title III~ Requirements and Guidance

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~Private school guidance
~Allowable funds usage
~Parental Notification
~Effective education program info
~WISEgrant technical assistance

Legal Framework

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Civil Rights Obligations & Details

Data and Reporting

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For bilingual and bi-cultural programs

DPI Bilingual and ESL STAFF

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English Proficiency Levels

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STANDARDS

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There are many links within this page to help you support students who speak a wide array of languages.

WIDA CAN DO DESCRIPTORS

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Review this document for grade level details all hyper linked within

ACCESS INFO

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DPI Home page for the ACCESS

Identification of English Language Learners

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A helpful slideshow

ACCESS Tier Placement

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Protocols

Scaffolding

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Overview of effective strategies

First day of school for ELLs at every EP level

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Best Practice Strategies for supporting English Language Learners

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Edutopia: Several high quality articles are linked to this page

Family Toolkit

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TESOL information on engaging ELL families

Student Friendly CAN DO Statements

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For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support through Level 4

LIEP: Language Instruction Education Program Crosswalk

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Use this document to help you confirm that your EL program meets the requirements of ESSA

Required Uses of Title III Funds

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One page reminder.Title III may supplement not supplant

ABC's of Family Engagement

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Key considerations for building relationships with Families

IES Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Language Learners in the Elementary Grades

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26 strategies for engaging ELL families for school leaders

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Family Engagement

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SWITS: Wisconsin based company.

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For all required communications, districts communicate directly with SWITS. According to EEOA, it is the district's obligation to pay for these services.

Title III funds may be used for communications directly and uniquely related ONLY to the EL programming. In this case ONLY, send all documentation and explanations to CESA 9.

Interpretation Services

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Your Title III Implementation

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Clear and concise details about how Title III funds may be spent

Technical Assistance for completing WISEgrants Application

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Bilingual and Bicultural Program requirements

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Details how many students are needed in a single language to require this level of program implementation

Professional Learning Resources from DPI

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CertifiedLanguages.com

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A translation service that costs a $1 per minute. Remember that only services directly tied to the ESL program can use Title III funds

SayHi Translation app

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Another option for translation

ESL Library

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This site does have a free version. Subscribe to the site and then click on "Material" to see what is offered.

Teaching EL Students & Distance Learning

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Many helpful resources linked here

ACCESS Assessment Calendar from DPI

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The 2021 assessment window is February 22-April 30th. Additional details may be found on the website:

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Language Line

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Interpreting service. Get teachers involved in these discussions. Wisconsin has a contract with this company. When you call, tell them you are from WI to get the discounted rate.

Resources for evaluating learning loss, April 2021

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ELs Expectations and Accommodations

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Gretchen L. CESA 2

Expectations And Accommodations

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A helpful document to share with teachers

WiseGrants and other Title III info

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Phonics Lesson Example

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Phonics lesson modeled, 5th grade Spanish speaking newcomers

Comprehensive EL Newcomer Tool Kit

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Making Decisions about ESL curriculum

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Document includes a rubric to help evaluate ESL Resources

Modern Linguistics

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Foundational Literacy for ELs

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Talking Points App

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Strategies for supporting NEWCOMERS

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Apps for ELs

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One page details on Language Line

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Toolkit

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Excellence resources for social emotional needs and family support. See chapter 3 for instructional information. It contains important grounding information all staff working with the newcomers need to know and understand.

PWIM Picture Word Inductive Model

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Article and teaching video for teachers.

Ready to use materials for newcomers

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WIDA Standards Comparison Document

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The new 2020 WIDA standards maintain the heart of the original standards PLUS they add some elements that are more supportive and specific. Review the table on page 2 of this document for more information

Science of Reading and ELL

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Alternate Access for 2023

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Welcoming Immigrant Students

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Flyer for districts

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Intro to Project Resect

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WIDA Assessment updates 2022-2023

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NEW Crosswalk for LIEP: English Language instruction education program

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Getting started with Newcomer families

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DeepL

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Padlet of Newcomer Resources

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ELLII resource

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Monthly Meetings

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We meet once a meet with our ML families - primarily the Spanish speaking families. The majority of our meetings have a pot luck.

August - Open House. School calendar, necessary school forms.

September - Infinite Campus Household Verification and how to navigate the website/app

October - using Schoology. In the future, I´d include parent teacher conferences and sign up, etc.

November - discuss ACCESS test, vacations,

December -

ELL families Community Connections

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At our open house, we had community presenters from:

-Local Food Pantry

-County Health Department

-Public Library, complete with display of types of resources, Spanish and bilingual titles, and her own system that could get them a library card right there

-Connections to other Hispanic resources like immigration lawyers, transition services, etc.

ML family night

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We had an ML family night for all K-5 families. It was housed at one of our elementary schools. We offered dinner and there were booths set up in the cafeteria where people/organizations from the community were available to share information and/or answer questions. After dinner, we had break-out rooms where different aspects of curriculum were explained. We had one room going over our new ELA program and what they could expect as parents with this program. Another room went over math activities/games that families could play at home (supplies were sent home). Another room was just a room where parents could ask questions. Another room was simply set up for families to interact with one another (games and toys were out for the kids to play with). We have a big ML population with lots of ML teachers so the ML teachers volunteered with different parts of the night (welcoming families at the door, serving food at dinner, running one of the break-out rooms, etc.). A lot of prep work was done by our ML coordinator at the time. This took a lot of people to run and lots of time, but we had SO many ML families attend and nothing but positive feedback from them.

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Translation- Should We Translate Everything?

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Practical Strategies for Supporting MLs in the Mainstream Classroom

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El Identification/ Overview

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Podcast- Simple Routines for all Four Language Domains (May 2026)

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F5G4L7cnbxU_2nP7mJT43p7-G8Yrj3XZQuZ3cDZldeI/edit?usp=sharing