Stacy Freeman, Title III Specialist Chris Kelly, Education Coordinator Shyla Vesitis, Title I/Title III Specialist Office of Program Administration and Accountability October 22, 2015 Immigrant Children and Youth Funds Under Title III, Part A

Purpose To provide funding to divisions experiencing a significant increase of students enrolling who meet the federal definition of immigrant children and youth to help these students and their families adjust to K-12 education in the U.S., meet the same academic content standards as all students, and acquire English proficiency (if applicable). 2

Definition

Definition of Immigrant Children and Youth (IY) Students Immigrant students are ages 3 through 21, who; were not born in any state; and have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more states for more than three full academic years. Section 3301(6) Notes: The “three full academic years” requirement is applied on a cumulative basis. IY students may OR may not be English language learners. 4

Clarification of Immigrant Children and Youth (IY) Under Section 3301(14) of the ESEA, the term “state” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Therefore, students born in Puerto Rico are not considered IY. Students born in U.S. territories such as Guam, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands may be considered IY if they meet the federal definition of immigrant children and youth. 5

Clarification of Immigrant Children and Youth (IY) The following students may be considered IY if they meet all of the criteria in the federal definition of immigrant children and youth: Children born abroad to U.S. military personnel; Children of NATO families; Children of visiting faculty at colleges/universities; Children who are temporarily residing in the U.S. because of parental employment; and Students on Exchange Visitor (J ‐ 1) visas or Exchange High School Student (F ‐ 1) visas. 6

IY Enrollment in Virginia Schools

Title III, Part A, Funding Title III, Part A, funding is determined based on reported students meeting the federal definition in the fall Student Record Collection (SRC). Title III coordinators should work with data and registration staff at division and school levels to ensure that IY students are appropriately flagged in the division student data system, including IY students in the classifications listed on slide 6. 8

IY Funding

General Information for IY Funding

IY Funds Restriction Section 3115(g) of the ESEA provides that IY funds must be specifically targeted to eligible IY students and their families through the provision of programs and services that provide enhanced instructional opportunities. 11

Title III Supplement, not Supplant, Provisions IY funds cannot be used for core programs and services that are required under other local, state, and federal laws to include Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Lau v. Nichols U.S. Supreme Court decision of 1974, and Title I of the ESEA. 12

Allowable Uses of IY Funds Family literacy and parental outreach; Support for personnel above and beyond division requirements under Title VI (core curriculum) and Lau (core language curriculum); Tutoring above and beyond division requirements under Title VI (core curriculum) and Lau (core language curriculum); Mentoring or academic/career counseling for IY students; 13

Allowable Uses of IY Funds Identification and acquisition of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to enhance IY programs and services; Basic instructional programs that are directly attributable to the presence in the school division of IY students above and beyond division requirements under Title VI (core curriculum) and Lau (core language curriculum); 14

Allowable Uses of IY Funds Programs and services to introduce IY students to the U.S. educational system; and Activities coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist the families of IY students. 15

Title III Funding Superintendent’s Memo , released September 18, 2015, provides allocations under Title III, Part A ntendents_memos/2015/ shtml 16

Title III Funding Three separate funding streams are available under Title III for the school year: Limited English Proficient Allocations (LEP Award); Standard Immigrant Children and Youth Allocations (Standard IY Award); and Supplemental Immigrant Children and Youth Allocations (Supplemental IY Award). 17

Standard IY Funding

Summary of Standard IY Funding in Virginia 19 Reporting YearStandard IY Funds Awarded to Virginia $461, $491, $541, $593, $572, $579, $561, $581, $571, $614, $600,071

Funding Formula for Standard IY Funds States must reserve five percent of Title III funds for standard IY allocations to eligible divisions Only school divisions that have experienced a significant increase of IY students as compared to the average of the two preceding fiscal years qualify for funds.* Virginia awards a base of $2,000 and an additional per pupil expenditure to all divisions meeting the IY criteria. *Significant increase is defined in Virginia as five or more students. 20

Standard IY Funds Standard IY funds have a distinct project code:   Standard IY OMEGA Project Code: All divisions receiving a standard IY award must submit an IY application in OMEGA using the process described below, as applicable to the division: Divisions receiving an LEP award of $10,000 or more with an approved Title III individual or consolidated application in OMEGA must submit an amendment to the Title III application through OMEGA reflecting their IY allocation. 21

Standard IY Funds Divisions receiving an LEP award of under $10,000 without a Title III application in OMEGA must submit a separate Title III application through OMEGA reflecting their IY allocation. 22

Standard IY Funds When submitting an application amendment or a separate IY application for standard IY funds through OMEGA, divisions should complete all information in the Cover Page and Budget sections of the application, as well as the IY tab. Divisions must indicate which activities will be conducted with IY funds. Divisions must describe how they will use IY funds to provide enhanced instructional opportunities specifically for IY students. Divisions must describe how they will evaluate the success of the enhanced instructional opportunities targeting IY students. 23

Supplemental IY Funding

Supplemental IY Funds The 2015 Congressional Appropriations Act authorized additional IY funds to states with divisions where 50 or more unaccompanied children were placed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in Virginia was one of the states receiving this one-time supplemental IY award for

Supplemental IY Funds Virginia awarded these funds to all divisions that 1) received a standard IY award; and/or 2) received 50 or more unaccompanied minors in 2014 according to ORR. Increased funding was awarded to divisions reported as receiving 50 or more unaccompanied minors in

Supplemental IY Funds The U.S. Department of Education requires that supplemental IY funds be tracked separately from standard IY funds.   Standard IY OMEGA Project Code :   Supplemental IY OMEGA Project Code : Reimbursements for the supplemental IY funds must be submitted through OMEGA under a separate project code. Supplemental IY funds may be used for programs and services to support students meeting the federal definition of IY (not only unaccompanied minors). 27

Supplemental IY Application A paper application must be submitted by divisions awarded supplemental IY funds for These applications were due by Friday, October 16, The application is posted in the Title III Toolkit on the Title III Web page in the Funding tab under the heading of “Immigrant Children and Youth Funds.” The link to the Title III page is: dex.shtml. dex.shtml 28

Supplemental IY Application Divisions must indicate which activities will be conducted with supplemental IY funds. Divisions must describe how they will use supplemental IY funds to provide enhanced instructional opportunities specifically for IY students. Divisions must describe how they will evaluate the success of the enhanced instructional opportunities targeting IY students. 29

Virginia Department of Education Title III Contacts Veronica Tate Director Office of Program Administration and Accountability (804) Judy Radford ESL Professional Development Coordinator (804) Stacy Freeman Title III Specialist (804) Shyla Vesitis Title I/Title III Specialist (804) Christopher Kelly Education Specialist (804)