IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
2006-2007
GENERAL INFORMATION
APPLICATION FOR FUNDS
Title III: Part A-English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act
Eligible
entities:
LEAs with a significant increase
in their immigrant student population
Program
Contact: Carmen P. Sosa, Ph.D
Consultant for ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language Programs
Telephone: 515-281-3805 Fax:
515-242-6025
e-mail: carmen.sosa@iowa.gov
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
PLEASE
mail, fax, or e-mail your application to the attention of
MARY
SMITH
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Bureau of Instructional Services
Grimes State Office Bldg. Des Moines, Iowa 50319 |
515-242-6025 |
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SEE
ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR THE APPLICATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Immigrant funds are
awarded based upon significant increase in immigrant student population.
Eligible entities are those LEAs with a
significant increase in their immigrant student population. (See definition
of significant increase below.)
Eligible LEAs requesting funds for immigrant students should submit their
plan directly to the Iowa Department of Education (IDE).
In order to qualify for funds, LEAs
must document a significant increase in their enrollment of eligible immigrant
students as compared to the previous year and/or a significant number of
immigrant students (greater than 50)
provide enhanced instructional opportunities for
immigrants, which may include-
i
family literacy services,
parent outreach, and training to: assist parents in becoming active
participants in the education of their children;
i
support for personnel,
including aides, to provide services to immigrants;
i
provision of tutorials,
mentoring, and academic or career counseling for immigrants;
i
acquisition/identification
of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to be used in
the program carried out with funds;
i
basic instruction services
directly attributable to the presence of immigrants (e.g., additional classroom
supplies, transportation);
i other instruction services designed to assist immigrants
to achieve in US schools (e.g.,
programs of introduction to educational system and civics); and
i activities, coordinated with community-based
organizations, IHEs, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise
in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrants by offering
comprehensive community services.
Available funds
*The allocation per student could
change based on the number of immigrant students at eligible LEAS
Immigrant
children and youth: individuals who (1) are ages 3 to 21; (2) were not born in
any State; and (3) have not been attending one or more schools in any one or
more States for more than 3 full academic years. (Must meet all three.)
Some
Examples:
(1)
Students not born in any of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
(2)
Have not been attending a school system in the US for more
than 3 full academic years. (Follow the state definition of full
academic year.)
If your
district has a program for P-K you can count those students.
Significant increase: will be defined based on the enrollment data of the last two years,
the percent of growth (5% or more), the number of immigrant students (greater
than 50) and the need for hiring or relocate staff to provide direct services
to immigrant students.