APPLICATION FOR FUNDS

 

IMMIGRANT STUDENTS

2002-2003

 

 

Title III: Part A-English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act

 

 

 

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

 

 

Eligible entities:

LEAs with a significant increase in their immigrant student population

 

 

DUE DATE: October 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@ed.state.ia.us

Grimes State Office Building

Des Moines, Iowa 50319

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Immigrant funds are awarded based upon significant increase in immigrant student population, rather than through a formula. Eligible entities are those LEAs with a significant increase in their immigrant student population based on the average of the past 2 years.

 

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 2-year period.

 

Program Activities…

   provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrants, which may include-

ifamily literacy services, parent outreach, and training to: assist parents in becoming active participants in the education of their children; 

isupport for personnel, including aides, to provide services to immigrants;

iprovision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling for immigrants;

iacquisition/identification of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to be used in the program carried out with funds;

ibasic instruction services directly attributable to the presence of immigrants (e.g., additional classroom supplies, transportation);

iother instruction services designed to assist immigrants to achieve in US schools (e.g.,  programs of introduction to educational system and civics); and

iactivities, 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: Estimated $234,337 for the State to distribute among eligible LEAs

 

DEFINITONS

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

 

Significant increase: will be defined based on the enrollment data of the last two years, the percent of growth (5% or more), and the need for hiring staff to provide direct services to immigrant students.

 

States:  each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

 

Note: for additional definitions see, Title III General Information.
APPLICATION COVER SHEET

 

IMMIGRANT FUNDS

 

 

Name of LEA:                                                                                            

 

Address:                                                                                                          

 

                                                                                                                       

 

                                                                                                                       

 

Superintendent:                                                                                               

 

Contact Person:                                                                                                  

 

Phone Number:                                                                                                 

 

FAX Number:                                                                                                    

 

E-Mail:                                                                                                             

 

 

 

Number of immigrant students that will be served ­­­­­­­­____________

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                       

                                        Superintendent’s Signature

 

 

 

                                                           

                    Date

 

 

APPLICATION- IMMIGRANT FUNDS

 

SIGNIFICANT INCREASE

Number of immigrant students for the last two years:

2000-2001: _______________

2001-2002: _______________

 

1.  Percent of growth: __________  Is this growth 5% or more?   ________

2.  Has the district hired (or reassigned) staff to work with immigrant students? _______  

                                   

YES to both questions: your district is eligible to apply for funds, continue with your application

NO to both questions: Your district is not eligible to apply for funds, do not submit the application

YES and NO: your district might be eligible to apply

 

Total enrollment: ________________

Immigrant students: ______________

% of the population immigrant students represent: _________________

Number of staff hired or reassigned to serve immigrant students: ________

General Statement

Write a brief description of how the LEA will use the funds to provide immigrant children and youth with a high-quality instruction, help those children with their transition into American society, and meet the same challenging standards expected of all children and youth.

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Add additional sheet of papers if needed.

 

Put a check mark by the activity or activities that best describe how the LEA plans to use the funds.

"In general an eligible entity receiving funds under section 3114(d)(1) shall use the funds to pay for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth, which may include-

 

"(A) family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children;

 

"(B) support for personnel, including teachers aides who have been specifically trained, or are being trained to provide services to immigrant children and youth;

 

"(C) provision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling for immigrant children and youth;

 

"(D) identification and acquisition of curricular materials educational software, and technologies to be used in the program carried out with funds;

 

"(E) basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the school district involved of immigrant children and youth, including the payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, cost of transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable to such additional basic instruction services;

 

"(F) other instruction services that are designed to assist immigrant children and youth to achieve in the elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States, such as programs of introduction to the educational system and civics education; and

 

"(G) activities coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children and youth by offering comprehensive community services.