Bilingual/ESL Program
Legislation and Funding

Legislation

• Chapter PI 13, Wis. Admin. Code, Limited English Proficient Pupils
• 115.95 - Bilingual-Bicultural Education.
• From the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights: The Provision of an Equal Education Opportunity to Limited-English Proficient Students
• Policy Regarding the Treatment of National Origin Minority Students Who are Limited English Proficient
• Questions and Answers on the Rights of Limited-English Proficient Students
• State Statute and Federal Law Requiring Assessment of English Language Proficiency
• NCELA: A history of federal legislation related to ELLs
• Title III, NCLB, Non-Regulatory Guidance on Assessment
• Title III Accountability: Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)

Funding - General Information

• Educating Limited-English Proficient Students: Source of Supplemental Funding

Federal Funding Sources

Title III

• Title III-Part A, No Child Left Behind - English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement
• Title III-Part A 08-09 Allocation Breakdown - The Title III per pupil amount for the 2008-09 school year is approximately $119.00. As you are aware, students with composite scores on the 2008 ACCESS for ELLs in the limited-English proficient range (English language proficiency levels 1-5) generate Title III allocations for districts. The spreadsheet provides, by district, the number of ELLs in non-public schools and the number of ELLs in the district's public schools, with the resulting allocations for each.

Title III-Related ESEA Information Update Bulletins

• 07.01 Identification of Students as ELLs
• 07.02 Criteria for Reclassification of ELL Students as Fully English Proficient
• 08.01 Required Two-Year Monitoring for Former ELLs

Title III - Immigrant Children and Youth

• Annual Count of Immigrant Children and Youth: Cover Memo and Form PI-2971, DUE DATE 12-15-08
• Wisconsin's Title III Part A, Immigrant Children and Youth Grant
  Application/Plan, form PI-2976, DUE DATE - April 15, 2009 (for 2009-2010 grant period)
• Please, download/print out, and, send the completed/signed original and one copy, including narrative, via U.S. mail to the Bilingual/ESL Program at WI DPI.
  Immigrant Children and Youth Powerpoint
  Immigrant Children and Youth Data
  Previous Awards

General

• Sample AMAO Parent Notification Letter in English
• Sample AMAO Parent Notification Letter in Spanish
• Sample AMAO Parent Notification Letter in Hmong

For more information about Federally-funded Bilingual/ESL programs, contact Jacqueline Iribarren 608-266-7292

State Funding Categorical Aids

• Who Is Eligible
• Plan of Services: Bilingual-Bicultural Education. DUE DATE: August 15
• Request for Exemption/Approval to Hire ESL-Certified Teachers (PI-1849-A form)
• Teacher Certification Requirements
• Bilingual Teacher's Aides - Requirements
• Approvable Expenditures
• End-of-Year (EOY) Report for Bilingual-Bicultural Aided School Districts. DUE DATE: August 1

For more information about State Categorical Aids for Bilingual/ESL programs, contact Tolu Sanabria 608-267-9235

Last updated on 2/19/2009 10:50:47 AM