Federal Programs

Title III

Title III, English as a Second Language

Title III, English as a Second Language program funds are a new provision under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The major goals of Title III are to help ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) children attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic competence in English, and meet the same challenging academic and achievement standards that all children are expected to meet. Title III requires the establishment of English language proficiency standards, implementation of assessments and defined annual achievement objectives for increasing and measuring the level of LEP children’s development and attainment of English proficiency.

Hamblen County uses Title III funds to support the ELL program available to all LEP students who qualify in Hamblen County by:

• Providing computers for ELL teachers and students,

• Providing professional development opportunities for ELL and regular classroom teachers of ELL students in strategies for working with ELL students,

• Providing three full-time ELL teaching assistants to work with ELL teachers and students in the school, and

• Providing CELLA tests of English proficiency to meet the state and federal requirements for annual English proficiency testing of ELL students.

For further information on TitleIII go to:
http://tennessee.gov/education/acctfedprogs.htm