Title III Funding

Title III, Part A-funded local educational agencies (LEAs) and ESCs (Fiscal Agents) are required to provide supplemental parent outreach training and activities, family outreach and training, and family literacy services, and community participation programs to multilingual learners, immigrant students, and their families.

Title III, Part A, Section 3115 (a) and (c)(3)(A)(B) requires engagement activities for parents, family, and community. This resource tool outlines best practices for:

• Parent Engagement Activities

• Family Engagement Activities

• Community Engagement Activities

Parent engagement includes fostering parent-school relationships through ongoing goal-directed communication and culturally responsive support. With shared responsibility, parents and school staff seek what is best for the academic success of students and families, both individually and collectively.

Parent outreach and training provided with Title III, Part A funds must

• include activities that clearly go above and beyond activities already funded through other sources (for example, a community participation program provided through Title III, Part A funds must be separate from any activity or event that is already funded through another source.)

• be supplemental to other services available to multilingual learners, parents, and family members.

• have documentation to support the implementation of the activity. Documentation may include:

  • Presentations (PowerPoint slides, presenter’s notes, or handouts)

  • Meeting or training agendas

  • Sign-in sheets (documenting that the activity occurred during the appropriate academic year)

  • Notifications of the events (e.g., emails to parents, newsletters, or a flyer)

Family outreach and training and family literacy services provided with Title III, Part A funds must

• include activities that clearly go above and beyond activities already funded through other sources (for example, a community participation program provided through Title III, Part A funds must be separate from any activity or event that is already funded through another source.)

• be supplemental to other services available to multilingual learners, parents, and family members.

• have documentation to support the implementation of the activity. Documentation may include:

  • Presentations (PowerPoint slides, presenter’s notes, or handouts)

  • Meeting or training agendas

  • Sign-in sheets (documenting that the activity occurred during the appropriate academic year)

  • Notifications of the events (e.g., emails to parents, newsletters, or a flyer)

Note: The State understands some examples of documentation may not be applicable, due to the size of the LEA/Fiscal Agent’s English learner population.

Community participation programs provided with Title III, Part A funds must

• include activities that clearly go above and beyond activities already funded through other sources (for example, a community participation program provided through Title III, Part A funds must be separate from any activity or event that is already funded through another source.)

• be supplemental to other services available to multiligual learners, parents, and family members.

• have documentation to support the implementation of the activity. Documentation may include:

  • Presentations (PowerPoint slides, presenter’s notes, or handouts)

  • Meeting or training agendas

  • Sign-in sheets (documenting that the activity occurred during the appropriate academic year)

  • Notifications of the events (e.g., emails to parents, newsletters, or a flyer)

Note: The State understands some examples of documentation may not be applicable, due to the size of the LEA/Fiscal Agent’s English learner population.