Title III

Title III funds are Federal grant funds administered by the Arizona Department of Education to eligible entities in the state to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English. Funds are to be used to provide supplemental programming and services to improve the education of English learners through effective professional development activities which improve the knowledge and skills of staff responsible for providing instruction and also to promote parental, family, and community participation in language instruction educational programs for eligible English learners

To access the full text of Title III Part A - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACT of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), please visit the link below.

Title III Part A

ON THE HORIZON | A funding publication from OELAS:

Volume 7 | September 2022

Volume 6 | July 2022

Volume 5 | April 2022

Volume 4 | April 2022

Volume 3 | March 2022

Volume 2 | March 2022

Volume 1 | February 2022

Federal Programs | Public Comment – Federal Fiscal One Year Waiver Request

Comments will be accepted through 9/9/2022.

As part of waiver requirements, we are posting an opportunity for public comment regarding the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) seeking a waiver pursuant to §8401(b) from requirements within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). The USDOE requires state educational agencies, when seeking waivers from statutory or regulatory requirements, solicit and respond to public comment on the request and provide evidence of the available comment period. This 10-day public comment period from August 29-September 9, 2022, waives requirements related to the Period of availability of funds.

Waiving the requirements outlines below will provide the ADE and its subgrantees with the flexibility needed to continue to support continuity of academic and support services during the recovery period of the COVID-19 pandemic. In seeking these waivers, the ADE will use and ensure that its subgrantees use funds under the respective programs in accordance with the provisions of all the applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications not subject to these waivers, and will work to mitigate, and ensure that its subgrantees work to mitigate, any negative effects that may occur as a result of the requested waivers.

Link to Public Comments Survey

FY 2023 Title III Part A Overview

FY 2023 Title III Final Allocations List

FY 2023 Title III Final Allocation Letter

FY 2022 Title III Part A Overview

FY 2022 Title III Final Allocations List

FY 2022 Title III Final Allocation Letter

FY 2022 Title III Allocations List for New and Expanding Charter Schools

FY 2022 Title III Allocation Letter for New and Expanding Charter Schools

Title III FAQs _{(updated 1.18.2022)}

Under Title III Sec. 3116(a), each eligible entity desiring a Title III subgrant from the State educational agency under section 3114 shall submit a plan containing such information as the State educational agency may require.

The Planning Tool in Grants Management Enterprise system (GME) is designed to give LEAs the platform needed to complete this Federal requirement. The Planning Tool Navigator website serves as a resource for SIAP (School Integrated Action Plan) and LIAP (LEA Integrated Action Plan) processes and functionality of the GME Planning Tool.

GME Planning Tool Navigator