R10 Title III News

Hello colleagues! The Region 10 Multilingual Team is thrilled to provide you with information and supports to aid you in building capacity in your educators, students, parents, families, and your community. Our team encompasses a variety of areas of expertise. Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of our consultants for any questions related to your Title III needs.

All district Multilingual leaders are invited to join us each quarter, here at the R10 service center, to learn about local, state, and federal updates as well as network with other ML leaders from across the region. All leaders who oversee the Title III grant and parent liaisons are encouraged to stay and attend to the Title III Leaders meeting in the afternoon.

Pre-registration is needed. Click each hyperlink below to register.

Lunch will be provided.

Quarter 1 - September 19

Multilingual Leaders
9:00-12:00 In-Person

2:30-4:00 Virtual

Title III Leaders: 1:00-4:00

Quarter 2 - November 14

Multilingual Leaders

9:00-12:00 In-Person

2:30-4:00 Virtual

Title III Leaders: 1:00-4:00

Quarter 3 - January 30

Multilingual Leaders

9:00-12:00 In-Person

2:30-4:00 Virtual

Title III Leaders: 1:00-4:00

Quarter 4 - April 23

Multilingual Leaders

9:00-12:00 In-Person

2:30-4:00 Virtual

Title III Leaders: 1:00-4:00

That is the million-dollar question. The best thing the LEA can do is to align their Title III engagement activities with their needs assessment.

Think about these questions:

• What do your Title III families need?
• What community services could supply some of the academic, linguistic, or even social needs your Title III students and parents have?
• What does your data say about the college and career readiness of your ELs?

Perhaps answering with more questions is not ideal, but those questions can truly help LEAs brainstorm ideas to move beyond the compliance mindset into really finding ways to meet the needs of your Title III families.

To answer the original question, how do we meet our Title III requirements? Take a close look at the academic, linguistic, and social needs of our EB families and find creative ways to meet them.

For more on the topic, check out the Clarifying Title III LEA Required Activities under ESSA document linked HERE.

To know more about allowable expenses with Title III funds, TEA's Funding Guidebook linked HERE.

As part of Title III Initiatives, the TEA English Learner Support Division will continue to delivery their Title 3 Engagement Series over Zoom. LEAs are encouraged to host watch parties for their parents, families, and community so they can learn from experts while listening in their native language.

All information and additional updates can be found in the T3 Engagement Series page from the TXEL website. Subscribe to stay up to date with all things Title III from TEA.

Parent Engagement
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Parent outreach and training provides parents with the skills, activities, and training needed to improve their English language skills and become more active participants in their child's education.

Family Engagement
Thursday, November 9, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Family outreach and training provide parents with the required parent and family literacy services, activities, and trainings needed to improve their English language skills.

Community Engagement
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Community participation programs: Participation is the action of taking part in an activity or an event. Under Title III, Part A, “community participation programs” are programs in which English learners, parents, and family members can take part.

The TEA Emergent Bilingual Student Support Division is excited to offer this free virtual Leadership Academy Series this fall. This professional development opportunity will offer valuable supports to novice and experienced school leaders who implement programs for emergent bilingual students at the campus and LEA level. 12 CPE hours will be credited upon submission of the overall evaluation following the event.

General and breakout sessions will address timely and targeted content that school leaders can use right away. Structured networking opportunities will allow leaders to connect with peers.

More information can be found here.

Registration coming soon!

Save the date!

October 4-6, 2023

Corpus Christi, TX

Registration is open!

Regular registration closes September 15th.
Late registration closes September 22nd.

Join the celebration! From September 15-October 15, we recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements for the United States.

Find teacher resources by visiting the National Hispanic Heritage Month web portal created as a collaborative project between National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Selected Resources for Teachers

Find additional resources provided by the National Education Association HERE.

Want to know more about Hispanic Heritage Month? Learn 8 reasons why and how Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated HERE!

November is Native American Heritage Month! It’s a time to celebrate the rich histories, diverse cultures and important contributions of our nation’s first people.

www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov is a web portal created as a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Discovery Education also provides a plethora of videos, texts, images, and an entire channel dedicated to celebrating Native American heritage.

Take a look at Indigenous art, history, and culture as told through the historians, artists, students, and scientists in this featured resource collection provided on PBS Learning Media website.

To many, the monarch butterfly is the most beautiful and most fascinating creature in the insect world. Monarch butterflies will begin their 2,500+ mile journey to Southern California and Mexico in late August and September. These international travelers return to the same forests each year, and some even find the same tree that their ancestors landed on. Some estimates say up to a billion butterflies arrive in the mountains of México each year. However, threats to the monarch butterflies' habitat and food source are making the migration more difficult, and monarchs are now on the endangered species list.

When we think of the monarch butterfly and both it's transformation from egg to butterfly and its migration journey, we can't help but think of the multilingual students we all serve. Like the monarch butterfly, our multilingual students transform from being monolingual to multilingual and the journey to the school they attend may have been a journey of many miles. YOU play a huge role in the success of that transformation and journey. Monarch butterfly farmers and language teachers both start with raw potential in their hands. Farmers have butterfly eggs, while language teachers have language learners with varying levels of proficiency. Their primary responsibility is to nurture this potential and facilitate growth.

Just as the monarch butterfly's transformation contributes to the ecosystem, language acquisition opens up new opportunities for communication, understanding diverse cultures, and connecting with people from different backgrounds. Language fluency allows individuals to participate more actively in global conversations, expand their horizons, and enrich their personal and professional lives.

So, as we marvel at the magnificent journey of the monarch butterflies, let us also celebrate the incredible journey of our multilingual students. Let us continue to inspire, educate, and empower them, knowing that through their language fluency, they, too, will take flight and leave a lasting impact on our interconnected world.