English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators & Teachers

ELL Parental Involvement

Local education agencies (LEAs) must have a process to identify limited English proficient (LEP) parents and provide them with free and effective language assistance, such as translated materials or an appropriate and competent interpreter.

English Language Learners Transition to ESSA

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, a resolution of disapproval of the accountability and State plans final regulations that were published on November 29, 2016 (81 FR 86076). This guidance document is unaffected by that resolution and remains applicable.  This PDF offers Non-Regulatory Guidance for English Language Learners on Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Elementary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Improving Your Child’s Education: A Guide for Latino Parents

Developed by the Education Trust, "this guide offers Latino parents a number of suggestions on how they can get involved in and be better advocates for the education of their children." The information offers Latino parents the tools to exercise their rights under applicable federal law and regulations.

National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) Resources about Parental Involvement

NCHE website provides information on a variety of topics related to Parental Involvement.

English Language Learners and the ESSA

This PowerPoint was presented at the Combined Federal Programs Meeting describing how ESSA affects ELLs.

Global Family Research Project

This website offers a broad variety of documents useful to state education agencies (SEAs) and LEAS to implement the Parental Involvement Program.

Parental Involvement - Title I through III

ESSA specifies the Title I through III requirements for parental involvement. This document summarizes discussions from the leadership Conference Education fund on pages 3 - 5. The requirements include:

• "a written district policy on parental involvement,
• the allocation of funds to promote family literacy and parenting skills,
• a written parent involvement policy for each school receiving Title I funds,
• an annual meeting to explain how they parents can be involved in their child's education for each school receiving Title I funds,
• a school - parent compact."
• The district must also build capacity among parents and staff to work together to assure participation by parents with limited English proficiency "to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand."

To read the complete section, click on Section 1118.

Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children - I. Section A

This resource explains non-regulatory guidance for the Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children from the Department of Education.

Title III - Parent Involvement

This document summarizes the available sub grants supporting the parent notification requirements under Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Parent/Family Involvement Policy

The Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) requires schools receiving Title I funds to develop policies addressing their parental involvement program. This document offers guidance and a model policy from the National PTA's National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Program as a resource to assist schools in developing such a policy.

Title 1 School Parent Compact

Title I requires to have parents of and teachers of students in the ELL program to sign a compact.