Title III

Purpose

Title III promotes student achievement by increasing the local capacity to support English Learners in attaining English proficiency and meaningfully access challenging curricular and extracurricular programs.

We do this by providing leadership, resources, and services to educators, families and community partners.

ELP Standards

English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards are distinct because they explicitly focus on the learning needs of the wide range of English Learner (EL) students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade who come from widely diverse cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds and are at different stages of English language acquisition. Unlike other content standards, they take into account the critical role of language learning in the achievement of content and specifically focus on the learning styles and instructional needs of EL students. ELP standards represent a bridge for EL students to gain access to content instruction in English.

For more information regarding Title III (Supports for EL Students) please contact Dr. Ingrida Barker at ibarker@k12.wv.us or call 304-436-8441

WVDE Policy 2417 (McDowell County Schools follows and ensures Title III implementation.).

MCS Policy 11-011 (McDowell County Schools Regulations and ELP Standards for ELs and Alternate ELP Standards for EL Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities)

EL Best Practices for Educators

MCS Home Language Survey (Completed Annually By All Students)

EL Procedures for Parents

EL Exiting and Monitoring Procedures

EL Home Language Survey for Families

Supports for Parents and Guardians of English Learners NEW! CHECK OUT THIS NEW RESOURCE!