Significant Increases In Immigrants

Authorized under Public Law 107-110, No Child Left Behind, Title III Section 3114(d), “Immigrant”subgrants support the efforts of school districts that experience significant increases in the number of immigrant LEP students.

1. Definition of Immigrant Children and Youth– Section 3301(6)

The term “immigrant children and youth” means individuals who –

(A)are aged 3 through 21;

(B)were not born in any state; and

(C)have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more states for more than 3 full academic years.

2. Significant Increase- Section 3114(d)

The funds distributed under Section 3114(d)(1), the Title III immigrant children and youth program, must be awarded to subgrantees that have experienced a significant increase in the percentage or number of immigrant children and youth within the last two years. In West Virginia, “significant increase” is defined as:

(A)an increase of a minimum of ten (10) students and/or

(B)an increase of at least ten percent (10%) from the previous year

3. Required State Reservation – Section 3114(d)(1-2)

The West Virginia Department of Education is required to reserve an amount of money that is large enough to make at least one grant of sufficient scope and size to meet the purposes of this part of the statute ($10,000.00). The funds distributed under Section 3114(d)(1-2), the Title III immigrant children and youth program, may be allocated on either a formula or discretionary basis, provided that the state:

(A)shall equally consider eligible entities that satisfy the requirement of such paragraph but have limited or no experience in serving immigrant children and youth; and

(B)shall consider the quality of each local plan under Section 3116 and ensure that each subgrant is of sufficient size and scope to meet the purposes of this part.

The state will annually reserve approximately 2% of the total Title III LEA allocation (or $10,000.00 which ever is greater) to fund Significant Increase in Immigrants grant(s).

4. Purpose/Activities of Immigrant Subgrant– Section 3115(e)

Eligible entities receiving funds under Section 3114(d) shall use the funds for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth, which may include-

(A)Family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children;

(B)Support for personnel, including teacher aides who have been specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to immigrant children and youth;

(C)Provision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling for immigrant children and youth;

(D)Identification and acquisition of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to be used in the program carried out with funds;

(E)Basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the school district involved of immigrant children and youth, including the payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable to such additional basic instruction services;

(F)Other instruction services that are designed to assist immigrant children and youth to achieve in elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States, such as programs of instruction to the educational system and civics education; and

(G)Activities, coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children and youth, by offering comprehensive community services.

5. Process for Identifying Subgrantee(s)

Beginning with the 2003-04 school year data collection, each student was assigned a student number (Student ID) for identification purposes. Using this system, student records transfer with studentswhenever they transfer within the state (i.e. from district to district) thereby ensuring a more accurate determination of students’ Immigrant status (length of time in West Virginia/US schools). These county-level data were analyzed according to:

(A)The numerical difference between current year and prior year Immigrant students

(B)The percentage difference between current year and prior year Immigrant students

For the 2011-2012 school year, there was only one district with the highest percentage increase (*which also met the minimum numerical increase of 10 students). Therefore, Hardy County is eligible for a $10,000 subgrant for significant increases in Immigrant students.

Significant Increases in Immigrants 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012
Code / County / 9-10 Immigrant / 10-11 Immigrant / 2 year Average / 11-12 Immigrant / % Difference in 10-1111-12 Immigrants / # Difference in 10-1111-12 Immigrants
20 / Fayette / 0 / 1 / 0.5 / 6 / 500% / 5
48 / Marshall / 0 / 2 / 1 / 6 / 200% / 4
92 / Wetzel / 1 / 3 / 2 / 9 / 200% / 6
75 / Randolph / 1 / 2 / 1.5 / 4 / 100% / 2
18 / Doddridge / 0 / 3 / 1.5 / 5 / 67% / 2
4 / Berkeley / 169 / 151 / 160 / 220 / 46% / 69
53 / Mineral / 1 / 5 / 3 / 7 / 40% / 2
20 / Fayette / 0 / 1 / 0.5 / 6 / 500% / 5
48 / Marshall / 0 / 2 / 1 / 6 / 200% / 4