If the district chooses to redirect Title III, Part A funding to hire teachers or paraprofessionals, are there any limitations on those staff?
Yes, Title III, Part A statute only allows expenditures for instructional and professional development costs that are reasonable and necessary for improving the English proficiency and academic achievement of LEP children. In addition, the non-supplanting requirement in Title III, Part A statute requires that funds not be used to pay for costs that, in the absence of the Title III program, would have been paid for with other State, local, or Federal funds. Therefore, teachers or paraprofessionals hired under Title III, Part A must be assigned solely to classrooms to improve the English language proficiency and academic achievement of LEP children.
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