Department of Education
Kevin Huffman, Commissioner

The State of Tennessee Title III Team offers State resources to facilitate Local Educational Agencies in designing and implementing effective English as a Second Language programs. Current information, guidelines, and tools will be posted for easy access. Questions or comments regarding the ESL program in the state should be addressed to Jan Lanier, ESL Coordinator

State of TN Resources of Interest

Tennessee State Department of Education ESL Resources

• ESL: What's new at the State Department of Education?
• Monitoring for Transition Students for ESL(5/9/12)
• ESL Timeline
• ESL Task Force (2012)
• Plan for Hiring Teachers working with English Learners (10/28/10)
• Overview Title III Program (9/10/10)
• Procedures for Allocation of Title III Funds (4/15/11)
• Definitions - "Immigrant Student" and "LEP Student"
• State of Tennessee Standards for English Language Learners
• ESL Highly Qualified Requirements
• AMAO Targets
• Tennessee State Board of Education ESL Resources

• Basic Education Program (BEP) Components and Cost Specifications
• ESL Program Policy 3.207

Tennessee English Language Development Assessment (ELDA)

• ELDA Training PowerPoint

Tennessee English Lanugage Placement Assessment (TELPA)

• Information for Ordering TELPA
• TELPA Cut Scores (5/4/12)
• TELPA PowerPoint (9/22/09)

Other Tennessee State ESL Resources

• Age Appropriate
• Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Education Plan for ELLs Form
• English Only Law
• Tennessee ELL L and Total Enrollment by LEA (2006 -2009)
• Immigrant Grant Business Rules (5/7/11)
• LEP Retention Guidelines
• Questions from ESL/SPED Myths and Facts WebEx
• Requirements for English Language Learners (8/5/10)
• Strategic Teaching (11-5-11)
• Title III Services to Private Schools - (10-5-10)
• Use of Title III Funds - Webinar 7/21/10