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The FY10 Consolidated Application to Serve English Language Learners

Preparation/Webinar Video • Eligibility • Application Deadline • Download Application

The information contained on this page is intended to assist local school districts in completing the FY10 Consolidated Application to Serve English Language Learners. The FY10 Consolidated Application includes state funding through Transitional Bilingual Education/Transitional Programs of Instruction and federal funding through Title III (Language Instruction Programs for Limited English Proficient Students and Immigrant Education Programs).

Self Monitoring Checklist

Preparation to Complete the FY10 Consolidated Application Grant
  1. Webinar Video video file (05/09)
    Title: Completing the FY10 Consolidated Application to Serve ELLs

    Below is a summary of webinar topics discussed:
  2. Preparing Computer and Downloading program
  3. Program navigation (including Short vs. Long Version)
  4. Part A – District/school information/State Funding
  5. Part B – Federal Programs and Funding
  6. Budgets – Function/Object Codes
  7. Part C – Grant Agreement/Assurances (5)
  8. Checklist, submission and DEADLINE

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  9. Local school districts are encouraged to review the links listed below:
  10. Title III - Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
  11. Private Schools - Guidance
  12. Fiscal Policies and Procedures pdf file
  13. Division of English Language Learning Consultants Assigned to Assist Local School Districts pdf file
  14. Illinois School Code and Rules for Serve English Language Learners
  15. "Supplement Not Supplant” Provision of Title III

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  16. Prepare your computers to accept the FY10 Consolidated Application to Serve English Language Learners:
  17. Save the FY09 Consolidated Application on a thumb drive, CD, floppy or other data source
  18. Delete the FY09 Consolidated Application from the hard drive
  19. Delete FY09 related EXCEL files from the hard drive
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Who is eligible to use the short form of the FY10 Consolidated Application?
  • School districts with fewer than 20 LEP students and that are not seeking Title III (LIPLEPS or IEP) funding.
  • School districts with fewer than 20 LEP students that will not seek any funding or reimbursements AND that want program approval only (These districts do not need to complete the budget and grant agreement forms.)

Eligibility: Title III Language Instruction Programs for Limited English Proficient Students Program (LIPLEPS) and Immigrant Education Program (IEP)

To qualify for Title III LIPLEPS federal funding, districts must be able to generate at least $10,000 in funding based on the number of ELL students identified. The initial allocation will be $100 per student. Interested districts that do not have a sufficient number of ELL students may enter into a cooperative agreement with another district to qualify for LIPLEPS funding.

Immigrant Education Program student counts submitted to the Division of English Language Learning in December of 2008 and January 2009 will be published soon.

Application Due Date and Submission

To qualify for both state TBE/TPI and federal Title III funding, the completed application must be received or postmarked by Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

Applications postmarked after the June 30 deadline will not be eligible for federal Title III funding. Please remember that the Consolidated Application is not yet part of the e-grant system and therefore, will only be available via downloading from this website.

  • Mail the original plus one copy to:
    Illinois State Board of Education
    Division of English Language Learning
    James R. Thompson Center
    100 West Randolph, Suite 14-300
    Chicago, IL 60601-3268-3169

  • Applications postmarked after the established deadline:
  • Will not be eligible for Title III Language Instruction Programs for Limited English Proficient Students (LIPLEPS) or Immigrant Education Program (IEP) funding.
  • May only be approved for state Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)/Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI) funding with a start date that is 60 days from the application postmark date. The applicant’s TBE/TPI ceiling amount will be prorated accordingly.
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Program directors, administrators and technical support personnel are strongly encouraged to read the “Tips for Downloading” before downloading the application.

If you have technical difficulties with this Grant Application