The Educational Service Center of the Western Reserve (ESCWR) Title III Consortium serves school districts in Lake and surrounding counties. Benefits of joining the consortium include professional development at no charge to members, professional coaching for TESOL and content area teachers, consultation on district EL programming, the OELPS and OELPA process, assistance with Title III requirements and compliance as well customized professional development delivered at districts.
School districts and community schools with Title III English learner (EL) allocations of less than $10,000 must join or form a consortium to participate in the Title III grant program in order to receive Title III formula funds. The ESCWR serves as the lead fiscal agent of the consortium; as the sole grantee, the ESCWR administers the subgrant on behalf of all consortium members.
Title III funds may be used to provide supplemental services that improve the English language proficiency and academic achievement of English learners. All services provided to ELs using Title III funds must supplement, and not supplant, the services that must be provided to ELs under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district must ensure it meets the three required uses of funds: effective professional development, family and community engagement activities, and supplemental resources for EL program.
Suggested uses for Title III funds
Professional Development
January 22, 2025: “Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners”
February 19, 2025: “Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners”
March 19, 2025: “Teaching Academic Language to English Learners”
English Language Learners Network
February 5, 2025
May 14, 2025
English Learner Program Resources
English Learner Toolkit (OELA; US Department of Education)
Creating, Enhancing and Sustaining an English Learner Program: The Basics
Task List and Resources for Creating, Enhancing, and Sustaining ELP
Language Usage Survey
Instructional Roadmap for Ohio’s English Learners
Newcomer’s Toolkit
Instructional Resources
Instructional Guide and Resources for English Language Learners
English Language Proficiency Standards (K-12)
Ohio’s Learning Standards: Extended English Proficiency
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SupportEd
SupportEd printables
National Clearinghouse for English Acquisition
Center for Applied Linguistics
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL): Resource Center
English Language Development Instruction (ODEW)
OELPA Testing 2025
February 3 - March 28, 2025: Alt. OELPA and OELPA testing window
May 12, 2025: OELPA scores in Centralized Reporting System (CRS)
May 12, 2025: OELPA Rescore and Verification window
Week of June 9, 2025: Family Score auto-delivered
June 30, 2025: Deadline for sending OELPA results to families
ODEW OELPA webpage
Ohio’s English Proficiency Tests Portal
OELPA Test Administration Manual
OELPS and OELPA Accessibility Manual
Test Administrator Certification Course
Test Administrator User Guide
OELPA Webinars
OELPA Constructed Response Rubrics (Speaking and Writing)
Achievement Level Descriptors (by grade level)
English Learner Exit Criteria
OELPA FAQs