Federal Programs

Language Services

TCSD Personnel Requesting Document Translation Services

Tooele County School District offers interpretation services at no cost to parents, guardians, families, and students. We offer interpretation services through a certified interpretation provider in over 300 languages.

If you are needing interpretation services for any reason including:

Registration help
Meetings with school or district personnel
Classroom activities
School office visits (scheduled or impromptu)
Fee waiver process
Student disciplinary meetings
School or district community council or parent advisory meetings
Or any other communication needs with school and district

Title I, Part A: Supplemental Program for Economically Disadvantaged

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state.

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Goals of Title I, Part A

Helping students achieve proficiency and growth on rigorous State academic standard in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
Closing achievement gaps
Building teacher capacity through high-quality, on-going, job-embedded professional learning opportunities
Engaging parents in helping their children succeed through meaningful, high-quality, evidence-based parent, family, and community engagement activities
Providing a well-rounded education for all students

Title I Schools

Title I Contact

Title III: Part A Supplemental Supports for Multilingual English Learners

Supplemental Supports for
Multilingual English Learners

Title III is a part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). The purpose of Title III is to help ensure that English learners (ELs) attain English language proficiency and meet state academic standards.

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Purpose of Title III (ESSA Law)

to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English;
to assist all English learners, including immigrant children and youth, to achieve at high levels in academic subjects so that all English learners can meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
to assist teachers (including preschool teachers), principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools in establishing, implementing, and sustaining effective language instruction educational programs designed to assist in teaching English learners, including immigrant children and youth;
to assist teachers (including preschool teachers), principals and other school leaders, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies to develop and enhance their capacity to provide effective instructional programs designed to prepare English learners, including immigrant children and youth, to enter all-English instructional settings; and
to promote parental, family, and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents, families, and communities of English learners.

Resources for Parents

Contact Family Support Liaison

Title VI: Native American and Alaskan Native Education Program

As part of Title VI, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA Federal Law) as amended by Title VI addresses the "unique educational and culturally-related academic needs," through formula grants to eligible Local Education Agencies (LEA). The Office of Indian Education (OIE) administers the Indian Education Program grants. Tooele County School District receives federal funds to support educational and culturally-related activities and events to meet our Title VI Objectives.

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Title VI Objectives

Meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Indian students, so that such students can meet the challenging State academic standards
Provide Monthly Cultural Nights to promote family and community togetherness activities to learn of Native American customs, crafts, and music.
Recognize and honor students who are excelling and making academic achievement.
Provide information to students on availability of scholarships and financial aid.

Title VI Eligibility

An ED506 Eligibility Form needs to be completed for a student to acknowledge American Indian descendancy. This form needs to be filled out only once; it will then stay with the student's school records within the Title VI Department at Student Services. The number of forms determines the funds the district is eligible to receive every school year. The form can be filled out electronically during the Welcome Back Registration process or can be filled out and mailed to:

TCSD Student Services Attn: Title VI, 555 E Vine St., Tooele, UT 84074

Contact Title VI Liaison

McKinney- Vento Information

Girl with suitcase sitting against brick wall

Contact information for the Educational Resource (Homeless) Liaison:

Laura Burdine

lburdine@tooeleschools.org

Student Services Building

435-833-8778 ext. 1415

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Act (Section 725) defines "homeless children and youth" (school age and younger) as children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including those who are:

sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, cars, public places, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, camping grounds or similar settings due to the lack of alternative accommodations
living in emergency or transitional shelters; abandoned in hospitals; or awaiting foster placement
migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above
unaccompanied youth, including any youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian, such as runaways; throwaways, and school-age unwed mothers, living in homes for unwed mothers, who have no other housing available