Author: Alexis Jamin

TELPAS scoring: a teacher reviewing English learner progress data with young students
TELPAS scores explained: how the four domains produce proficiency ratings and a weighted composite, what scale scores add, and how to read the data.
What is TELPAS: a young Emergent Bilingual taking the Texas English proficiency assessment
TELPAS explained: what the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System is, the four domains and ratings, who takes it, when, how districts practise for it.
English Learners in Texas: a teacher with young Emergent Bilingual students in a bright classroom
English Learners in Texas (Emergent Bilinguals): ELPS, TELPAS, program rules, bilingual mandate and funding, for district leaders.
TIPS cooperative purchasing: a teacher and young students using laptops in class
The TIPS purchasing cooperative explained: how membership works, why it satisfies federal competition rules, how it compares to BuyBoard and Sourcewell, and the steps to a PO.
Purchasing EL software: young students using laptops with teacher support
How districts purchase EL software: RFPs, cooperative contracts like TIPS, funding sources, and how to buy faster while staying compliant.
Best uses of Title III funding: a teacher and students reviewing progress on a tablet
The best uses of Title III funding for English Learners: high-leverage, scalable investments that build capacity instead of one-off activities.
Title I vs Title III: a teacher and diverse young students in a bright classroom
Title I vs Title III: what each funds, who they serve, how they differ, and how districts use both for English Learners without supplanting.
How much Title III funding: a teacher reading with young English learners in class
How much Title III funding do schools receive? How the ~$890M national total flows by formula to states and districts, the $10,000 minimum, and why per-EL amounts are modest.
Title III robotics: a classroom robot in a well-equipped elementary classroom with a teacher and young children
Can Title III pay for robotics? Yes, when an educational robot supplements EL language instruction. How to justify it and what to look for.
Title III tutoring: a teacher tutoring two young English learners one-on-one
Can Title III pay for tutoring for English Learners? Yes, when it is supplemental. What qualifies, the supplement-not-supplant rule, and how to scale tutoring.