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Federal Programs Director

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Kelly Legg
421 West 4th Street
Dumas, Texas 79029
(806)935-6461
FAX (806)935-6275
kelly.legg@dumas-k12.net

Federal Programs Secretary

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Cherie Coaly
421 West 4th Street
Dumas, Texas 79029
(806)935-6461
FAX (806)935-6275
cherie.coaly@dumas-k12.net

Dumas ISD Applies for Federal Funding

In accordance with the following authority references, Dumas Independent School District is required to advise you that we have made application to receive public funds for program services under provisions of Title I Part A, Title I Part C, Title II Part A, Title II Part B, Title IV, and Title V.

Dumas Independent School District hereby solicits your consultation regarding the development and design of the projects and the equitable participation of children enrolled in Dumas schools. Expenditure for participating private school children shall be equal (consistent with the number of children to be served) to expenditure for children enrolled in Dumas ISD, taking into account the needs of the individual children and other factors which relate to such expenditures. Private schools can only receive services or other benefits that are equitable to those provided to eligible public school children. Private schools may not receive funds. In addition, a private school must meet federal guidelines in order to participate.

The Grants Management Procedures Manual can be found by clicking on the link below. The manual outlines the policies and procedures utilized by the district to ensure effective control over all issues relating to grant implementation.

Grants Management Procedures Manual

If you have any questions or comments about the application for federal funding, please contact Kelly Legg at (806) 935-6461 or kelly.legg@dumas-k12.net.

Dumas ISD
Federal Programs

Title I A - Improving Basic Programs

The purpose of Title I, Part-A is to provide supplemental resources to designated campuses which will enable all children to meet the state student performance standards. All Dumas ISD campuses with the exception of Hillcrest Elementary are Title IA schoolwide campuses.

Title IC - Migrant Education

The goal of the Title I, Part-C Migrant Education Program is to provide programs and services that promote academic excellence and equity for the migrant students. To achieve this goal, the Migrant Program strives to design programs that build upon student strengths, eliminate barriers, provide continuity of education, and increase the level of performance of migrant students. Parental involvement is viewed as an essential part of the educational process, and home-school-community partnerships provide the support necessary to improve student achievement.

The district is part of the Education Service Center 16 Shared Services Arrangement for the Title IC, Migrant program.

Title IIA - Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund

The purpose of Title II, Part-A is to increase student academic achievement through improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classrooms and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in the school. Title II, Part-A may be used in the following activities:

Recruiting, hiring, and retention of highly qualified personnel.
Professional development.
Improving the quality of teacher and paraprofessional workforce.
Reducing class size.

Title III, Part A - Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students

The purpose of Title III, Part-A is to ensure that children who are limited English proficient and/or immigrants attain English proficiency so that they can develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet. Also, the purpose of Title III, Part-A is to develop high-quality language instruction educational programs that are designed to assist the school district in teaching limited English proficient and immigrant children so that they are prepared to enter an all-English instructional setting.