Identification

Title III, Part A has a special provision to provide academic support to students who identify as Native American. Students do not have to be registered with a federally recognized tribe to receive these services. The Multilingual Education and Student Supports Department partners with the Native Parent Committee as well as the Title VI Director to provide culturally respectful and responsive services for Native American students and their families.

The identification and eligibility process bears some similarities to those for ML students, but also has some important distinctions.

1. Identification of students initially occurs through enrollment forms and/or previous Title III eligibility.
2. Review of data to determine who is academically at-risk:
   1. Not meeting standards on state assessments
   2. Below grade level on district assessments
   3. In the absence of state/district assessments, multiple indicators such as classroom-based assessments, grades, credits, or teacher recommendations (ensure sufficient time for adjustment and instruction before making determinations about academic risk)
3. Once a potential student is identified, Mukilteo School District will reach out to parents/guardians notifying them in writing of potential eligibility for Title III services, explaining the criteria for eligibility (including WIDA Screener testing), the purposes and benefits of services, and their right to refuse.

Eligibility

     4.  Students are then given the WIDA Screener within 10 days of determination of academically at-risk status. Students must meet qualifying criteria as described in Section 2.

     5.  Parents/guardians are notified of eligibility status within 30 days of the beginning of the school year or 15 days if identified after the first day of school.

Placement

     6.  For eligible students, the District Instructional Specialist will set up a meeting with parents/guardians and a school representative to determine appropriate academic supports.