Changes: Title VII and Chapter I
Restructuring Title VII grants
- Criteria based not on amount of native language used but on functional categories (program development and implementation, program enhancement, projects, comprehensive school program, and systemwide improvement) ==> depoliticized appropriation process. 25
Increasing the state role: state education agencies will be responsible for reviewing Title VII proposals before submission to OBEMLA
Encouraging bilingual skills: priority given to applicants seeking to develop bilingual proficiency both in English and another language for all participating students
Opening Up Chapter I: Changed to Title 1. But no provisions for “language appropriate instruction”.