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District presentation details Title I/C and Title III funding, regional migrant services and supports for English learners
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Summary
District bilingual services director Julia Cordova Gurule described the grant lifecycle and explained Title I Part C (migrant education), Title III (English learners) and the Refugee School Impact Grant; she reported the district serves about 1,729 English learners across 64 languages and outlined services and regional coordination.
Julia Cordova Gurule, director of bilingual services and director of the regional migrant service center for Region 1, presented the district’s multilingual‑learner grant work and the lifecycle for Title I Part C, Title III and the Refugee School Impact Grant.
Cordova Gurule told the board the district exercises ‘‘due diligence’’ when preparing grant pre‑applications and budgets and works closely with the Indiana Department of Education for review and approval. She explained that Title I Part C (migrant education) and Title III (English learners and immigrant children) are supplemental federal funds that must be matched to allowable uses and monitored with detailed reports and reimbursements.
She outlined regional responsibilities: South Bend serves as one of three regional centers in the state, supporting 22 counties and working with 113 local entities. Cordova Gurule said South Bend currently counts 1,729 English learners (about 13.59% of the student population) representing 64 languages, with Spanish the largest group.
Cordova Gurule described program activities funded by those grants: academic interventions, social‑emotional supports, Chromebooks for home use, interpretation services, screenings (vision/hearing/dental), family workshops, and summer programming. She also noted a School Impact Grant that typically averages about $5,053,000 and funds services for refugee students and families.
When asked about accusations that Title I Part C funds were mishandled, Cordova Gurule said it was her understanding that no Title I Part C funds were misappropriated by her team; she said the district CFO had confirmed that she would have been notified if there had been discrepancies. "It is my understanding that there were no title 1 part c funds that were misappropriated or mishandled by me or my team in the regional center," she said.
Board members thanked the presenter for the detailed briefing and asked follow‑up questions about counts of migratory students, interstate coordination when families move, and how funds are allocated among participating corporations in the region. Cordova Gurule and staff said grant applications typically arrive in July and that budget officers and finance staff upload grant budgets to the district financial system and manage reimbursements and reporting.
Next steps: staff said they will keep the board informed about grant approvals, any state review results and program outcomes; trustees asked for continued reporting on how federal funds are spent and on measures of academic progress for English learners.
