Important Notice for Private Non-Profit Schools 

Houston ISD is announcing the “Participation Process” for the 2025 – 2026 school year. For all PNP – Private-Nonprofit PNP administrators interested in participating in the ESSA federal grant programs listed below, contact the district. Contact information is listed below for questions. The “Intent to Participate Form” must be completed and submitted by the deadline date of Friday, February 14, 2025. The links for all forms are listed and highlighted below. 

Federal GrantPopulation AddressedForms
Title I, Part ASupporting Basic Programs    Intent to Participate – TI, TII, and TIV http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/59247  
Title II, Part ASupporting Effective Instruction
Title IV, Part AStudent Support and Academic Enrichment
Title I, Part CEducation of Migratory Children    Intent to Participate – TI, Part C           bit.ly/MigrantDocs
Title III, Part A – ELA and IMMEnglish Language Acquisition and ImmigrantFederal Grant 
Population Addressed 
Forms 
Title I, Part A 
Supporting Basic Programs  
 
 
Intent to Participate – TI, TII, and TIV https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/59247 
http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/59247 https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/59247 
 
Title II, Part A 
Supporting Effective Instruction 
Title IV, Part A 
Student Support and Academic Enrichment  
Title I, Part C  
Education of Migratory Children  
 
 
Intent to Participate – TI, Part C   
        bit.ly/MigrantDocs 
Title III, Part A – ELA and IMM 
English Language Acquisition and Immigrant  
 
Intent to Participate – TIII – ELA and IMM 
        bit.ly/CmpDocs 
  Intent to Participate – TIII – ELA and IMM         bit.ly/CmpDocs  

The ESSA federal grants provide equitable services to students, families, educators, and school personnel to supplement current opportunities to promote academic success. Equitable services may include instructional services, instructional materials, counseling, parent and family engagement opportunities, professional development, field lessons and more. 

For more information, administrators should contact: 

Contact Person Federal Grant  Contact Information
Barbara Hill, HISD PNP Grant Coordinator- External FundingTitle I, Part A    Email: HISDPNP@houstonisd.org Phone: 713-556-6928  
Title II, Part A
Title IV, Part A
Irasema Gonzalez, HISD Analyst 1 – Multilingual ProgramTitle I, Part C-supports migrant students  Email: IGONZAL2@houstonisd.org Phone: 713-556-6961
Dr. Randal Jones, Coordinator 1 – Multilingual EducationTitle III, Part A – ELA and IMM– supports students with a language other than English.  Email:  RJONES3@houstonisd.org Phone: 713-556-6961 Contact Person  
Federal Grant  
 
Contact Information  
Barbara Hill, HISD PNP Grant Coordinator- External Funding 
Title I, Part A 
 
 
Email: HISDPNP@houstonisd.org 
Phone: 713-556-6928 
 
Title II, Part A 
Title IV, Part A 
Irasema Gonzalez, HISD Analyst 1 – Multilingual Program 
Title I, Part C-supports migrant students 
 
Email: IGONZAL2@houstonisd.org  
Phone: 713-556-6961 
Dr. Randal Jones, Coordinator 1 – Multilingual Education 
Title III, Part A – ELA and IMM– supports students with a language other than English. 
 
 
Email:  RJONES3@houstonisd.org 
Phone: 713-556-6961 
   Email:  RJONES3@houstonisd.org Phone: 713-556-6961  

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