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Migrant Education Program Harvest of Hope
Donna I.S.D.
Abel Muñoz
Migrant Education Program Director
Supplemental Picture
Migrant Student Definition
Is a child between 3-21 yrs. of age or whose Parent, spouse, or guardian is a: Migratory
Agricultural Worker, including a Migratory Dairy Worker, or Migratory Fisher who in the preceding 36 months
In order to obtain, or to accompany parent, spouse, or guardian in order to:
Obtain temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture or fishing has moved from one school district to another.
Characteristics of a Migrant Student
Mobility Education Interrupted Attendance Make Up Work Homework Social Isolation Credits-Behind Overage
Language Barriers Poverty Health Issues TAKS Miss out on tutorials for
State Assessment
Educational Problems
Early withdrawal Late entry Course content is
different They do not receive
credit for incomplete courses
Credits from other states are not always accepted
Course requirements are different from school to school
State mandated exams Lack of counseling
services
DISD Migrant Weekly Report
Key Requirements as stated in Statue
Funds to address the unique needs of mobile migrant students and to provide services to permit them to participate effectively.
Funds are intended for supplemental services, thus cannot be used to pay for services normally covered by local program.
Migrant children are also eligible for services under Title I, Part A, as other children.
State and LEA responsibility is to ensure that only those children who are eligible for the MEP program are identified, recruited, counted and served.
State Program Purpose
To design and support programs that help migrant students overcome the challenges of:• mobility, cultural language barriers, social
isolation and other difficulties in order to
Succeed in school and to transition to post secondary education or employment.
Migrant Education Program Title I, Part C 1301
1. Support comprehensive educational programs to help reduce disruption in education.
2. Ensure that students are not penalized in any manner.
3. Ensure students are provided with appropriate educational services (including support services) that address their special needs in a coordinated and efficient manner.
4. Ensure migratory children receive full and appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet.
5. Design programs to help migrant children overcome educational disruption, cultural barriers, social isolation, health-related problems, and other factors that inhibit the ability of such children to do well in school, and prepare such children to make a successful transition to post-secondary education or employment; and
6. Ensure that migrant children benefit from state and local systematic reforms.
Supplemental Services for Elementary Migrant Students After/Before/Saturday school tutorials Migrant Summer School through Math Project
SMART MASTERS Vision, Hearing/or Health Screening Early Childhood Education Study Buddy Hand Held Tutor/Kineo Out-of-State TAKS testing through Texas Migrant
Interstate Program Library Books through the Migrant Reading is
Fundamental (RIF) Program
Supplemental Services Middle School
Extended day Tutorials Reading instruction Math instruction Migrant summer school through Project
Smart MASTERS Provide other instructional services
Supplemental ServicesHigh School Students
Migrant Counselors assist with: Course placement Credit accrual Graduation Plans Financial Aid Workshop
(for student & parent)
On going information on scholarship opportunities for post secondary
Extended day tutorials
(core areas) Migrant Education Options Lab
(Math & Science)
Computer assisted instruction for credit accrual
University of Texas Distance Learning
Project SMART Math Plus Summer Program
Provide other summer programs
Homework Tools: Laptops, Study Buddy, Calculators, etc..
Who is the Priority for Services Student?
The migrant student whose: Education has been interrupted during the school year AND Who is failing or is most at risk of failing to meet the state’s
academic content and academic achievement standards. Districts are required in their SAS-A478 application process
for migrant funds to target migrant education services to “Priority for Services” students.
Services are to be provided for the PFS students first, and then the non PFS migrant students.
Before the first day of school districts are to develop a PFS Action Plan for serving PFS students.
Late Entry/Early Withdrawal Procedures
If the student withdraws by the last week of the 5th six weeks, you may average the 4th & 5th six weeks and issue a 6th weeks grade* then calculate 2nd semester grade. Initial each and every grade written in.
19 TAC Chapter 74 Curriculum Requirements 74.26 of Credits states, a course may be considered completed and credit may be awarded if the student has demonstrated proficiency in the subject matter regardless of the time the student has received instructions in the course of the grade level at which proficiency was attained. Therefore, when approved
Principal
A commitment to Advocacy Avail all Migrant Programs to
Migrant Students Get to know your Migrant
Students Welcome them to your
campus Involve Counselors in
Migrant Regional Meetings Allow for flexibility
Include Migrant Issues on Staff Development/In services (Cultural Awareness)
Enforce Extenuating Circumstances for Migrant Student Attendance policy carefully
Select Staff who will work with migrant students for tutorials
Maximize use of resources Accept Migrant Students regardless
of date Implement Project SMART
Counselors
Allow for flexibility in Credit Acceptance
Allot class slots for late entries
Know your migrant students and their migratory patterns
Call them in for approximate withdrawal dates
Inform teachers of student withdrawal in advance
Make individual and/or group plans for course completions
Monitor Students’ Progress
Have Self-Esteem Builders Contact Parents Establish Interstate
Coordination Announce for students to visit with you for planning completion of courses Inform them of Interstate
Connections Utilize the Donna ISD Migrant
Student Transfer Packet (Gold Envelope)
Inform Parents of School Calendar/Policies
Teachers Be sensitive to the Migrant
Lifestyle Make Migrant Students
Welcomed in your class Introduce them to the rest of
the class Allow student plenty of time
for make-up work Work with them to complete
course (s) before withdrawal Be Flexible Familiarize yourself with
migrant services (tutorials, etc.)
Work closely with counselors Diagnose student’s needs Provide extra instruction Make home visits Prepare Study Packets Have “Make-up” packets
already available Take advantage of your
proximity with students Work with partial grades
(consolidate as much as possible without having student re-do work)
Compliance with Program Law, Rules and Regulations MEP funds must be
exclusively for identified migrant students.
Migrant students are all other students first.
Ensure that costs are not being covered by other fund sources? If YES-we are supplanting.
MEP expenditure must be reasonable and necessary.
Educational and support migrant services/activities/initiatives must be aligned to an identified need as per the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA).
For elementary campuses MEP Funds are restricted to the migrant tutorial program.
100% MEP funded staff cannot perform limited non migrant related duties such as: lunch duty, bus duty, cross walk duty, phone duty, STARR administration duties to include monitoring.
Allowables and Non-Allowables
Allowable - Non-Allowable
Allowable: When reasonable in cost and when necessary to accomplish program objectives. Acceptable awards and incentives include certificates, plaques, ribbons, and small trophies nominal in cost, or inexpensive instructionally related items such as pens/pencils to be used in the classroom.
Allowable:
Item of CostAwards for Recognition or Incentives for Participation
Conferences and Meetings
Allowables and Non-Allowables(cont. 2)
Unallowable
Allowable: MEP related only
Unallowable: Field trips for social, entertainment, or recreational purposes.
Allowable: Nutritional snacks for students in extended day (i.e., after-school) programs.
Unallowable
Entertainment (including amusement, diversion, social activities, and related costs)
Equipment and Other Capital Expenditures
Field Trips
Food Costs
Gifts or Items That Appear to be Gifts
Allowables and Non-Allowables(cont. 3)
Allowable
Unallowable
Allowable: MEP Related
Allowable: for transportation cost to or from grant activities.
(Tutorials)
Allowable: Travel costs are allowable for employees traveling on official business incidental to the grant program.
Materials and Supplies
Promotional Items (such as T-shirts, caps, tote bags, key chains, imprinted pens, etc.)
Training and Education
Transportation Costs
Travel Costs (Employees)
