Transcript Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children

Title I, Part C
Education of Migratory Children
Section 1301
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
Purpose:
• To ensure that migratory children fully benefit from
the same free public education provided to other
children.
• To improve educational opportunities for migratory
children to help them succeed in the regular school
program, meet the same academic achievement
standards that all children are expected to meet, and
graduate from high school.
Do we have migrant
families in Arkansas?
Arkansas Migrant Education Program
• Approximately 8,000 children of migratory
families are identified in Arkansas
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Hope
Boston Mountain Migrant Co-op
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Washington
Madison
Benton
Carroll
Newton
Boone
Northeast Arkansas Migrant Co-op
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Baxter
Clay
Cleburne
Craighead
Crittenden
Cross
Faulkner
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Fulton
Greene
Independence
Izard
Jackson
Lawrence
Lee
• Lonoke
• Marion
(Flippen)
• Mississippi
• Monroe
• Phillips
• Poinsett
• Prairie
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Pulaski
Randolph
Sharp
St. Francis
Stone
White
Woodruff
South Arkansas Migrant Co-op
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Ashley
Bradley
Calhoun
Chicot
Clark
Cleveland
Columbia
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Dallas
Desha
Drew
Garland
Grant
Hempstead
Hot Springs
Howard
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Jefferson
Lafayette
Lincoln
Little River
Miller
Montgomery
Nevada
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Ouachita
Pike
Polk
Pulaski
Saline
Sevier
Union
Western Arkansas Migrant Ed Co-op
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Conway
Crawford
Franklin
Johnson
Logan
Perry
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Pope
Sebastian
Scott
Van Buren
Yell
Who are our
migrant children?
Migratory Child
• The child must be age 3-21 and have not graduated
from high school or earned his/her GED.
• The child must have moved within the preceding 36
months in order to seek or obtain qualifying work,
or to accompany or join the migratory agricultural
worker or fisher.
• The move must be across school district boundaries.
(Race, Ethnicity and/or Immigration Status are NOT
factors in Migrant Eligibility.)
What kinds of work
can qualify for
migrant?
Qualifying Agriculture/Fishing
Work in Arkansas
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Farm
Dairy and Ranch
Fish Farms/Fishing
Timber (Planting, Thinning, Trimming, Logging)
Poultry and other livestock
Poultry/Food Processing
How are students
identified and
enrolled into the
Migrant Program?
Identification and Recruitment
Statutory Requirements: Title I, Part C: Sections 1304 (c) (7) and 1309 (2)
Regulatory Requirements: 34 CFR 200.81
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Recruiters in project schools
Co-op recruiters
Surveys in school enrollment packets
Surveys in places of work
Job orientations
Approval by REDS
Enrolled in Migrant Database
What are the goals of
the Arkansas Migrant
Education Program?
Arkansas Migrant
Education Goals
• School Readiness
▫ Parents receive information that is helpful in
preparing their children for Kindergarten.
• Reading and Math Achievement
▫ Decrease the gap between Migrant students and
all other students scoring proficient or above on
state assessments
• High School Graduation
▫ High School students are making
graduation/career plans and taking advantage of
credit recovery opportunities.
What services may
be available to
migrant students to
reach these goals?
School Readiness
Parent Resources
Math and Reading Achievement
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Tutoring
Summer School
School Supplies
Books for pleasure reading
High School Graduation
• Tutoring
• On Track for Success
• Credit Recovery
▫ PASS
▫ Residential Summer School
• Parent Resources
• Leadership Opportunities
▫ AMESLA
▫ MSAC
• Scholarship Information
▫ CAMP
Out-of-School Youth
• Summer Programs
• High School Equivalency Programs
Migrant Health Services
• Limited Health Services
▫ Mini-physicals
• Coordination with
outside agencies
Free School Meals
Migrant students categorically qualify
for free lunches.
Public Law 108-265 amended the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act to include migrant children
as categorically eligible for free school meals.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Statutory Requirements: Title I, Part A: Section 1120A and 1304; Title I, Part C: Sections
1304(c)(3); 1306(a)(1)(B)(ii)
Regulatory Requirements: 34 CFR 200.83 (b)
• Parent Advisory Council
• Parent Meetings
• Parent Information
How do schools
know who to code as
migrant students?
Notification of Migrant Students
• A list is sent before the beginning of the school
year.
• A list of new students is sent as they are
approved either daily or weekly.
• A list is also sent before testing.
Who do I contact
about the Migrant
Program for my
area?
Migrant Education Service Cooperatives
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Boston Mountain Educational Cooperative, West Fork, AR, John Selph,
Director (479) 839-3031 [email protected]
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Northeast Arkansas Migrant Education Cooperative, Bald Knob, AR,
Beth McCarty, Director (501) 724-6227 [email protected]
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South Arkansas Migrant Education Cooperative, Hope, AR, Patti
Williford, Director, (870) 777-3743 [email protected]
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Western Arkansas Migrant Education Service Cooperative, Branch, AR,
Cindy Cole, Director (479) 965-2191 [email protected]
Where is the Migrant
Status entered on
the APSCN?
Migrant Status is entered on the
APSCN student demographic screen
100.
OR
on eSchoolPLUS the data is entered on
the personal screen and is accessed by
this path:
STUDENT CENTER > SEARCH ON THE
STUDENT > DEMOGRAPHICS > PERSONAL
How is Migrant
Status indicated?
Migrant Status is
indicated by a “Y” for
eligible Migrant Students.
Would you like to
visit our website?
migrant.k12.ar.us
Websites
http://migrant.k12.ar.us
http://www.tri-statehep.org/index.html
http://www.tri-statecamp.org/
http://www.crowder.edu/programs/internationalstudents/camp/index.php