Migrant Education Program Harvest of Hope Donna I.S.D. Abel Muñoz Migrant Education Program Director

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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 Support comprehensive educational programs to help reduce disruption in education. Ensure that students are not penalized in any manner.

Ensure students are provided with appropriate educational services (including support services) that address their special needs in a coordinated and efficient manner. 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 Services High 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 Work closely with counselors Diagnose student’s needs 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 Item of Cost Awards for Recognition or Incentives for Participation Conferences and Meetings 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:

Allowables and Non-Allowables (cont. 2) 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 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.

Allowables and Non-Allowables (cont. 3) 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) 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.

Abel Munoz Migrant Education Program Director (956) 461-4254 Ext:1256 Email: amunoz@donnaisd.net