Virginia Migrant Education Program Allocations to School Divisions

How is the USED allocation distributed between the state and school divisions? Breakdown of Allocation from USED – 99% allocated to school divisions – 1% set-aside for state administration

How are the funds divided between school divisions? The 99% allocated to school divisions is distributed based on the subgranting formula. There are five factors by which the subgranting formula is governed.

Subgranting Factors 40% Priority 1 – Priority for Service/At-Risk 24% Priority 2 - Eligible 3-21 Not include in Priority 1 20% Priority 3 – Total Served Prior Year 15% Priority 4 – Summer School Intercession 1% Priority 5 – Below 10% of Average State Per Pupil Expenditure

Priority 1 – 40 percent Priority for Service/At-Risk – The number of eligible migratory children who have moved most recently (within 1 year) and who are classified as “priority-for-service.” Priority-for-service children are defined as school age migrant students whose education has been interrupted during the regular school year and who are failing, or most at risk of failing to meet the state standards.

Priority 2 – 24 percent Eligible 3-21 – The number of eligible migratory children who are in need of and/or eligible for services and are not included in Priority One. This number includes the total number of migrant children who are counted in each category below: eligible migratory children between the ages of 3-21 who did not make a move during the last 12 months but are failing in school or are most at risk of failing to meet the state standards [Performance below grade level in reading, language arts, and mathematics; absenteeism; and non-age appropriate placement;] or are now out-of-school; all elementary and secondary migrant students identified as Continuation of Service (COS) students; and all eligible migratory students between (birth to 3).

Priority 3 – 20 percent Total Serviced Prior Year – The number of children served in the prior year.

Priority 4 – 15 percent Summer School/Intersession – The number of migrant students served in the prior year's summer/intersession program.

Priority 5 – 1 percent Below 10% of Average State Per Pupil Expenditure – The division’s overall per-pupil expenditure is ten percent (10%) below the state average per pupil expenditure. [These funds will be allocated to each division based on the number of children counted in priority 3 above (i.e., children served).]