Washington State Migrant Education Program Paul McCold, PhD

Migrant Education Program (MEP) Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Standards Performance Measures: GPRA directs agencies to improve the effectiveness of their programs by: 1.engaging in strategic planning, 2.setting outcome-related goals for programs, and 3.measuring program results against those goals.

Migrant Education Program (MEP) Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Standards OME has established a set of indicators used to measure the effectiveness of the MEP projects: 1.increase the percentage of elementary school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in reading 2.increase the percentage of middle school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in reading 3.increase in the percentage of elementary school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in mathematics 4.increase in the percentage of middle school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in mathematics 5.decrease the percentage of migrant students who dropout from secondary school 6.increase the percentage of migrant students who graduate from high school.

Migrant Education Program (MEP) Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Standards OME has established a set of indicators used to measure the effectiveness of the MEP projects: 1.increase the percentage of elementary school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in reading 2.increase the percentage of middle school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in reading 3.increase in the percentage of elementary school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in mathematics 4.increase in the percentage of middle school migrant students who meet the proficiency level on state assessment in mathematics 5.decrease the percentage of migrant students who dropout from secondary school 6.increase the percentage of migrant students who graduate from high school.

The percentage gap in meeting state academic standards between migrant students and all students will be reduced by one-fifth annually over the next three years beginning SY Strategy 1 – Provide supplemental services in academic vocabulary. Strategy 2 – Provide supplemental services in reading comprehension strategies. Migrant Education Service Delivery Plan

The percentage gap in meeting state academic standards between migrant students and all students will be reduced by one-fifth annually over the next three years beginning SY Migrant Education Service Delivery Plan Strategy 1 – Provide supplemental instructional support on specific math strands or subject area on which migrant students score below average. Strategy 2 – Provide supplemental instructional support in the language and vocabulary of math.

The percentage gap in meeting state academic standards between migrant students and all students will be reduced by one-fifth annually over the next three years beginning SY Migrant Education Service Delivery Plan Strategy 1 – Provide opportunities for migrant students to analyze writing using a variety of reading materials. Strategy 2 – Provide opportunities for migrant students to get constructive feedback on writing skills.

The percentage gap in meeting state academic standards between migrant students and all students will be reduced by one-fifth annually over the next three years beginning SY Migrant Education Service Delivery Plan Strategy 1 – Provide increased experiential activities on science that integrate math, technology, and/or engineering in an applied environment.

PERFORMANCE 1. Academics (reading & math) 2. Graduate/dropout Migrant Services MEP Evaluation

PERFORMANCE 1. Academics (reading & math) 2. Graduate/dropout Limited English Discontinuity Missed instruction time Late start - early exit Moves – state & nation Grade progression Age/grade Credit accrual Right class enrollment Discipline referrals Parental support Engagement - belonging/stigma - support - attitude toward school - participation classroom extracurricular Causal Factors Migrant Services

PERFORMANCE 1. Academics (reading & math) 2. Graduate/dropout Limited English Discontinuity Missed instruction time Late start - early exit Moves – state & nation Grade progression Age/grade Credit accrual Right class enrollment Discipline referrals Parental support Engagement - belonging/stigma - support - attitude toward school - participation classroom extracurricular Age Gender Family structure -Sibling care - work - 1 or 2 parent Health Home language Disability Ethnicity Trauma Poverty/income Parent education Bussing-distance Social isolation characteristic Causal Factors Basic Ed & Supplemental Services Migrant Services

Students Interviewed Migrant students enrolled on October 1, 2012

Sampling Frame

Students Interviewed by Grade

Student Characteristics

English Proficiency by Grade

Mother’s Level of Education Father’s Level of Education

Student attitudes about school

Student bonding with school

Student connectedness

Student self-perception

Student sense of safety

PERFORMANCE 1. Academics (reading & math) 2. Graduate/dropout Limited English Discontinuity Missed instruction time Late start - early exit Moves – state & nation Grade progression Age/grade Credit accrual Right class enrollment Discipline referrals Parental support Engagement - belonging/stigma - support - attitude toward school - participation classroom extracurricular Age Gender Family structure -Sibling care - work - 1 or 2 parent Health Home language Disability Ethnicity Trauma Poverty/income Parent education Bussing-distance Social isolation characteristic Causal Factors Basic Ed & Supplemental Services Migrant Services

Student Academic Performance

Next Step: Connect academic growth to supplemental services

who is getting how much of what?

January – June 2013

median = 7 hours

January – June 2013 median = 9 hours

January – June 2013 median = 2 hours

January – June 2013 median = 4 hours

January – June 2013

Wenatchee only #students = 21

Expected timeline of Migrant evaluation events June 30 – Download Supplemental Service Minutes data September 1 – Download 2013 MSP/HSPE assessment data November 1 – Report academic target status January 1 – Report initial SDP results February 1 – Report causal analysis results

Washington State Migrant Education Program Paul McCold, PhD