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The Migrant STUDENT information Exchange (MSIX): How MSIX can help migrant students. 2013 Idaho Title I Conference April 8-9, 2013. Introductions. REACTS TEAM MEMBERS: Keith Scott Andrea Carter Alejandra Vélez-Shafi Mallick Huggahalli Kirk Hendrickson. Agenda.
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The Migrant STUDENT information Exchange (MSIX):How MSIX can help migrant students 2013 Idaho Title I Conference April 8-9, 2013
Introductions REACTS TEAM MEMBERS: • Keith Scott • Andrea Carter • Alejandra Vélez-Shafi • Mallick Huggahalli • Kirk Hendrickson
Agenda • What is Records Exchange and what is MSIX? • What information is in MSIX? • What does an MSIX Consolidated Record look like? • How can this information be used to help migrant children? • How do you gain access to MSIX? • What support is offered for Records Exchange and MSIX?
POLL Raise your hand if you have heard of Records Exchange and/or MSIX
What is Records Exchange and what is MSIX? Vision • Make it easy for educators of migrant children to get the student information they need, when they need it. Mission • Ensure the appropriate school enrollment, placement, and accrual of credits of migrant children.
What is Records Exchange and what is MSIX? • Allow for exchangeof accurate, timely educational and health information on mobile migrant children • Provide better quality services to migrant children • Lessen the impact of mobility on a migrant child’s education • Decrease migrant drop-out rate • Allow for accurate description of the migrant population; demographics and mobility patterns
What is Records Exchange and what is MSIX? HOW IS THIS DONE? MSIX (Migrant Student Information Exchange) • Web-based solution that links states’ migrant student record databases to facilitate the successful exchange and use of migrant student information on a nationwide basis
What information is in MSIX? • MSIX contains 71 Minimum Data Elements (MDEs) that create a consolidated record for each migrant student • MDEs are sent from the states’ migrant databases via scheduled uploads • MDEs are used for enrollment, course placement, and credit accrual • MDEs fall into 4 Categories:
How can this information beused to help migrant children? Work with your group to brainstorm ideas on how the information in the MSIX Consolidated Record can be used to benefit migrant children
How can this information beused to help migrant children? • Be alerted that medical or special education conditions exist • Notify another State when a child moves away • Gain access to other State’s course catalogs and standardized tests for placement purposes • Obtain or confirm student’s demographic information • Place students in the correct courses • Determine missing credits • Place in the appropriate grade level • Establish assessment needs • View IEP and LEP flags for follow-up • Communicate with prior / future schools • Request the immunization record from previous enrollment
What support is offered for records exchange and MSIX? REACTS WEBSITE • Policies & Procedures • Templates • MSIX Staff Checklist • Quick Facts • MDE Guide • Rules & Regulations • MSIX Brochures • Connectivity Agreements • Webinars • Presentations • FAQs http://reactsmsix.ed.gov
What support is offered for records exchange and MSIX? REACTS COMMUNICATIONS • Latest events in the migrant community • Records exchange success stories • News articles • State performance with records exchange • Records exchange reference materials • Latest news from the State User Group for Analysis & Recommendations (SUGAR) • MSIX Updates
What support is offered for records exchange and MSIX? The MSIX Help Desk provides technology support for the MSIX website and its use. The REACTS Support Center provides program support for records exchange implementation.
Closing Thank you for attending! andrea.carter@novelmg.com keith@novelmg.com reactshelp@ed.gov 1-888-REACTS-0 “If we do this [Records Exchange] right, the student’s records will be there [the receiving state] before the student arrives.” - WA Parent at NASDME 2011