Title I Part C Education of Migratory Children

1. Title I Part C Education of Migratory Children

2. TITLE 1, PART C Education of Migratory Children NCLB Authorized Program

3. Migrant education is a federally funded, state operated grant. The State Education Agency (SEA) has the responsibility for administrative and program functions.

4. Funding is awarded to NDE (Nebraska Department of Education) to serve eligible migrant children between 3 and 21 years of age who meet the federal definition of a migrant child.

5. Program Purpose To ensure that Migrant children fully benefit from the same free public education provided to other children. To achieve this purpose, the MEP helps SEAs and local operating agencies (LOA)address the unique needs of migrant children to better enable migrant children to succeed academically.

6. Unique Needs of Migrant Children and Youth • Educational Gaps (ex: attendance, curricular) • Low Attachment to School and Community • Lack of Knowledge about Available Resources • Lack of Knowledge about How to Help Children • Language Barriers • Social Skills • Health Issues

7. Definition of a Migratory Child • The child is not older than 21 years of age; and • The child is entitled to a free public education (through grade 12) under State law or is below the age of compulsory school attendance; and • The child is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher or the child has a parent, spouse, or guardian who is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher; and • The child moved within the preceding 36 months in order to seek or obtain work, or to accompany or join the migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisher identified in 3, above, who moved within the preceding 36 months in order to seek or obtain qualifying work;

8. Definition Cont’d. • With regards to the move identified in 4, above, the child: • a. Has moved from one school district to another; or • b. In a state comprised of a single school district, has moved from one administrative area to another within such district; or • Resides in a school district of more than 15,000 square miles • and migrates a distance • of 20 miles or more to a • temporary residence to • engage in a fishing activity.

9. Factors for Determining Child Eligibility • School Completion • Time of Move • Age • Move • -Economic Necessity • Purpose • - Seek or obtain qualifying work • *Qualifying work means temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work.

10. State Identification and Recruitment Plan The SEA is responsible for the proper and timely identification and recruitment of all migrant children in the State.

11. State ID&R Plan The majority of migrant recruiters in the State of Nebraska are hired by local school districts or projects where migrant recruitment is only a part of their job. These recruiters are referred to as project recruiters. The primary focus of the project recruiter is the mission of the district; priority is given to meeting educational needs of the migrant students in a K-12 setting. Their scope of service is limited to the school district or the project with little or no ability to recruit outside defined boundaries, school hours, or school calendar. The state currently has 18 migrant projects and each has a project recruiter.

12. State ID&R Plan Cont’d. The plan includes three additional recruiters referred to as regional recruiters. The State has a need to recruit in areas outside current projects and to address the needs of migrant children who may not currently be enrolled in school districts or other educational settings. To meet this need the State is divided into 3 regions covering the Central, Northeastern, and Southeastern parts of the state. This system requires the regional recruiters to have a state-wide perspective with an emphasis on migrant children from birth to 5 years of age and those that are outside current K-12 settings in project areas. In non-project areas regional recruiters will recruit families with children birth through 21 years of age and/or out of school youth. Regional recruiters may also assist any district if needed.

13. Nebraska Migrant Education Program • 18 migrant projects in the state. The projects are currently serving approximately 3,400 eligible children • Not all migrant students are ELL • Not all migrant children are Latino Madison Norfolk Omaha Scottsbluff Alliance Bayard Crete ESU #7 ESU #10 ESU #15 Fremont Gering Grand Island Hastings Lexington Lincoln So. Sioux City Wakefield

14. Child Eligibility • Children are eligible to receive Migrant Education Program Services if: • They meet the federal definition of migratory child • The basis for their eligibility is properly recorded on a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) *Determining whether a child meets the definition is often difficult and depends on a recruiter’s assessment of informationpresented by a parent or other family member responsible for the child.

15. Program Planning System • Professional Development • Parent Involvement • Alignment with Nebraska State Initiatives • Technical Assistance & Monitoring • Inter/Intrastate Coordination • Migrant Student ID&R • Curriculum/Instruction Assessment

16. Supplemental Services • • Preschool Programs • • Tutorial Programs • • Extended Learning (After School , Summer) • • Credit Recovery Program (PASS) • Youth Leadership Program • • Support Services • - health, social services, transportation, etc.

17. Special Projects Latino Summit Purpose– To increase cross cultural understanding, showcase Hispanic/Latino student achievement success, and highlight resources available to support their success. Target Audience: Educators, Community Members, Parents, and Students Binational Migrant Education Program (BMEP) The mission of the U.S. (BMEP) is to build and expand services to promote the learning and achievement of Binational migrant students through a variety of program initiatives. Focus Areas: I – Information Dissemination (Student Demographics in the U.S.), II-Teacher Exchange Program (Visiting Educators from the U.S. and Mexico), III – Access to Schools (Transfer Document), IV – Culture and Education Resources (Free Textbook Distribution, Technical Assistance and Collaboration and Strategic Planning)

18. Special Projects Cont’d. High School Equivalency Programs (HEP) provide intensive GED instruction and support services to migrant students who have not completed high school. HEP provides personal, academic, vocational counseling, health services, stipends, and housing for residential programs. College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) provide support services to help migrant students make the transition into college. CAMP offers academic support, personal and career counseling, stipends, scholarships, health services, and other supports necessary to ensure that migrant students are successful in college. Currently there are 82 programs (44 HEP and 38 CAMP) throughout the country.

19. Special Projects Cont’d. Out-of-School-Youth(OSY) - The goal of the OSY Consortium is to design, develop, and disseminate a system to identify and recruit, assess, and develop/deliver services to migrant OSY, provide services into State plans to elevate the quantity and quality of services to this large, underserved population. OSYwas formed in response to two primary challenges: resistance by States and local MEP sites to offering services because of limited K-12 financial incentives; and the need to change the mindset of migrant policy makers and educators to provide services to this growing population of youth with enormous educational needs. Please visit the OSY website at www.osymigrant.org for additional information and resources

20. More Information Please contact: Sue Henry Nebraska Department of Education Migrant Education Program 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE. 68509 Telephone: (402) 471-3440 Fax: (402) 471-2113 Email: sue.henry@nebraska.gov Website: www.nemigrant.org