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Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children Section 1301 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Title I, Part CEducation of Migratory ChildrenSection 1301Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Purpose:• To ensure that migratory children fully benefit
from the same free public education provided to other children.
• To improve educational opportunities for migratory children to help them succeed in the regular school program, meet the same academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet, and graduate from high school.
Do we have migrant families in Arkansas?
Arkansas Migrant Education Program•Approximately 8,000 children of
migratory families are identified in Arkansas
4 - South Hope
•Washington•Madison •Benton•Carroll•Newton•Boone
Boston Mountain Migrant Co-op
Northeast Arkansas Migrant Co-op
• Baxter • Clay• Cleburne• Craighead• Crittenden• Cross• Faulkner
• Fulton• Greene• Independenc
e• Izard• Jackson• Lawrence• Lee
• Lonoke • Marion
(Flippen)• Mississippi• Monroe • Phillips• Poinsett• Prairie
• Pulaski • Randolph• Sharp• St.
Francis• Stone• White • Woodruff
• Ashley• Bradley• Calhoun• Chicot• Clark• Cleveland• Columbia
• Jefferson• Lafayette• Lincoln• Little River• Miller• Montgomery• Nevada
• Dallas• Desha• Drew• Garland• Grant• Hempstead• Hot Springs• Howard
• Ouachita• Pike• Polk• Pulaski• Saline• Sevier• Union
South Arkansas Migrant Co-op
Western Arkansas Migrant Ed Co-op
•Conway•Crawford•Franklin•Johnson•Logan•Perry
•Pope• Sebastian• Scott• Van Buren• Yell
Who are our migrant children?
Migratory Child
• The child must be age 3-21 and have not graduated from high school or earned his/her GED.
• The child must have moved within the preceding 36 months in order to seek or obtain qualifying work, or to accompany or join the migratory agricultural worker or fisher.
• The move must be across school district boundaries.
(Race, Ethnicity and/or Immigration Status are NOT factors in Migrant Eligibility.)
What kinds of work can qualify for migrant?
Qualifying Agriculture/Fishing Work in Arkansas
•Farm •Dairy and Ranch•Fish Farms/Fishing•Timber (Planting, Thinning, Trimming,
Logging)•Poultry and other livestock•Poultry/Food Processing
How are students identified and enrolled into the Migrant Program?
Identification and RecruitmentStatutory Requirements: Title I, Part C: Sections 1304 (c) (7) and 1309 (2)Regulatory Requirements: 34 CFR 200.81
•Recruiters in project schools•Co-op recruiters•Surveys in school enrollment packets•Surveys in places of work•Job orientations•Approval by REDS•Enrolled in Migrant Database
What are the goals of the Arkansas Migrant Education Program?
Arkansas Migrant Education Goals
•School Readiness▫Parents receive information that is helpful in
preparing their children for Kindergarten.•Reading and Math Achievement
▫Decrease the gap between Migrant students and all other students scoring proficient or above on state assessments
•High School Graduation▫High School students are making
graduation/career plans and taking advantage of credit recovery opportunities.
What services may be available to migrant students to reach these goals?
School Readiness
Parent Resources
Math and Reading Achievement•Tutoring •Summer School•School Supplies•Books for pleasure reading
High School Graduation• Tutoring• On Track for Success• Credit Recovery
▫PASS▫Residential Summer School
• Parent Resources• Leadership Opportunities
▫AMESLA▫MSAC
• Scholarship Information▫CAMP
Out-of-School Youth•Summer Programs•High School Equivalency Programs
Migrant Health Services
•Limited Health Services▫Mini-physicals
•Coordination with outside agencies
Free School Meals
Migrant students categorically qualify for free lunches.
Public Law 108-265 amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include migrant children as categorically eligible for free school meals.
PARENT INVOLVEMENTStatutory Requirements: Title I, Part A: Section 1120A and 1304; Title I, Part C: Sections 1304(c)(3); 1306(a)(1)(B)(ii)Regulatory Requirements: 34 CFR 200.83 (b)
•Parent Advisory Council
•Parent Meetings
•Parent Information
How do schools know who to code as migrant students?
Notification of Migrant Students
•A list is sent before the beginning of the school year.
•A list of new students is sent as they are approved either daily or weekly.
•A list is also sent before testing.
Who do I contact about the Migrant Program for my area?
Migrant Education Service Cooperatives Boston Mountain Educational Cooperative, West Fork, AR, John Selph,
Director (479) 839-3031 [email protected]
Northeast Arkansas Migrant Education Cooperative, Bald Knob, AR, Beth McCarty, Director (501) 724-6227 [email protected]
South Arkansas Migrant Education Cooperative, Hope, AR, Patti Williford, Director, (870) 777-3743 [email protected]
Western Arkansas Migrant Education Service Cooperative, Branch, AR, Cindy Cole, Director (479) 965-2191 [email protected]
Where is the Migrant Status entered on the APSCN?
Migrant Status is entered on the APSCN student demographic screen 100.
ORon eSchoolPLUS the data is entered on the personal screen and is accessed by this path: STUDENT CENTER > SEARCH ON THE STUDENT > DEMOGRAPHICS > PERSONAL
How is Migrant Status indicated?
Migrant Status is indicated by a “Y” for eligible Migrant Students.
Would you like to visit our website?
migrant.k12.ar.us
Websiteshttp://migrant.k12.ar.us
http://www.tri-statehep.org/index.html
http://www.tri-statecamp.org/
http://www.crowder.edu/programs/international-students/camp/index.php
