Governor’s Proclamation for Migrant Child Awareness Week: April 29-May 5, 2012

Purpose of Title I-C

• Support high-quality and comprehensive educational programs for migrant children in order to reduce the educational disruption and other problems that result from the migrant life style;
• Ensure that migrant children who move among the States are not penalized in any manner by disparities among the States in curriculum, graduation requirements, and State academic content and student academic achievement standards;
• Ensure that migrant children are provided with appropriate educational services (including supportive services) that address their needs in a coordinated and efficient manner;
• Ensure that migrant children receive full and appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet;
• Design programs to help migrant children overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors that inhibit their ability to do well in school, and to prepare them to make a successful transition to postsecondary education or employment; and
• Ensure that migrant children benefit from State and local systemic reforms.

	Applications and Allocations Funding for Migrant Education Program projects are provided as formula grants to qualifying school districts and ESDs in Oregon. Allocations are determined based on the number of migrant students enrolled.		Migrant Education Program (MEP) Projects Currently there are 19 school districts and ESDs with MEP projects in the state of Oregon. Typically, these projects use the following cycle over a three year period: 1) A Comprehensive Needs Assessment, (CNA), 2) A Service Delivery Plan, 3) Implementation, 4) Data Collection/Reporting and 5) Program Evaluation.
	Oregon MEP Plan The Oregon Migrant Education Program (MEP) Plan is the service delivery plan in which the state outlines how it will meet the needs of migrant students. This plan is monitored by the Office of Migrant Education, a division of the U.S. Department of Education.		Monitoring The Office of Migrant Education (OME), a division of the U.S. Department of Education, monitors the state of Oregon every 4-5 years, examining its statewide plan designed to meet the needs of migrant students. The Migrant Specialist at ODE monitors the programs of participating districts and ESDs every three years.
			Resources Resources related to Title I-C and Migrant Education.

• Oregon Migrant Education Service Center (OMESC)   

• Jonathan Fernow     (503) 947-5807
  Learning Opportunities, Options & Supports - Education Specialist