Minnesota Migrant Education Program

Author : Minnesota. Department of Education
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book Migrant Education Program. Comprehensive Needs Assessment written by Minnesota. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of the Minnesota Migrant Education Program (MEP) is to help migrant children and youth overcome challenges of mobility, frequent absences, late enrollment into school, social isolation, and other difficulties associated with a migratory life, in order that they might succeed in school. Furthermore, the Minnesota MEP must give priority for services to migrant children and youth who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the state's content and performance standards, and whose education has been interrupted during the regular school year. The purpose of this report is to identify the needs of migrant students so that ultimately services can be targeted for the greatest impact. While there is considerable flexibility in using MEP funds, they must be used to address the unmet needs of migrant children that result from migrant children's lifestyle to permit them to participate effectively in school. The children of migrant, mobile agricultural workers and fishers often have needs in addition to those of the English learner (EL) population due to high poverty, high mobility, and interrupted schooling. This fact makes it necessary to understand the needs of the migrant population as distinct from the EL population and design services (through the service delivery planning process) that meet those unique needs. In order to better understand and articulate the specific services that the Minnesota MEP should target to migrant children and youth and their families, a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) was conducted as required to review and improve the overall design of the Minnesota MEP. Specifically, the CNA aims to: (1) Identify and assess "the unique educational needs of migratory children that result from the children's migratory lifestyle" and other needs that must be met in order for migratory children to participate effectively in school (Elementary and Secondary Education Act [ESEA], Section 1304, 34 CFR 200.83 (a)(2)(i, ii)); (2) Guide the overall design of the MEP on a statewide basis; (3) Help local operating agencies and State Education Agencies prioritize needs of migrant children; and (4) Provide the basis for the SEA to subgrant MEP funds. The Minnesota CNA will guide future programming and policy decisions to ensure that the Program's resources are directed at the most needed and most effective services for migrant children and youth and their families. The following are appended: (1) CNA Meeting Agendas and Notes; (2) Needs Assessment Survey Instruments; (3) Needs Assessment Expert Survey Responses; and (4) Complete Concerns, Solutions, and Priority Rankings. Contains a list of Minnesota Needs Assessment Committee Membership, along with a list of abbreviations and acronyms.