Title I, Part C: Education of Migratory Children
Title I, Part C: Education of Migratory Children
Purpose
The purpose of the Title I-C grant is to address the unique educational needs of migratory children to:
- Support high-quality and comprehensive educational programs and services during the school year including summer or intersession periods.
- Ensure that migratory children who move among States are not adversely impacted by differences between State requirements, including but not limited to curriculum, graduation, and state academic standards.
- Ensure that migratory children receive the same educational opportunities that all children receive.
- Help migratory children overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors that inhibit the ability of such children to succeed in school.
- Help migratory children benefit from State and local systemic reforms.
Eligible Recipients
The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) awards Title I-C funds to State Educational Agencies (SEAs). The SEA determines how to establish and improve programs of education for migratory children and may provide services directly or subgrant or contract with “local operating agencies,” including Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) or other public or private agencies.
In Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) awards Title I-C Migrant funds to two LEAs and four regional Educational Service Centers (ESCs), including the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center, which operates the Ohio Migrant Education Center.
Allowable Activities
SEAs and LEAs may use Title I-C funds for a broad range of activities, including but not limited to identification and recruitment, instructional supports, parental involvement, program evaluation, administration of the program, as well as activities that support migratory children and their families, including helping to gain access to other education, health, nutrition, and social services; professional development for teachers and other program personnel; family literacy programs; integration of information technology; and programs to facilitate the transition of secondary school students to postsecondary education or employment, among other uses to meet the unique needs of migratory children and families. In providing services, SEAs must give priority to migrant children who are failing or are most at risk of failing and whose education has been interrupted during the regular school year.
Special Considerations
Definition of Migrant Students
A migrant student is a child under 22 years of age who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months as a migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher (or moved with a parent/guardian/spouse who is a migratory worker);
and moved due to economic necessity and other qualifying factors. For more information, see the documents in the Additional Resources section below.
Grant Requirements
SEAs that receive a Title I-C award are required to complete a variety of activities to support migratory students, including, but not limited to comprehensive needs assessment, service delivery plan and program evaluation. developed with migratory parents and other stakeholders.
Ohio awards Title I-C funds to two districts and four educational service centers, including the NOrthwest Ohio Educational Service Center, which operates the Ohio Migrant Education Center in Fremont, Ohio. The center is responsible for the identification of all migrant children who enter the state and is the only entity authorized to make the final eligibility determination for the Title I-C Migrant Education Program.
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