Migrant Education Training and Support (METS)

Project Duration: 2009 to present

Geographic Focus: United States

Overview

A CHS-designed national curriculum for Identification and Recruitment of Children of Migrant Farmworkers is posted on the U.S. Department of Education's website.

CHS assists state migrant education programs to meet federal guidelines for migrant education by evaluating existing migrant education programs, identifying and recruiting eligible students, and complying with state-specific migrant education regulations. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education posted on its website a curriculum CHS designed to assist recruiters with the social complexity of reaching and engaging the families of migrant children in the U.S. METS has provided services for migrant education programs in Delaware; Idaho; Indiana; and Montana; Washington state; and San Jose, California. Following is a description of the support CHS provided to the Washington State Migrant Education Program.

Washington State Migrant Education Program (MEP) Evaluation
Funded by: Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Each state education agency is required to determine the effectiveness of its MEP through a written evaluation that assesses the implementation and measures results achieved by the program against the state's performance targets, particularly for those students who have priority for service. In response to this need, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in Olympia contracted with CHS to conduct an evaluation of the Washington State MEP. We are charged with the following tasks:

• Evaluating the accountability and reporting systems of the Washington State Service Delivery
Plan (SDP);
• Evaluating the implementation of the SDP at the state, regional, and school district levels;
• Evaluating the state's data collection system to ensure that activities produce valid data to inform the work of the migrant program at the state, regional, and school district levels; and
• Reviewing the scope of work of the OSPI state migrant office and the state migrant field offices in their implementation of the SDP.

CHS is currently working with OSPI to implement recommendations we made after conducting the evaluation. Funded by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Key Activities

• San Jose, CA Unified School District
  CHS developed an evaluation plan to assess the district’s migrant education summer program.  

• Delaware Department of Education
  CHS provided training to identify and recruit students. 

• Idaho Department of Educaton
  Through two contracts, CHS provided training to identify and recruit students and developed a policy manual on the state’s migrant education program.

• Indiana Department of Education
  Through a contract from Indiana’s Department of Education, CHS provided identification and recruitment training.

• Montana Department of Education
  CHS supported the organization of a national pre-conference forum on identification and recruitment of migrant children for the National Migrant Education Conference (link). In addition, CHS trained recruiters in Montana to identify and enroll eligible students.

• Washington Department of Education
  CHS is conducting an evaluation that includes a review of accountability and reporting systems, data collection systems, and the state’s implementation of its service delivery plan.

• A National Curriculum for Identification and Recruitment of Children of Migrant Farmworkers
  In addition to providing training and consulting services for state agencies, CHS developed a national curriculum for Identification and Recruitment of Children of Migrant Farmworkers into the School System. The U.S. Department of Education posted this curriculum on its website.

For more information

Please contact Paula Errigo at perrigo@urc-chs.com