The NYS Migrant Education Program web site helps NYS Migrant educators lead, encourage and empower the migrant farmworker children who come to New York state and enter our schools for their education.

Welcome to NYS Migrant Education

Please note this site looks and works best when viewed at the following link. Do not use http://esclearn.org/nysmigrant as it will cause links to break

http://nysmigrant.org

If you come here and something seems amiss just employ the Search feature at the top left of the screen. Type in a word or words that you are searching for and Search will go through every page on the site to locate what you are looking for.

Updated Codes for Race, Ethnicity - email from Will to all recruiters and data specialists

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:52:29 -0500
From: Will Messier

Good Morning,

There has been a change in how we are to report the race field. There
were 5 race choices in the past but the choices will be expanded to 7.
Please see the old choices and the new choices below. The major change
is that a new race category was added 7- Two or more races. In addition
the race code of Asian or Pacific Islander was split into two separate
categories. We will continue to count the Asian race as race code 2 but

OME web site with links to applicable regulations

During the summer OME launched a web site

Screenshot of RESULTS.ed.gov web site

http://RESULTS.ed.gov/

This site, "Coordinating to Achieve Results," has a lot of information and links to laws, regulations, and guidelines. The National ID&R Curriculum is also available on the site.

Check it out!

State Training

11/02/2011 12:01
11/04/2011 12:01
America/New York

Holiday Inn,
Liverpool, NY

Nearly all NYS Migrant Education Staff will be attending.

Homeless Eligibility Intake Forms -- PDF and word

Please use these forms when submitting information to Pat Crowley. Click on the version of the form that you prefer to use.

Portions of the CNA and SDP language in the regulations

this is from

http://ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2002-4/120202a.html

search for the page number [[Page 71737]] in the link for more context and to find other sections -

Sec. 200.83 Responsibilities of SEAs to implement projects through a
comprehensive needs assessment and a comprehensive State plan for
service delivery.

(a) An SEA that receives a grant of MEP funds must develop and
update a written comprehensive State plan (based on a current statewide
needs assessment) that, at a minimum, has the following components:

Student Record Forms and Instructions for School Year and Summer

The forms and instructions were updated September, 2011.

To print a blank School Year Student Record form from MIS2000 do the following
Choose Snap Report named - Prior Year Regular School Year Continuation form
Choose a start and end date when you added no students - perhaps
start date 9/22/11
end date 9/22/11
Leave all other fields blank

NYS PASS Program

The Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS) Program consists of self-contained, semi-independent study courses which enable students to earn secondary-level semester credits for high school graduation. Participating students generally take these courses in order to make up credits, meet graduation requirements or cope with scheduling difficulties. The PASS courses are designed to parallel the regular academic courses offered in most schools.

Transportation for Homeless Students Once Housing Is Obtained

Mike Reho wrote:

We have been negotiating a challenge with one of our families who werehomeless and now have a "permanent residence" through the department of social services. The school of origin has placed drop-off date for when they will not transport anymore. One of our specialists contacted Barbara Duffield (Policy Director) at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. They have more information at http://nationalhomeless.org

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