Region 6 Education Service Center

Title I Migrant

Mission Statement

Region 6 Migrant Education Team through its dedicated and committed staff, will provide supplemental services that encourage educational opportunities leading to empowerment and success in the lives of migrant students and their families.

Goal of the MEP

The goal of the MEP is to assist all migrant students in meeting challenging academic standards and achieving graduation from high school (or a High School Equivalency program) with an education that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.

Purpose of the MEP

The principal operational goal of the MEP is to ensure that all migratory students meet challenging academic standards so that they graduate with a high school diploma or received a High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.

Intent and Purpose of the Title I, Part C Migrant Program

Support high-quality and comprehensive educational programs and services;
Ensure that migratory children who move among the states are not penalized in any manner by disparities among the states;
Ensure that migratory children receive full and appropriate opportunities to me the same challenging state academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
Design programs to 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 success in school; and;
Ensure that migratory children benefit from state and local systemic reforms

TITLE I, PART C MIGRANT SHARED SERVICES ARRANGEMENT

Districts in the Title I, Part C Migrant SSA have selected Region 6 ESC as the fiscal agent for this fund source in the ESSA Consolidated Application for Federal Funds. The migrant education program provides supplemental services to local education agencies to help ensure migrant children succeed in the regular school program, meet state content and performance standards and graduation requirements. Region 6 ESC provides leadership, professional development and technical assistance to participating districts that select Region 6 ESC as their fiscal agent.

Program Contact:
Albert Archuleta
aarchuleta@esc6.net
936.435.8228

TITLE I, PART C MIGRANT EDUCATION - STATE SERVICES

ESC Region 6 receives some additional funding from the Texas Education Agency to provide technical assistance and training to districts in support of migrant program services. Some of these services include identification and recruitment of eligible migrant students and families including out of school youth, quality control of migrant related PEIMS data elements and corresponding New Generation System data, and validation of Certificates of Eligibility for migrant students and families.

These state services are provided at no cost to districts.

Program Contact:
Kim Chapa
kchapa@esc6.net
936.435.8239