Even Start was created by federal legislation to address poverty and illiteracy among low-income families by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program. Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) projects resemble other Even Start projects but are affected…

To assist directors of local migrant projects in planning/developing a project application and in implementing/evaluating migrant projects, this guide also serves as a reference or checklist for mandated responsibilities, as an outline of good management, as an evaluative instrument to both new and experienced project directors who wish to assess…

In order to help parents and community members participate more effectively and better understand the importance of their involvement in the planning and administration of migrant education programs in Oregon, the English-Spanish booklet suggests general procedures for organizing, leading, and training Parent Advisory Committees (PACs), required…

In many respects, the United States itself is the school of the migrant child, and local, state and federal agencies must share the responsibility for educating such children. However, setting up a migrant education program on a local scale is both complicated and technical. The Oklahoma Department of Education designed a handbook that would…

Extracted from the April 3, 1980 Federal Register, revisions of the Migrant Education regulations are synthesized in this Spanish-English booklet. Revised regulations address program planning and evaluation; needs assessment; identification and recruitment of migrant children; and special discretionary projects for the coordination of migrant…

This handbook was developed to provide Chapter 1 Migrant Directors in local educational agencies with guidance in operating their Chapter 1 Migrant programs. It is based on the Chapter 1 Migrant Regulations issued on October 2, 1989 and the Migrant Education Program Policy Manual issued by the U.S. Department of Education in 1990. Information is…

This planner aims to assist program directors in establishing or enhancing secondary education programs for migrant students. A chart format enables review of essential elements of successful programs and facilitates discussion and planning of each element. The charts identify the task, the person responsible for accomplishing the task, the…

Documentation forwarded to the U. S. Office of Education describing the Arizona State Plan for the Education of Migrant Children for fiscal year (FY) 1980 and requesting financial assistance to provide supplemental educational and support services to children of migratory farmworkers and fishermen enrolled in local school districts is presented.…

This manual provides guidelines for submitting proposals for mini-grants distributed in North Carolina to school administrative units for implementation of nationally validated programs from the National Diffusion Network in the following areas: (1) child nutrition; (2) dropout prevention; (3) Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA)…

This document is intended to be a resource for state, regional and local educators developing secondary credit exchange and accrual programs for migrant students. A brief discussion of migrant education programs and their work with secondary youth examines obstacles that migrant students face when attempting to complete their education. Document…

Practical and technical advice is provided for staff responsible for planning evaluations of Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 migrant programs at the state level. The report is limited to evaluating achievement gains in basic skills; this is, however, acknowledged as only one facet of a comprehensive migrant program…

Designed to provide the prospective subgrantee with information necessary to plan, develop, and administer a Title I Migrant project in accordance with federal and state requirements, the manual presents extracts from federal statutes and regulations, Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Department of Education…

This manual for educators and administrators explores current educational research on self-concept and self-esteem, relates this research to migrant education, and offers a rationale for and examples of activities, techniques, and philosophies to enhance self-perception. Emphasis is placed on understanding of socioeconomic causes of migrant…

Using the Outdoor Learning Experience of the Children's Demonstration School for migrants as an example, this guidebook is intended for administrators, program directors and potential funding sources who are concerned with the development and implementation of an outdoor learning experience for children. A model is provided that can be used as a…

Using Project CHILD's Demonstration School as an example, the guidebook is designed to help administrators and directors/coordinators interested in initiating or expanding a summer program for migrant or other children. Activities of the school are described, with approximately 100 children participating in groups of 15 to 20 and working from 4…