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The Mission of the Missouri Migrant Education Program is to establish and improve partnerships with local, state, and national agencies in order to offer technical and financial assistance with the purpose of enhancing education and health services to migrant families.
Goals:
- Preschool: Ensure migrant children are prepared to enter school healthy and ready to learn.
- At Risk: Increase the graduation rate among migrant students.
- Dropouts: Help ensure equal access to and participation in educational improvement opportunities.
- Professional Development: For those serving migrant families, provide links to resources, assist in developing and implementing strategies for best practices, provide supplementary financial support, and provide relevant in-service opportunities.
- Technology Services: Integrate technology into the program to track and electronically transfer migrant student data between schools. Use technology to the fullest extent to benefit migrant students and their families.
- Identification and Recruitment: Locate highly mobile migratory children and ensure they are provided with appropriate educational services afforded to all children.
- Parental Involvement: Encourage migrant parents to play an enthusiastic role and have a voice in all aspects of their children's education through participation and increased understanding of school regulations and activities.
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Title III was written to help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet. Through Title III, Missouri school districts can develop high-quality language instruction educational programs designed to assist in teaching limited English proficient children and serving immigrant children and youth. Title III also promotes participation in language instruction educational programs by the parents and communities of limited English proficient children.
This office is responsible for:
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Administering grant programs that help children develop proficiency in English and achieve high content standards.
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Recommending policies and promoting best practices for meeting the needs of English language learners.
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Strengthening collaboration and coordination among federal, state and local programs serving English language learners.
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Monitoring funded programs and providing technical assistance that focus on outcomes and accountability.
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