U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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ESEA: Migrant State Agency Program - 2005

CFDA Number: 84.011 - Migrant Education_State Grant Program


Program Goal: To assist all migrant students in meeting challenging academic standards and achieving graduation from high school (or a GED program) with an education that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.
Objective 8.1 of 1: Along with other federal programs and state and local reform efforts, the Migrant Education Program (MEP) will contribute to improved school performance of migrant children.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 6: Meeting or Exceeding State Performance Standards: In an increasing number of states, an increasing percentage of migrant students at the elementary school level will meet or exceed the proficient level on state assessments in reading.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of sates meeting performance target in reading at the elementary level for migrant students
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
1996
4 10 50
     
1997
4 15 50
     
1998
7 18 50
     
1999
2 19 50
     
2000
5 26 50
     
2001
6 23 50
     
2002
     
8 27 50
2003
     
10 32 50
2004
     
14 36 50
2005
     
16 38 50


  		Additional Source Information: NCLB Consolidated State Performance Report.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: March 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: The states reporting assessment data for migrant students fluctuate from one year to the next. States are also redesigning assessment systems and changing the definition of ''proficient.'' As such, the indicator does not represent performance in the same states or on the same measures from one year to the next. In addition, until the passage of NCLB, limited numbers of migrant children were included in the assessment systems.

Improvements: It is expected that this indicator will have greater validity and reliability, over time, as the state assessment systems become more stable and the systems include all migrant students.

 
Indicator 8.1.2 of 6: Meeting or Exceeding State Performance Standards: In an increasing number of states, an increasing percentage of migrant students at the middle school level will meet or exceed the proficient level on state assessments in reading.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of states meeting performance target in reading for middle school migrant students
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
1996
2 10 50
     
1997
3 15 50
     
1998
6 18 50
     
1999
4 18 50
     
2000
2 23 50
     
2001
7 21 50
     
2002
     
9 25 50
2003
     
11 29 50
2004
     
15 32 50
2005
     
17 34 50


  		Additional Source Information: NCLB Consolidated State Performance Report.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: March 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: The states reporting assessment data for migrant students fluctuate from one year to the next. States are also redesigning assessment systems and changing the definition of ''proficient.'' As such, the indicator does not represent performance in the same states or on the same measures from one year to the next. In addition, until the passage of NCLB, limited numbers of migrant children were included in the assessment systems.

Improvements: It is expected that this indicator will have greater validity and reliability, over time, as the State assessment systems become more stable and the systems include all migrant students.

 
Indicator 8.1.3 of 6: Meeting or Exceeding State Performance Standards: In an increasing number of states, an increasing percentage of migrant students at the elementary school level will meet or exceed the proficient level on state assessments in mathematics.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of States meeting performance target in math for elementary school migrant students.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
1996
4 10 50
     
1997
5 15 50
     
1998
9 18 50
     
1999
6 19 50
     
2000
7 25 50
     
2001
10 23 50
     
2002
     
12 27 50
2003
     
14 32 50
2004
     
18 36 50
2005
     
20 38 50


  		Additional Source Information: NCLB Consolidated State Performance Report.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: March 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: The states reporting assessment data for migrant students fluctuate from one year to the next. States are also redesigning assessment systems and changing the definition of ''proficient.'' As such, the indicator does not represent performance in the same states or on the same measures from one year to the next. In addition, until the passage of NCLB, limited numbers of migrant children were included in the assessment systems.

Improvements: It is expected that this indicator will have greater validity and reliability, over time, as the State assessment systems become more stable and the systems include all migrant students.

 
Indicator 8.1.4 of 6: Meeting or Exceeding State Performance Standards: In an increasing number of states, an increasing percentage of migrant students at the middle school level will meet or exceed the proficient level on state assessments in mathematics.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of states meeting performance target in math for middle school migrant students.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students at or above proficient
1996
3 10 50
     
1997
3 15 50
     
1998
7 18 50
     
1999
4 18 50
     
2000
2 22 50
     
2001
4 20 50
     
2002
     
6 24 50
2003
     
8 28 50
2004
     
12 32 50
2005
     
14 34 50


  		Additional Source Information: NCLB Consolidated State Report

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: March 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: The states reporting assessment data for migrant students fluctuate from one year to the next. States are also redesigning assessment systems and changing the definition of ''proficient.'' As such, the indicator does not represent performance in the same states or on the same measures from one year to the next. In addition, until the passage of NCLB, limited numbers of migrant children were included in the assessment systems.

Improvements: It is expected that this indicator will have greater validity and reliability, over time, as the State assessment systems become more stable and the systems include all migrant students.

 
Indicator 8.1.5 of 6: Reducing Dropout Rate: More states have a decreasing percentage of migrant students who dropout from secondary school (grades 7 - 12).
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of states meeting performance target for dropout rate for migrant students.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students who drop out of school
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students who drop out of school
2004
     
999 999 999
2005
     
999 999 999


Explanation: The FY 2004 target is to establish a baseline. The target for FY 2005 is the baseline plus 1%.   		Additional Source Information: NCLB Consolidated State Performance Report.(proposed).

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: March 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Data on the number of high school migrant dropouts is not available currently.

Improvements: An element of the forthcoming Consolidated State Performance Report will collect information on the number and percentage of migrant students who drop out of school between the grades 7 through 12 annually.

 
Indicator 8.1.6 of 6: Achieving High School Graduation: In an increasing number of states, an increasing percentage of migrant students will graduate from high school.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Number of states meeting performance target for high school graduation of migrant students.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students who graduate from high school
States meeting target States that reported results Percent of students who graduate from high school
2004
     
999 999 999
2005
     
999 999 999


Explanation: The FY 2004 target is to establish a baseline. The target for FY 2005 is the baseline plus 1%.   		Additional Source Information: NCLB Consolidated State Performance Report. (proposed).

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: December 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Data on the number of migrant students who graduate from high school are not available currently.

Improvements: An element of the forthcoming Consolidated State Performance Report will collect information on the number and percentage of migrant students who graduate from high school annually.

 

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