The Migrant Education KnowledgeBase

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The Migrant Education KnowledgeBase supports educators associated with migrant education programs. It offers information about migrant education programs, regulations, and resources to help educators support the academic success of migrant students.

Task 3: Conduct a Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Guideline:As noted by the Office of Migrant Education, "Under Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), State educational agencies (SEA) must deliver and evaluate Migrant Education Program (MEP)-funded services to migratory children based on a State plan that reflects the results of a current statewide comprehensive needs assessment." Educators involved with migrant programs need to be aware of their state's comprehensive needs assessment and its local application.

resources

Tools

Comprehensive Needs Assessment for Migrant Education

This resource is an online planner designed to assist with implementing the comprehensive needs assessment process. This planner results from a pilot study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education in conjunction with the Comprehensive Center Network. The Migrant Education Departments of Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas participated as pilot states.

References

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Toolkit

Under Title I, Part C - Education of Migratory Children of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, state education agencies must conduct a comprehensive Needs Assessment. The Comprehensive Needs Assessment Toolkit is the first in a series of three documents that have been developed through the Office of Migrant Education. Subsequent documents include the Service Delivery Plan Toolkit and the Program Evaluation Toolkit.

Taken together, these three toolkits provide a guide for a continuous improvement cycle of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. In this cycle, states identify the current needs and priorities of migrant students and families, select appropriate strategies to meet those needs, implement services that reflect such strategies, and assess the degree to which planned services have been successful at meeting identified needs.

Migrant Education Service Delivery Plan

The migrant service delivery plan is a result of the comprehensive needs assessment. In this task, the Florida Migrant Education Program Delivery Plan is enclosing links to examples from different states SDP. Also, California State Delivery Plan.

Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments

This document is a training resource developed by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education based on the work of Belle Ruth Witkin and James W. Altschuld in "Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments."

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and are intended for general reference purposes only. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education or the Center, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Some resources on this site require Adobe Acrobat Reader. This website archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.