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ESEA Title I Migrant Education Part C

The purpose of the South Carolina Department of Education Migrant Education Program (MEP) is to ensure that migrant students have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state content and student performance standards that all children are expected to meet. School districts provide educational and support services that assist migrant students to overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, and other problems that result from repeated moves. Successful transition to employment or postsecondary education is the goal for every student. Funds that support the migrant program are provided through a federal grant to qualifying states.

Funding for migrant education programs is regulated by qualifying definitions of migrant status for participants. A Certificate of Eligibility for each participant must qualify the status in accordance with the law. Section 1309 of Public Law 107-110. 2 states the definition as follows:

Migratory child

The term "migratory child" means a child who is, or whose parent or spouse is, a migratory agricultural worker, including a migratory dairy worker, or a migratory fisher, and who, in the proceding 36 months, in order to obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse, in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work:

  • has moved from one school district to another; or
  • in a State that is comprised of a single school district, has moved from one administrative area to another within such district; or
  • resides in a school district of more then 15,000 miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence to engage in a fishing activity.

Agricultural Activity

  • the production or initial processing of crops, dairy products, poultry, or livestock, as well as the cultivation or harvesting of trees. It consists of work performed for wages or personal subsistence.

Fishing Work

  • the catching or initial processing of fish or shellfish or the raising or harvesting of fish or shellfish at fish farms. It consists of work performed for wages or personal subsistence.

The South Carolina MEP supports the efforts of the school districts in identifying and recruiting migrant children for educational programs and services. An additional contact for migrant educational assistance within states is provided through a national hotline with bilingual services.

Enrollment Survey (ES) 

The purpose of the Enrollment Survey (ES) is to consolidate identification tools for the three federal programs housed within the team including the McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Title I, Part C Migrant Education, and Title III, Part A Multilingual Learners and Immigrant Children and Youth. Identification of our diverse student subgroups is an imperative first step to increasing access to educational opportunities and providing appropriate services and wrap-around supports. In addition, consolidation of identification tools will streamline identification processes and data entry for DIA federal programs.

Please note that the language accessibility requirements of these PDF documents below are not set to the language of the translated document. Rather they are set to English. Therefore, if a family requires accommodation such as a screen reader or oral accommodation, the district is responsible for providing that (e.g., qualified translator), just as they would any other necessary accommodation. Additionally, some of the characters in the Gujarati PDF were not recognized in the accessibility review and could not be corrected (not a translation issue, only accessibility). Again, the district is responsible if a family requires any accessibility accommodation to access these PDFs. If a district has questions regarding the accessibility of the Enrollment Survey, please contact Erick Brunson, WEBrunson@ed.sc.gov or (803) 734-8107.

Enrollment Survey (ES) Guidance Documents

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