Section 54443.1 Of Article 3. Migrant Children From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 29. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
54443.1
. Migrant education programs shall include all of the
following:
(a) An individual assessment of the educational and relevant
health needs of each participating pupil within 30 days of
enrollment. This assessment shall include assessments concurrently
provided pursuant to compensatory education, bilingual-crosscultural
education, school improvement programs, and other programs serving
the pupil.
(b) A general needs assessment developed in compliance with
federal requirements summarizing the needs of the population to be
served.
(c) A comprehensive program to meet the educational, health, and
related needs of participating pupils which is supplemental to the
program the operating agency is otherwise required to provide. The
program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) Academic instruction.
(2) Remedial and compensatory instruction.
(3) Bilingual and crosscultural instruction.
(4) Career technical instruction.
(5) Counseling and career education services.
(6) Preschool services in accordance with Section 54443.
(7) Other educational services that are not available in
sufficient quantity or quality to eligible migratory children.
(8) The acquisition of instructional materials and equipment
necessary to adequately provide the appropriate services.
(9) Other related services to meet the special needs of eligible
migratory children that are necessary to enable these children to
effectively participate in instructional services.
(10) The coordination and teaming of existing resources serving
migrant pupils, such as bilingual-crosscultural education, health
screening, and compensatory education.
(d) A brief individual learning plan listing the services to be
provided to each pupil shall be provided in writing or at a parent
conference to the parent or guardian of each participating pupil,
annually and each time the pupil moves to a new district.
(e) Staffing and staff development plans and practices to meet the
needs of pupils and implement the program.
(f) Parent and community involvement as specified in Section
54444.2.
(g) Evaluations that shall include annual pupil progress and
overall program effectiveness and quality control reports.
(h) School districts and other education agencies shall be
eligible to apply for funding to serve migrant pupils upon
application to their respective region, or, if they meet the criteria
established in subdivision (b) of Section 54444.1, to the
department. Operating agencies shall include in their application a
description of how the entities will coordinate the planning,
budgeting, and operation of the migrant education programs with the
planning, budgeting, and operation of other federal and state
education programs addressing the needs of the same or similar pupils
of the operating agency. The description shall include time lines
and cover services provided through school improvement, nonmigrant
Title I, state compensatory and limited- and non-English proficient,
Title VII, and other funds. If the application meets state and
federal requirements, negotiations for an appropriate service
agreement shall begin involving the parties listed in subdivision (a)
or (b) of Section 54444.1.