National Migrant Conference April 2, 2005

Case Study Reading Guide

State Migrant Profile

  1. As you read the section on State Migrant Profile in the case study, please CHECK if Atlantis collected data in the following categories.

Data Category / YES / NO
Achievement Data
Mobility Data
Demographics
Language Data
Migrant Program Data
Student Employment Data
  1. Was Atlantis’ profile data specific enough? Please CHECK if Atlantis collected specific data in the following categories.

Specific Data / YES / NO
Did achievement data provide information about the percent of migrant students proficient by grade and by content area?
Was there information about migrant student participation rates in the state assessment program by grade for each state test?
Did information about mobility patterns identify the average number of moves per year within a district, within state between districts, with the US between states and between US and another country identified?
Did the demographic data provide information on gender by grade, ethnicity by grade, Title 1 enrollment by grade, participation in an early childhood program (K, 1, 2), and geographic distribution?
Did the language data provide the percent by grade for each home language, the percent of migrant students in each English language proficiency category (NCE, raw scores, proficiency level) by grade, percent by grade exiting Title III programs, enrollment patterns, attendance, graduation, age/grade, special education enrollment by grade, Algebra I enrollment and completion, honors and AP courses enrollment and completion, and High School core course for graduation completion.
Did migrant program data identify the percent qualifying as priority-for service by grade this year, the average number of qualifying moves per grade per year for the last three years, participation rates by grade in summer programs offered last summer, and the participation rates by grade in intervention programs in current school year?
Did student employment patterns show the percent of migrant students employed in increments of not more than 10, 20, and 30 hours per week, and the percent of migrant students working after 9:00 PM at least twice a week?
  1. In your opinion, EXPLAIN why you think the data collected for Atlantis’ State Migrant Profile is either sufficient or insufficient to provide the evidence needed to make changes to state migrant programs?

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