Migrant Education School Readiness Program

Funding Description

This program is a home and/or center-based school readiness program that focuses on early childhood education, parent and child interactive literacy for migrant children and parents. The goal is preparing migrant children to be successful in school.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only established Regional Migrant Education regions funded through the California Department of Education are eligible to receive school readiness Migrant Early Start (MEES) funding for 2011-12. Funding will go to the 23 Migrant Education Regions.
Other Eligibility Considerations	N/A
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K, K, 1, 2
Eligible Age Level(s)	3, 4, 5, 6

Funding

Legal Authority	The purpose of the Migrant Education program is to establish or improve education programs for migrant children in order to close the achievement gap and help them be successful in school. It is authorized under ESEA Title 1 Part C.
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2011-12
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	3110 / 8290
Total Available	$5,496,050
Recipient Amount	$13,522 - $720,800
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Based on the number of sites, parents, children served, and the number of identified migrant children ages 3-5 years old.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 13, 2011
Due Date	June 13, 2011
Expected Notification Date	July 6, 2011

Additional Information

Application	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r23/srmees10rfa.asp
Background	Migrant Education School Readiness Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/mees.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Gloria Guzmán-Walker, 916-323-4711, gguzman@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Prakash Chand, 916-319-0624, pchand@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-319-0851 (phone), 916-319-0139 (fax)