Marion County Migrant Education Program

Marion County Public Schools offer Migrant Education Services to eligible children residing in our district area. We provide educational, health and parenting services, serving all schools including St. Augustine Catholic School. The funds for the migrant education program are generated by the numbers of eligible children residing in our school district and/or enrolled in a school within our district. Our district will receive funding on all eligible children between the age of three (3) and twenty-one (inclusive) who have not achieved a high school diploma or GED and who have been entered into MSIX records system.

What is the Migrant Program?
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized by Part C of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). The MEP provides formula grants to State Educational Agencies (SEA) to establish and improve education programs for migratory children. These grants assist States in improving educational opportunities for migratory children to help them succeed in regular school, meet the same State academic content and student academic achievement standards that all children are expected to meet, and graduate from high school.