Which children who attend nonprofit private schools are eligible to receive MEP services?
Children who attend nonprofit private school are eligible to receive MEP services if they meet the statutory and regulatory definition of a migrant child. In addition, after establishing program eligibility, the students must: 1) meet the priority for services criteria in ESEA Section1304(d); and 2) have special educational needs identified through the state’s comprehensive needs assessment and service delivery plan. • May an LEA decide not to serve eligible migrant private school children because there are too few of them to serve? Yes. The SEA and LEA have the discretion to determine what number of eligible students is too few to serve, so long as this determination is made on an equitable basis (i.e., on the same basis as public schools). If it is feasible and equitable, agencies may adopt alternative methods that are cost-effective to serve small numbers, such as individual tutoring programs, professional development activities with the classroom teachers of eligible migrant studen
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