Education Impact for Texas Migrant Families
GrantID: 18799
Grant Funding Amount Low: $15,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $25,000
Summary
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Grant Overview
Texas migrant student graduation rates in border districts average 12 points below the statewide figure of 90 percent, with language barriers cited in 68 percent of district reports from the Rio Grande Valley. These gaps concentrate in districts where seasonal agricultural employment disrupts attendance for 22,000 students annually.
Migrant families in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Permian Basin counties encounter consistent interruptions from harvest schedules and cross-border travel requirements. Data from the Texas Education Agency show that 41 percent of eligible students in Starr and Hidalgo counties change schools at least once per academic year, limiting access to consistent English language instruction and credit accumulation.
Target outcomes center on measurable increases in English proficiency benchmarks and on-time grade progression for students whose families participate in Texas agricultural labor markets. The grant prioritizes programs that document 15 percent annual gains in reading and mathematics assessments among enrolled migrant children while tracking family attendance at school orientation sessions required under state compulsory education statutes.
These outcomes matter because Texas statute ties school funding formulas to average daily attendance, and districts with high migrant enrollment lose an estimated $4,200 per pupil for each month of irregular attendance. Persistent gaps also affect the state's agricultural workforce pipeline, where 34 percent of seasonal workers report having school-age children whose incomplete education correlates with lower lifetime earnings in the same sector.
Implementation requires alignment with Texas Education Agency migrant education program reporting cycles and coordination with local education agencies that maintain records under the Migrant Student Information Exchange. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to deliver services during peak harvest windows in the Rio Grande Valley and South Plains without overlapping existing federal Title I Part C allocations. Unlike New Mexico applications, Texas submissions must show explicit coordination with state border transportation schedules and agricultural employer calendars to qualify for recurring support.
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