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1. Background
2. Description
3. Objectives
4. Contact Information
5. Resources

The Department was mandated by Congress, in Section 1308 (b) of  the *Elementary and Secondary Education Act*, as amended by the *No  Child Left Behind Act of 2001* (NCLB), to assist States in developing  effective methods for the electronic transfer of student records and in  determining the number of migratory children in each State. Further, Congress  directed the Secretary, in Section 1308 (b)(2)(A) of the statute, to ensure the  linkage of migrant student record systems. In accordance with the mandate, the  Department has implemented the Migrant Student Information Exchange Initiative  whose primary mission is to ensure the appropriate enrollment, placement, and  accrual of credits for migrant children.

The Migrant Student  Information Exchange (MSIX) is the technology that allows States to share  educational and health information on migrant children who travel from State to  State and who as a result, have student records in multiple States' information  systems. MSIX works in concert with the existing migrant student information  systems that States currently use to manage their migrant data to fulfill its  mission to ensure the appropriate enrollment, placement, and accrual of credits  for migrant children nationwide.

MSIX.ed.gov



The Office of Migrant Education's (OME) migrant student records  exchange initiative is a compilation of several projects, outreach efforts, and  tools focused on creating the most effective national records transfer system.

The purpose of MSIX is to ensure greater continuity of educational  services for migrant children by providing a mechanism for all States to  exchange educational related information on migrant children who move from  State to State due to their migratory lifestyle. It is anticipated that the  existence and use of MSIX will help to improve the timeliness of school  enrollments, improve the appropriateness of grade and course placements, and  reduce incidences of unnecessary immunizations of migrant children. Further,  MSIX will facilitate the accrual of course credits for migrant children in  secondary school by providing accurate academic information on each student’s  course history and academic progress.  In  addition, States are able to notify each other when a migrant student is moving  to a different State.

OME has developed the user and system requirements to implement  the records transfer system and provides for overall  system administration, maintenance and monitoring.

The primary goals and objectives of the Migrant Records Exchange  Initiative are to:

**Goal 1**: Create an electronic exchange for the transfer of migrant  student education and health data amongst the States.

*Objective 1.1*: Design, develop, and build the Migrant Student  Information Exchange.*Objective 1.2*: Efficiently collect and maintain complete and accurate  migrant student education and health data needed for the purpose of record  exchange.*Objective 1.3*: Provide users with a consolidated migrant student record  in a timely manner in order to facilitate enrollment, placement, and accrual of  credits for migrant students.*Objective 1.4*: Reduce the burden of collecting, maintaining, and  exchanging migrant student records.

**Goal 2**: Promote the use of MSIX.*Objective 2.1*: Conduct consultation with States in the  design, development and implementation of the MSIX.*Objective 2.2*: Disseminate information on the requirements, Availability  and benefits of the MSIX to prospective Users.*Objective 2.3*: Provide training and help desk support to data users and  providers.

**Goal 3**: Ensure the use of the consolidated migrant student record for  the purposes of enrollment, placement, and accrual of credit of migrant  students in school and migrant education projects.*Objective 3.1*: Monitor compliance with records exchange  requirements for the production of the consolidated migrant student records.*Objective 3.2*: Monitor the use of the consolidated student record for  the intended purposes of school enrollment, placement and accrual of credits.*Objective 3.3*: Provide best practices, incentives, and penalties to  continuously encourage and expand the use of the consolidated record.

**Goal 4**: Produce national data on the migrant population.*Objective 4.1*: Provide the stakeholders with census data and  statistics on unduplicated national migrant population.*Objective 4.2*: Use unduplicated data for the generation of accurate,  consistent child counts.

Patricia Meyertholen, MSIX Project Manager              202-260-1394                Patricia.Meyertholen@ed.gov

For MSIX Information, including the latest MSIX Minimum Data Elements (MDEs) list please visit:         https://msix.ed.gov



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