If the district is successful in gaining points for vocational placement they only need to meet one other performance indicator in order to gain provisional accreditation. Vocational education, dropouts and attendance will be the short-range goals. In the long run the district is working to align the curriculum, improve professional development for teachers and modify instructional strategies to fit the Missouri Assessment Program format. MSIP standard 8.1D calls on school districts to systematically identify and serve migrant eligible students who reside within their boundaries. In a program review the State Board was updated on the Missouri Migrant Education Program, including the assistance provided to school districts to help meet the needs of migrant students.
Migrant children can be either interstate or intrastate.
In order to be classified as migrant, the workers must be seeking or be employed in seasonal agricultural work, and the family must have changed school district within the past three years. Currently, there are about 5,000 migrant children in Missouri. The Migrant Education Program assists school districts in setting up programs if the district has a large migrant population. For districts with just a few migrant children, the program provides trained professionals that travel from district to district providing assistance. Garden School is sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University.