Migrant Student Information Network (MSIN)

California hosts nearly a third of the nation’s migratory student population. In addition to being highly mobile, these children often live in poverty and are likely to be English Learners, putting them at risk of low performance in state assessments and, thus, not graduating.

Purpose

The MSIN plays an integral role in the California Department of Education’s (CDE’s) Migrant Education Program, which provides critical academic and support services to children of migratory families across the state. Integrated with California’s longitudinal student data system, the MSIN serves as a central student information system for the state’s migratory student population. WestEd has partnered with CDE for almost two decades to support the Migrant Education Program and help ensure that every migratory student has access to the appropriate education supports they need to succeed in school. 

Audiences Served

MSIN supports the California Migrant Education Office and collaborates with state, regional, and local agencies to further ensure successful outcomes for migratory students. 

Project Activities

WestEd provides training, tools, and technical assistance to help administrators locate eligible migratory students and log data about them into the system. Rather than scrambling to gather all past student records, schools can use the MSIN to quickly retrieve a complete history of a migratory student’s eligibility and service needs. 

WestEd also proactively identifies migratory students who are also English Learners and/or eligible for special education services, to receive any additional assistance needed to foster their academic success.

Project Director

Debra Benitez

Debra Benitez works as a Director of Impact Assessment/Research with the English Learners and Migrant Education team.

Funder

California Department of Education