Migrant education

The Alabama State Department of Education received a $2,058,301 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011), effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports services designed to ensure that children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers have equitable access to challenging state academic content and performance standards. The funding enables the delivery of comprehensive educational services including supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives, with an emphasis on identifying and addressing the unique educational needs of migratory children, including preschool-age children and those who have dropped out of school.

The State Department of Education distributed these funds to eight sub-awardee school districts across Alabama: Mobile County Public Schools, Blount County Board of Education, Albertville City Board of Education, Boaz City Board of Education, Marshall County Board of Education, DeKalb County Commission, Washington County School District Inc., and ST Clair County Board of Education. Sub-awards were distributed on March 4, 2026. Each sub-awardee provides targeted migrant education services including supplemental academic programming, language instruction, educational continuity support through timely transfer of school records, and coordination with other local, state, and federal educational programs to ensure migratory students meet state performance standards.