As part of its federal regulations, Oregon's Migrant Education Program (MEP) conducts a Continuous Improvement Cycle to ensure incremental improvement in services and outcomes of the program. The first step in this three-step cycle is the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA), which identifies current strengths and growth areas to support migratory youth and their families in Oregon. The Service Delivery Plan (SDP) is the second step, drives the program's actions and activities, and lays out goal areas for the Oregon MEP, the strategies and resources necessary to achieve those goals, as well as progress measurements. The third and final step of this improvement cycle is the program evaluation, which analyzes both the implementation of the SDP and the MEP's performance results to refine overall program goals and hone implementation strategies for ongoing improvement and continued success.
As recommended by Title I, Part C, and the U.S. Department of Education, the SDP is informed by the Office of Migrant Education’s (OME) National Performance Measures and Oregon’s State Performance Targets and Measurements of Interim Progress (MIPs). These measures guide program outcomes and the MEP evaluation, whereas the SDP, its goal areas, and core strategies are anchored in the insights and outcomes of the CNA, prioritizing the voices and experiences of Oregon’s migratory population. The SDP framework is the basis for which regional MEPs create, plan, and implement their strategies for their local migratory populations, ensuring that services are tailored to meet unique needs.
The Oregon Department of Education completed its CNA in March 2024 and its SDP in October 2024. ODE will follow a 5-year timeline, with a program evaluation taking place throughout its implementation process. This timeline aims to ensure that programs and services are fully implemented, observe and assess the impact, and make necessary adjustments to both programming and measurement outcomes.
Continuous Improvement Cycle Reports