About I2MPACT

Inspire and Innovate: the Migratory Parent Action Coalition (I2MPACT) is a Consortium Incentive Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Migrant Education. I2MPACT is established to support state migrant education programs (MEPs) to increase parent involvement through an expanded understanding of parent involvement and enhanced parent involvement activities. Our work will help I2MPACT’s member states (Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, and Pennsylvania [Lead State]) to broaden their parent involvement activities and approaches to family engagement. I2MPACT aims to strengthen the involvement of migratory parents in the education of their children and increase educational opportunities by reducing academic and nonacademic barriers to economic mobility. I2MPACT‘s focus will strengthen the capacity for the MEP to support increased parent engagement in their children’s education, expand students’ awareness and capacity to monitor their own learning, and promote planning and integrated services through training migrant staff in strategies that improve parent engagement.

The NEA Policy Brief, Parent, Family, Community Involvement in Education, reinforces the positive impacts of school, family, and community engagement on grades, attendance, drop-out prevention, and more, regardless of the parents’ education, family income, or background. I2MPACT’s activities are structured for families to learn and grow together with educational success supported through I2MPACT’s key pillars: home, school, and community.

Goals

  1.  Support local education agencies to develop and implement a targeted Family Engagement Action Plan

  2. Increase the capacity of educators to facilitate relevant and accessible parent involvement activities 

  3. Foster robust and intentional parent participation in their children’s education

Member States

I2MPACT has eight member states and is led by the Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program and Arroyo Research Services. I2MPACT’s State Steering Team (SST) serves as our governing body and review board. Our Technical Support Team (TST) is comprised of nationally recognized leaders noted for their work with migratory children and their families.

Montana Colorado Iowa Illinois Kentucky Arkansas Georgia Pennsylvania

State Contact Information

Arkansas

Damaris Tomlinson
State Director
Phone: +1 (501) 324-9664
Email: damaris.tomlison@arkansas.gov
Website: dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/public-school-accountability/federal-programs/migrant-education

Colorado

Tomas Mejia
MEP State Director
Phone: +1 (303) 866-6592
Email: mejia_t@cde.state.co.us
Website: www.cde.state.co.us/migrant

Georgia

Margarita Munos
Senior Program Manager, Title I Part C - Education of Migratory Children
Phone: +1 (912) 842-5440
Email: mmunoz@doe.k12.ga.us
Website: www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/Federal-Programs/Pages/Migrant-Education-Program.aspx

Illinois

Joanne Clyde
Director of Multilingual State Board of Ed.
Phone: +1 (312) 814-3850
Email: jclyde@isbe.net
Website: www.isbe.net/Pages/Migrant-Education-Program.aspx

Iowa

Geri McMahon
Title I Administrative Consultant, Iowa Dept. of Ed.
Phone: +1 (515) 281-3944
Email: geri.mcmahon@iowa.gov
Website: educateiowa.gov/pk-12/no-child-left-behind/nclb-title-programs/title-i/title-i-part-c-education-migratory-children

Kentucky

Christina Benassi
State MEP Director
Phone: +1 (502) 564-3791 ext. 4025
Email: christina.benassi@education.ky.gov
Website: education.ky.gov/federal/progs/tic/Pages/default.aspx

Montana

Angela Branz-Spall
Director Title I, Part C
Phone: +1 (406) 444-2423
Email: abranzspall@mt.gov
Website: opi.mt.gov/Leadership/Academic-Success/Title-Other-Federal-Programs/Title-I-Part-C-Migrant-Education

Pennsylvania (Lead State)

Carmen Medina
Bureau Chief: MEP Director DOE
Phone: +1 (717) 783-6466
Email: cmedina@pa.gov
Website: www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Migrant%20Education/Pages/default.aspx