The National COE: Background

• May 2017: ED, Office of Migrant Education updated the

National COE.

• This form and accompanying instructions establishes the

minimum requirements the SEA must meet in

documenting its eligibility determinations under the MEP.

• Every State COE must include the required elements of

the National COE.

Read through the bullets on the slide with participants.
Ask participants to have a brief conversation with the person sitting next to them about the questions listed in pp. 1–2 in their Outline. Participants may wish to take notes as they discuss.

In the second bullet, what is meant by the phrase, “this form…establishes the minimum requirements?”
What is the relationship between the National COE and a State COE?

What is meant by the phrase, “this form…establishes the minimum requirements?” Your State COE may request additional information and/or documentation to determine eligibility.
What is the relationship between the National COE and a State COE? Every State COE must be based on the National COE and include the required data elements.